Writer: Frank Klose
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy pe.com The Phillies have signed IF Kevin Frandsen to a minor league deal, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is currently reporting. Fans of course, are overreacting and reading too much into this. Here is a sample from the Twitterspehere: "Kevin Frandsen? It's this bad with Utley? Castillo was one thing but Frandsen? […]
Posted by Frank Klose Nbcphiladelphia.com In a recently posted story by NBC10, the Phillies' new scoreboard gets its first sight. The article details the Phillies' flight taking a quick wrap around by Citizens Bank Park so the Phillies players could see the stadium. Chopper 10 took an image of the scoreboard, pictured above. There it […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy ESPN.com It was not exactly new news, as Buster Olney appeared on 97.5 the Fanatic two Fridays ago and said the same thing, but Phillies fans on Twitter had plenty to say to ESPN's Buster Olney when they got wind of Buster's prediction that the Atlanta Braves will win the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy prorumors.com Buried in the "It's a Madd, Madd, World…" section of the New York Daily News, columnist Bill Madden calls the Phillies in "full panic mode" and "ready to make a pitch for Michael Young". Madden writes: "The likelihood that No. 3 hitter Chase Utley is going to miss the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy aarongleeman.com Despite having only 10 days to prove himself worthy of being included on a Philadelphia Phillies roster, second baseman Luis Castillo was not present in time to suit up in his new # 3 jersey that was waiting in his locker for him prior to the game. Castillo was […]
Posted by Frank Klose Screen shot from Rays' baseball broadcast Roy Oswalt exited the game early when hit in the head by a line drive ball off the bat of Manny Ramirez. All eight Phillies on the field sprinted toward Oswalt after the injury. While it looked scary, Oswalt walked off of the field with […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy MLBlogs.com So, once again reports surfaced connecting the Philadelphia Phillies to Texas Rangers' infielder Michael Young. What would it take for the Phillies to acquire him? Here is what we know: 1) The Texas Rangers have already displaced their all-star infielder from second base and shortstop in recent years. Signing […]
Posted by Frank Klose 1992 Topps Stadium Club On Sirius XM's MLB Network Radio, Jim Duquette had Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro on as a guest, and Philadelphia Daily News Phillies Beat Writer Dave Murphy has a partial transcript of the conversation. Amaro was pretty direct, stating any rumors of a trade are "B.S.", and […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy New York Daily News In this piece on FoxSports.com, Jon Morosi writes that the New York Mets are "Doomed to Mediocrity" and it "pretty much does not matter" who plays second base. "Mid-March predictions often look foolish in retrospect, but here’s one I’m confident will stand up: The success (or […]
Posted by Frank Klose A month ago I reported the possibility of heralded baseball reporter/analyst Seth Everett joining the Phillies' broadcast team. It appears that he will indeed. On Wednesday's edition of Daily News Live on Comcast Sportsnet, Gregg Murphy introduced Seth Everett as the new pre-and post-game host for the Phillies Radio Network. Sounces […]
