Writer: Frank Klose
We knew the Phillies would have some roster decisions to make, and today the Phillies lost yet another pitcher trying to create a roster spot. According to Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki, right-handed reliever David Herndon has been claimed off of waviers by the Toronto Blue Jays. This is the second pitcher the Blue Jays […]
Will Ozzie Guillen stick around? Time will tell. With a beautiful new ballpark opening, 2012 was supposed to be a different Marlins. No longer designated the "Florida" Marlins and ready to take the City of Miami by storm by renaming the team the "Miami" Marlins and changing their uniforms to Miami's flag's colors. In came […]
Our @MattRappa made this image. Is it a sight you like? After the Yankees benched Alex Rodriguez yet again en route to a four-game sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers, trade speculation went rampant. First, there was a Keith Olbermann report that the Miami Marlins and Yankees were already talking about a possible […]
Tyson Brummett, we hardly knew thee. Today the Phillies began clearing space on their 40-man roster, attempting to outright RHP Tyson Brummett, IF Pete Orr, and C Steven Lerud to AAA Lehigh Valley. Brummet did not make it through waivers and was claimed in the exchange by the Toronto Blue Jays, reports MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. […]
Alex Rodriguez's benching in the 2012 ALCS has been well-documented. Struggling going into game four of the seven game series, Rodriguez is out of the lineup. A Yankees loss would mean the end of the Yankees' season. Today some rumors surfaced suggesting that the Miami Marlins might be willing to trade for Rodriguez, provided […]
The news is good. Or it's bad. Or it's not news. I can't decide. According to Daily News Phillies Beat Writer Ryan Lawrence, prices of Phillies tickets for the 2013 will change: In short, of the 81 games the Phils will play at Citizens Bank Park, 10 games have tickets that have gone up in […]
In a somewhat surprising move, the Philadelphia Eagles have fired Defensive Coordinator Juan Castillo. Todd Bowles has been named his replacement. What makes the move surprising is not that he was fired, but that the move took this long, should he ever have been hired to begin with. Castillo had been a coach […]
Let's take a look at what has happened to the Phillies in the playoffs since winning the World Series back in 2008. 2009: Phillies lose in the World Series to the New York Yankees.2010: Phillies lose in the NLCS to the San Francisco Giants2011: Phillies lose in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals. What […]
This was probably not the way he wanted to go out. According to Bob Nightengale of USA today, Scott Rolen will retire. Nightengale tweeted that Rolen "is preparing for retirement" but will delay any announcment. Rolen made a key error in game 3 that led to the go-ahead run for the Giants. Granted, the Reds […]
Last week Michael Vick inadvertantly outed himself as a dog owner in a picture that he tweeted from his own Twitter account. The picture launched a controversy surrounding the former dog fighting financial backer and former dog abuser. Adam Reigner, an employee of radio station 94WIP and occasional contributor to local sports blog Crossing Broad […]
