Writer: Frank Klose
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Game 162 has arrived. While the past five years the team and fans have looked forward to more baseball in October. This year, we are looking for the mental break instead. We get it finally after today's 1:05 matchup against the Washington Nationals, that most of us won't see because we […]
A St. Louis Cardinals loss to the Cincinnati Reds kept the Los Angeles Dodgers' playoff hopes alive. But to pull within one game, the Dodgers had to defeat the San Francisco Giants. They were unsuccessful in their quest as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Dodgers 4-3. The new Dodgers ownership opened up their checkbooks […]
Having clinched the National League East division last night during the Nationals 2-0 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies, but home field advantage still on the line, the Nationals have decided to rest their regular players. This is tonight's lineup vs. the Phillies: Lombardozzi 2B, Harper CF Moore LF LaRoche 1B Tracy 3B […]
Looks like we probably can add Jimmy Rollins to the list of players done for the season. According to Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News, Rollins is "likely" done for the season with an injured right calf. On Monday night, Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Rollins thought that he […]
Michael Vick came to the Philadelphia Eagles for a new beginning. A chance to put behind his troubles of the past and build a new future. Any mistakes of the past could be left there. It appears, though, that Vick has not learned lessons from bankruptcy. A report from TMZ says that Michael Vick has […]
Former Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino is going to be a free agent soon. Since the Dodgers are not going to re-sign Victorino, having agreed to take on the contract of the currently-injured Carl Crawford in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, Victorino needs a good agent. CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Victorino's […]
According to Chris Branch of the Wilmington News Journal, Phillies pitcher B.J. Rosenberg will make his first major league start tomorrow night in the Phillies' against the Washington Nationals. Rosenberg has pitched exclusively as a reliever for the big club, though after being sent back to AAA earlier this season Rosenberg made some starts. The […]
The Nationals are National League Champions, despite the Nationals still playing. The Phillies hold a 2-0 lead going to the bottom of the 9th. The Nationals and their fans broke into celebration going into the bottom of the 9th. But the game was still going on. The Nationals barely seemed like they could concentate […]
The Phillies have been eliminated from playoff contention and are fighting to finish the season with a winning record. As the season winds down and I am realizing that I will have a lot more time on my hands than I have the last five years, one question remains: Who will I root for this […]
The Eagles officially cemented now-retired safety Brian Dawkins by retiring his number 20 in a ceremony at halftime during tonight's game. Dawkins pumped up the crowd prior to the game as Philadelphia fans had gotten accustomed to during his tenure in Philadelphia. The birds would keep up the energy throughout the night in taking down […]
