Writer: Frank Klose
Three games out of the Wild Card lead, the Phillies seemed like a team for destiny as they had what seemed to be a gift four-game series against arguably the worst team in baseball. The team went from exciting to watch because of the youngsters and aged veterans finally getting a chance to contenders. Perhaps […]
Should I believe it and pay? Or should I be annoyed that three games out they are asking for my money? Really, it does not matter because this money would be applied to next year and I'm going to pay that anyway. There are a couple of interesting points in this: The NLDS assumes […]
Former Phillies All-Star player, coach, and manager Larry Bowa may get one more chance in the major leagues. According to MLB.com, Bowa met with Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow today in Houston. The Astros have been interviewing for a new manager in recent days after manager Brad Mills was dismissed a few weeks ago. Though […]
Photo Courtesy Penn Shelley The Phillies lineup is released for tonight's game at the Houston Astros. No Darin Ruf again. Some are not very happy that Ruf has yet to see action since being summoned to the Phillies for Monday's game at home versus the Miami Marlins. Despite winning the AA Eastern League […]
The Phillies won seven games in a row and improbably found themselves in the thick of the Wild Card race in the National League. Then, the Phillies lost to the Houston Astros, a team 41 games out of first place in the National League Central. The win was just the 46th of the year for […]
It's not totally new… Phillies gave away the famous Larry Andersen masks back on "Halloween Night" in 1985, but Bleacher Creatures have expanded to making full face masks. Phillies included are Roy Halladay, Jonathan Papelbon, and Cliff Lee. They also have Mike Vick, and Claude Giroux. They also sell a Sydney Crosby mask. Maybe there […]
The good news is that 2012 is not over yet. But it is still fun to look ahead and start thinking of next summer to places to travel. One of my favorite Phillies things to do is to see them play on the road and use it as an excuse to see cities I […]
Juan Pierre survived the non-waiver trade deadline. Juan Pierre survived the waiver trade deadline. Any team acquiring Juan Pierre after that deadline would be unable to use him in the playoffs. But that has not stopped teams from being interested. Danny Knobler of CBS Sports reports that the Orioles "have some interest" in acquiring […]
Photo Courtesy Penn Shelley It is happening. Darin Ruf will be added to the Phillies roster in time for the Monday matchup at home against the Miami Marlins, the Phillies annoyed during their broadcast Sunday evening. After AA Reading was eliminated from the playoffs with a 5-4 loss to the Trenton Thunder, Ruf was […]
The Nationals have officially quit…sending their best pitcher out to pitch. The loss of the team's ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg has officially taken place, after a poor performance against the Miami Marlins last night. Now, facing the franchise's first playoff berth since relocating to Washington D.C., the air is out of the Nationals' balloon. I […]
