Writer: Frank Klose
The 2012 Phillies have brought us plenty of excitement this year, mostly in the form of guest accordion appearances on the television broadcasts. Unfortunately, the excitement has not come from the team on the field, and now it is time to sell. ESPN's Jayson Stark reports that teams the Phillies have been talking to believe […]
Missing from tonight's lineup is Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz. Chooch has a foot injury that has been causing him considerable pain, reports the Delaware County Times' Ryan Lawrence. Not included in the blog is a quote from Chooch that the injury "felt like a knife" in the back of his ankle. To keep playing, […]
This one comes out of San Francisco. Dennis O'Donnell of KPIX-TV, a CBS station in San Francisco, reports that the San Francisco Giants and the Phillies are in "serious talks" regarding a Hunter Pence trade. The report offers no idea of who the Giants would offer in return. The Giants have two top outfield prospects, […]
Of course we are happy about Cole Hamels signing. It does appear that money could motivate the Phillies to move Hunter Pence as the Phillies look to stay below the luxury tax. ESPN's Jose Cruz Jr. says definitively, "Hunter Pence's days as a Phillie are numbered", and that "it's a question about money for next […]
Ruben Amaro Jr. appeared on "Inside Pitch" with Jim Bowden and Casey Stern on MLB Network Radio this afternoon and offered insights. Bowden asked Amaro pretty much everything that is on Phillies fans' minds, including Hunter Pence, Cliff Lee, Jimmy Rollins, and the Phillies' putrid bullpen. Bowden asked, "Will the signing of Cole Hamels force […]
It's a busy late Tuesday night. The Phillies' N.L. East rival the Miami Marlins continued their stunning sale of players late Tuesday night when they traded IF Hanley Ramirez and reliever Randy Choate to to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move means the Marlins have given up on their re-tooled team that was supposed […]
Buried in this morning's Ken Rosenthal report which pretty much bashed the Miami Marlins for their team construction and now demolition, was this quick blurb on Hunter Pence: The Phillies continue to signal to clubs that they are eager to move right fielder Hunter Pence, who could earn $13 million to $14 million next season […]
Cliff Lee is still an elite pitcher in Major League Baseball. Cliff Lee was perhaps the most beloved player in Phillies history never to play a full season with the team. And then he was dealt. And then Phillies fans rejoiced as he re-signed prior to last season. As the trade deadline nears and […]
I suppose it's always refreshing for a player to say he did not perform up to standards and apologize. Well, Monday night, Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez apologized to Brewers fans for blowing Monday's game to the Phillies in the 9th inning. His grammar was, um, suspect: The Phillies won. However, I still think it's cool […]
Look almost anywhere sports-related online that the Atlanta Braves have acquired Cubs RHP Ryan Dempster in a trade. In fact, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the deal is done: Ryan Dempster, on the other hand. Says that there is no trade and he "does not know where it's coming from": The Braves and […]
