Writer: Frank Klose
Fans loved his bat. Freddy's body, however did not like his one at bat last night in the fifth inning as he strained his lower back on a swing. Mike Fontenot replaced Galvis on a 3-2 count and walked. The Phillies placed Galvis on the 15-day disabled list today. Michael Martinez will be called up […]
Despite being released by the Colorado Rockies at age 49, Jamie Moyer is unwilling to give up playing baseball. Today he signed a minor-league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. He will report to AAA where he will join former Phillies J.C. Romero and Joel Pineiro, along with former big-leaguers Miguel Tejada, Bill Hall, Joel Pineiro, […]
"It's early". I've heard that a million times this season. At now 28-29 it is most definitely NOT early anymore. At five games back, Phillies are on pace to finish 15 games out. Isn't it about time to close that gap a little bit? "If we just hang in there until Howard and Utley get […]
Cliff Lee is still winless on June 5th. Granted, he did miss a few starts with an injury, but after eight starts Lee sits at 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA. Time and time again Lee has been plagued by poor run support from the Phillies lineup. The Phillies once again look to their traditional […]
“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.”~Lyndon B. Johnson Okay – it's time to get rid of this horrible injustice. Carlos Ruiz is ranked FOURTH amount catchers in the National League All-Star […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Lindsey was in the right place to catch Jonathan Papelbon after the top of the 9th inning last night en route to a Phillies 4-3 loss. As it turns out, the ball probably was not a strike, but there were issues with the umpire all night. It appeared that since he knew […]
Courtesy The Chronicle of Lewis County, Washington More pitching, though this one appears to have some bat too. The Phillies have used their second pick, number 54 overall to select RHP Mitch Gueller. This pick was the one the Phillies received for letting Raul Ibanez go to the Yankees. He is the gift of Ibanez […]
Courtesy Gazettes.com The Phillies used their first pick this draft (40th overall) to draft Shane Watson, a high school pitcher from Lakewood California. The Yankees blog River Avenue Blues had this scouting report on Watson: Listed at 6-foot-4 and 200 lbs., Watson’s bread and butter pitch is one of the best curveballs in the entire […]
Phillies IF/OF Michael Martinez was reinstated from the disabled list tonight and optioned to AAA Lehigh Valley. This means behind him on the depth chart was: Hector Luna Pete Orr Mike Fontenot This makes me wonder: was it worth carrying Martinez all last year when he clearly is not better than the collection of […]
Today, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that Jorge Soler is finally a free agent: Source: Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler, 20, is now a free agent, eligible to sign with any club. Let the bidding on Soler begin. He had been waiting to be cleared by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Jeff […]
