Writer: Frank Klose
Today's a day off for the Phillies but the players are very much on raising money for their charities. The biggest is Hunter Pence's "Let's Go Eat" Food and Fun Fest. The event raises money for Pilabundance and the Make-A-Wish foundation": Join Hunter Pence on the deck of the Moshulu for his inaugural "Let’s […]
Fan favorite Jamie Moyer was designated for assignment by the Colorado Rockies this afternoon. Moyer came all the way back from Tommy John surgery to win a game at age 49, but Moyer won just one more after that for the Rockies. All in all Moyer was 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA. If Moyer did […]
I'm not conspiracy theorist, but I am not surprised that Jim Thome just may return from the disabled list in time for the Phillies' trip to Baltimore, Minnesota, and Toronto, when the Phillies will need a designated hitter. Mark Narducci's Phillies notes has the update: [Phillies Assistant General Manager Scott] Proefrock said it was realistic to […]
CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman had this interesting tidbit about Roy Oswalt's contract with the Texas Rangers. The deal speaks to Oswalt's desire to win a World Series and to his affinity for Rangers president Nolan Ryan: Oswalt had better offers on the table from the Dodgers, Phillies and Cardinals, according to a source with knowledge of the […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani Well, the Phillies may have lost Roy Halladay to the disabled list, but they won't be replacing him with notable free-agent Roy Oswalt. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Rangers and Roy Oswalt have reached agreement: The length and terms of the deal with Oswalt could not be determined. He is […]
Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was a late scratch before the Phillies Memorial Day 1:00 p.m. game in New York at Citi Field. He was said to be "day to day" at the time. But, the AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs played a night game and pulled from the original lineup was Iron Pigs catcher Erik […]
Here's a really interesting read by Benjamin Goldman, who is one of the authors of an MLBlog called "Team of Rivals" that follows the National League East. He wrote his most recent piece about the occasional push for the Athletics baseball franchise to return to Philadephia. Goldman, a transportation planner with a graduate degree […]
Roy Halladay got off to a rough start in today's Phillies-Cardinals game in St. Louis, issuing a grand slam home run to Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. In the top of the 3rd inning, Pete Orr batted for Roy Halladay, bunted and was credited for a sacrifice as Mike Fontenot advanced on the play. Joe Savery […]
Yesterday was an eventful day for the Phillies: Cliff Lee pitches seven strong innings and goes 2 for 3 at the plate. Carlos Ruiz blocks the plate and Yadier Molina Juan Pierre tied the game with a double in the 7th Hunter Pence hit a 2-run home run off of Jason Motte in the 10th. […]
Last night, Carlos Ruiz caught the Freddy Galvis relay through and held onto the ball as Yadier Molina barrelled down upon him in the 8th inning. Whoever was running the @MLB Twitter account apparently was impressed but managed to offend a bunch of people with their tweet that followed: Why is it offensive? Here are […]
