Month: August 2012
Home Runs by the Half-Dozen; Phillies Trounce Braves in Extras, 8-5
| 3 Comments on Home Runs by the Half-Dozen; Phillies Trounce Braves in Extras, 8-5When the Phillies have a weekend pitching staff of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels, you know it's bound…
Read more »Watch the Erik Kratz Collision Again…and Watch Him Take on Prince Fielder Too Before He Was a Phillie
| Leave a CommentYour browser does not support iframes. What a play by Erik Kratz. I think Brian Schneider may be looking for…
Read more »Eagles 53 Man Roster Set-For Now
| Leave a CommentWith final cuts due to the league at 9 PM on Friday night, the Eagles front office had to make…
Read more »Roy Halladay Opens Up Series With Wild Card-Leading Braves
| 1 Comment on Roy Halladay Opens Up Series With Wild Card-Leading BravesThe Phillies barely walked out of their last series alive. Dropping the first two games of the last series with…
Read more »Tonight is Waiver Trade Deadline; Juan Pierre Clears Waivers, Could Be Traded
| 3 Comments on Tonight is Waiver Trade Deadline; Juan Pierre Clears Waivers, Could Be TradedTonight at 11:59 p.m. is the waiver trade deadline. Players who are acquired before September 1 hits are eligible…
Read more »Darin Ruf Breaks Ryan Howard’s Reading Phillies Home Run Record, Named MVP, ROY, Eyes Triple Crown
| 1 Comment on Darin Ruf Breaks Ryan Howard’s Reading Phillies Home Run Record, Named MVP, ROY, Eyes Triple CrownCourtesy Reading Phillies. RPhils GM Scott Hunsicker with Darren Ruf He did it. Darin Ruf tonight hit is 38th…
Read more »Eagles Down Jets In Preseason Finale
| 4 Comments on Eagles Down Jets In Preseason FinalePhoto Courtesy Alexis Stinger It's common for teams to sit their starters in the final preseason game of the year,…
Read more »Eagles-Jets Live Chat
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Read more »Phillies Fans Take to Twitter to Tell Jimmy Rollins Directly They Are Displeased With His Effort
| 7 Comments on Phillies Fans Take to Twitter to Tell Jimmy Rollins Directly They Are Displeased With His EffortAfter not hustling to first base on a pop up that was dropped by Mets pitcher Jonathan Niese, Jimmy Rollins…
Read more »Jimmy Rollins is Removed from Phillies-Mets Game For Lack of Hustle
| 1 Comment on Jimmy Rollins is Removed from Phillies-Mets Game For Lack of HustleIn the sixth inning, at the top of the seventh inning, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel sat Rollins down on the…
Read more »Cloyd Solid in Big League Debut, Phils Offense Slumps in 3-2 Loss to Mets
| 3 Comments on Cloyd Solid in Big League Debut, Phils Offense Slumps in 3-2 Loss to MetsAs previously posted, Tyler Cloyd was making his major league debut tonight. In an unexpected spot start for the young…
Read more »Does Utley Have a Future at the Hot Corner?
| Leave a CommentI remember them trying this when Chase Utley came up and it wasn't all that successful. Then again, his glove…
Read more »Chase Utley Asks Ruben Amaro Jr. About Playing Third Base for Phillies
| 2 Comments on Chase Utley Asks Ruben Amaro Jr. About Playing Third Base for PhilliesA baseball card from Utley's days at third base. Well this is sure an interesting development in the Phillies' quest…
Read more »Tyler Cloyd Makes MLB Debut Tonight In Spot Start Against Mets
| 3 Comments on Tyler Cloyd Makes MLB Debut Tonight In Spot Start Against MetsPhoto Courtesy: Jay Floyd – PhoulBallz.com. I was gearing up to write a pretty good game preview for Cole Hamels,…
Read more »Vance Worley To DL, Will Have Surgery Within Next 10 Days
| 2 Comments on Vance Worley To DL, Will Have Surgery Within Next 10 DaysIt had to happen sometime. Phillies right hander Vance Worley has been placed on the DL after months of pitching…
Read more »Cole Hamels Has an Upset Tummy; Tyler Cloyd to Make Major League Debut for Phillies
| Leave a CommentWell this was unexpected. Thanks to a "gastrointestinal illness", Cole Hamels has been scratched from his start tonight against the…
Read more »Bullpen Blows 5-4 Lead, Mets Crush Phils, 9-5
| 5 Comments on Bullpen Blows 5-4 Lead, Mets Crush Phils, 9-5The bone chip in Vance's elbow is not affecting his pitching, according to Vance. But, his performance has been on…
Read more »Darin Ruf Gets Shaving Cream Treatment After Record-Setting Home Run
| 3 Comments on Darin Ruf Gets Shaving Cream Treatment After Record-Setting Home RunEarlier tonight, Reading Phillies OF Darin Ruf hit his 37th home run of the season. The home run tied him…
Read more »Darin Ruf Ties Ryan Howard’s Single-Season Home Run Record With 37th Dinger
| 5 Comments on Darin Ruf Ties Ryan Howard’s Single-Season Home Run Record With 37th DingerPhoto Courtesy of @12penn2. He did it again! Phillies minor-leaguer Darin Ruf has homered for the 37th time this season…
Read more »Darin Ruf Now One Home Run Shy of Ryan Howard’s AA Reading Phillies Record
| 3 Comments on Darin Ruf Now One Home Run Shy of Ryan Howard’s AA Reading Phillies RecordPhoto courtesy of Penn Shelly. He did it again. Last night Phillies (prospect?) Darin Ruf hit his 36th home run…
Read more »Worley takes on Young in series start against The Mets.
| Leave a CommentSunday’s game was a beautiful end to a sweep of the Washington Nationals. Lee achieved his first win at…
Read more »The Phillies Playoff Pipe Dream: Enjoy This Team, But Relax
| 2 Comments on The Phillies Playoff Pipe Dream: Enjoy This Team, But RelaxLet's recap some of the 2012 season so far: Hector Luna, cleanup hitter Jim Thome attempting to play the field…
Read more »Cliff Lee Earns His First Win in 2012 at Citizens Bank Park
| Leave a CommentCliff Lee got his first win at Citizens Bank Park since September 5, 2011. He had 99 pitches with 77…
Read more »Domonic Brown’s Knee, Polanco’s Back Keep Two Phillies Out of the Lineup
| 1 Comment on Domonic Brown’s Knee, Polanco’s Back Keep Two Phillies Out of the LineupYour browser does not support iframes. Domonic Brown made some highlight-reel plays on Friday night, laying all out on one…
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