Michael Young Reportedly Will Skip World Baseball Classic to Focus on Phillies

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A few days ago we learned that Michael Young was eligible to play for Team Mexico in the World Baseball…

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MLB Unveils New Batting Practice Caps: Phillies To Have More Blue, Braves Called Racist

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Courtesy ESPN Uni-watch The matching jersey from majesticathletic.com Every few years, MLB restyles batting practice hats and jerseys.  This year…

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Former Phillies Reliever Ugueth Urbina is Out of Prison, Wants to Pitch

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Finalmente con mi Padre! twitter.com/JuanUrbina51/s… — Juan Urbina (@JuanUrbina51) December 23, 2012 Remember this face?  He was most recently seen…

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New Phillies 3B Michael Young to Play on Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic?

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I had no idea he might qualify.   According to Gerry Fraley of the Dallas News, new Phillies third baseman…

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You May Have Missed: Nick Swisher Signs With Cleveland Indians

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Merry Christmas!  Busy with the holidays I missed one noteworthy piece of news from Christmas Eve: outfielder Nick Swisher signed with…

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Scratch THAT Idea: Raul Ibañez To Make Third Stint As a Seattle Mariners Player

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Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose It was fun to think about it while we could.   Former Phillies outfielder Raul Ibañez will…

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Buy Low, Or Don’t Buy At All

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No Cody Ross, no Nick Swisher. Happy me. No, neither guy stinks. No, I didn't want to think about them…

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Paranoid Cody Ross-Hating Phillies Fans Can Relax: Ross Signs With Diamondbacks

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Many Phillies fans on our Facebook page and on Twitter  in recent days have voiced their displeasure about the Phillies'…

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Yahoo! Sports Ranks Sexiest GM’s in Baseball, Amaro Ranks as Seventeenth

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Ah, finally, something positive came out of the GM Winter Meetings for all teams. And, may I add, it's about…

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Placido Polanco Takes His Talents to South Beach; May Be Highest Paid Miami Marlin

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The Miami Marlins are THE premiere destination for older ex-Phillies.  With Greg Dobbs already on board, the Marlins added Juan…

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The Kids Are Alright: Brown and Ruf deserve chance to become starters

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Photo: Kevin Durso / Philliedelphia Many of you who came to the site last night caught Jake's excellent article on…

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The Phillies Have Wronged Themselves, Dom Brown

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  Photo via Wikipedia If you close your eyes and remember a player, the first thing you see in your…

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Add Vernon Wells to the Mix of Possible Phillies Outfield Acquisitions

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Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported tonight that along with Cody Ross, the Phillies are also considering Vernon Wells of…

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Ruben’s Worst Move- Trading For Pence?

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It's an article of faith: Ruben Amaro's worst move as GM was signing the five year, $125 million deal with…

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My Preference: Raul Over Ross

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Let me just start by saying this- Raul Ibanez is not a perfect fit in Philadelphia. He's another lefty, he…

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The Phillies Top Prospects, and the 2013 Iron Pigs Roster

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While all the attention has been on the Major League roster this winters, there has been plenty of action within…

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For What It’s Worth: Raul Ibañez is in Philadelphia Tonight

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Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose Just chillin at sixer game with Raul ibanez #nbd twitter.com/brendanRhodes2… — Brendan Rhodes (@brendanRhodes23) December 16, 2012…

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Phillies Sign Former Foe John Lannan

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The Phillies have added their fifth starter. According to Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, the Phillies have agreed to terms…

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The Adams Family Confirms: Mike Adams To Sign With Philadelphia Phillies

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Some info to pass along about the much-tweeted about report from Tyler Garrett of KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi Texas. On…

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