Articles by Andrew Gillen (279)
With just a week left until the start of the 2014 season, the Spring Training games become less and less important, and the anticipation of the regular season has reached its high point. However, they still have to (I assume) finish out the remainder of the practice games. Today, the team came up against the […]
The Phillies were able to secure win number three yesterday in a victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Amidst some controversy in both the pitching rotation and at the shortstop position, the team was still able to string together some clutch hits and impressive pitching. While I'm sure it wasn't the most important thing to them, […]
Too often this Spring, we've heard about the ailing offense that exist on this Phillies squad. It has stopped the team from winning more than two ballgames, and has made some rather impressive looking pitcher outings into just another another loss. Perhaps it stems from it only being Spring Training, and not the middle of […]
Photo Courtesy: educata.com Every year, several pitchers, from single-A all the way up through the majors, receive the news that they will have to go through Tommy John surgery. The operation sounds rather simple, but is critical in attempting to save the career of the big hurlers. Essentially, the surgery takes ligament out of the […]
Despite the field conditions, baseball was played. Photo Courtesy: Frank Klose Rain, tornado warnings, and a concern for safety all threatened to cancel one, or both, of today's games. The unconventional split squad day was set to have half of the Phillies roster take on Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, while the […]
Photo Courtesy: Steve Trapani Much excitement has surrounded the onset of the Phillies new television broadcast team. Tom McCarthy, Matt Stairs, Jamie Moyer, and even Mike Schmidt himself will split some time in the booth this season. Thus far, the trio of T-Mac, Stairs, and Moyer has received many good reviews, though, not everyone is […]
Photo Courtesy: Frank Klose Well, the illustrious second win of Spring Training has been a rather difficult feat for the Phillies to come by since their victory over the Detroit Tigers. The team has certainly faced a few challenges at the plate since the onset of the Grapefruit League, but a few players have shown […]
It's been a rough start to the 2014 campaign for the hometown Phillies. While we all know that Spring Training records mean just as much as a pitcher's regular season record, it's still a bummer to watch the team fall day after day. As I have said multiple times, though, the play on the field […]
Photo Courtesy: Phillies On Wednesday, the dreams of baseball fans were fulfilled as the sport returned to the field and began actual gameplay. As Phillies fans, we went into camp excited to see the team, and eager to watch some new faces make their case for the 25-man roster. Now, four games into the preseason, […]
Photo Courtesy: Frank Klose Today was supposed to be the day that the Phillies unveil Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez as a starter. Some thought we may even see him emerge as a much more formidable arm compared to what we had heard from his bullpen sessions. However, we learned on Thursday that David Buchanan would be […]