Articles by Andrew Gillen (279)
The 2014 season could be easily labeled a "disappointment" by most fans of the Phillies. Even with that phrasing, the team hasn't necessarily had a disappointing loss the last couple of weeks. Last night's contest filled that void. After jumping out to an early 6-2 lead behind Cliff Lee, the offense looked formidable once again, […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Welcome to the end, everybody! Well, that is, assuming a trade does actually occur. The "Cliff Lee could be on his way out of Philadelphia" horse has been beaten to death twice, so let's not dwell too much. The fact that Lee's last start in Citizens Bank Park could be this evening, […]
Fans of offensive baseball would be severely disappointed with last evening's ballgame. They'd also be discouraged with the pitching matchup set for today's afternoon contest. Cole Hamels, easily the best starting pitcher on the Phillies this season, has been worth every bit of his $100+ million contract. Pitching for San Francisco is Tim Hudson, who, […]
In their respective careers, one just a tad longer than the other's, A.J. Burnett and Madison Bumgarner have had streaks where they produced Cy Young-caliber performances. While neither tops the list of the game's best current starting pitchers, each has shown reasons why they may need to. So, if heading into tonight's ballgame, somebody had […]
The Phillies and Giants went into the game with full knowledge that their starters were not likely to go deep into the game. So, the worst thing that could possibly happen for either side was an extra inning game. Therefore, the game went a whole 14 innings and almost six hours. The end did […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen It has only been 64 days. Just over nine weeks. 92,160 minutes. 5,529,600 seconds. I feel these measurements are worth expanding upon because a Cliff Lee-less Phillies team is not much fun. However, the over two month wait is now coming to a close, and the "mystery team" now has their $120 […]
Larry Bowa, Ryne Sandberg, and Bob McClure share in the frustrationfollowing Kyle Kendrick's bases loaded walk in the third inning Normally, I like to warm readers up with a cute intro paragraph trying to stir the excitement for this game. While there often may be some filler, it's a nice way to interact. However, a […]
This season, much like the last few, has been beyond frustrating for starting pitcher Cole Hamels. He's been nothing short of stellar on the mound for the Phillies, and yet, the success does not typically show in the form of a team victory. It had gotten to the point where you could consistently expect seven […]
Coming off the high of a strong Phillies presence at the All-Star Break festivities, fans had hoped that their would be a tad of momentum heading into their series in Atlanta against the Braves. Unfortunately, any momentum the team had seemed to fall off after Cameron Rupp's RBI single in the second inning of last […]
The Derek Jeter Retirement Celebration All-Star Break has finally come to an end, and for Phillies fans, it was fairly exciting. On Sunday, prospects Maikel Franco and J.P. Crawford each made appearances in the Futures Game. Days later, Crawford was ranked number fifteen on Keith Law's Top 50 ranking of MLB prospects, just months after […]