Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
#450857103 / gettyimages.com The Phillies offense has been anything but reliable this season. They can score runs in bunches then not score more than a run for two straight. They have a lackluster bench of supporting players that bring little to no offensive pop, with the exception of Wil Nieves. With the disappointing season […]
Looking for their fourth straight win for the first time this season, the Phillies went into tonight's game scoring 26 runs over their last three. They managed to score five more tonight, but Kyle Kendrick never got into a groove as the Phillies ended up getting routed by Miami, 14-5. Kendrick left pitches up in […]
Photo: Philly.com At the young age of 19, Phillies shortstop prospect JP Crawford is already turning heads in the minor leagues. In first full professional season, Crawford is currently with Class 'A' Lakewood. It could be a little early to predict this, but we could be looking at the Phillies future shortstop here. Drafted in […]
When the Phillies traded Vance Worley and Trevor May for Ben Revere before the 2013 season, Phillies fans believed they were getting their center fielder of the future. Though he didn't have power, Revere hit .294, had a .333 OBP and stole 40 bags for the Twins in 2012. Fast foward to 2013, Revere injures […]
The Phillies (17-22) look to break their four game losing streak and 20-inning scoreless streak tonight as they continue their series against the Reds (19-21) tonight at 7:05pm. Off to their worst start since 2005, the Phillies looked lifeless last night to say the least. They were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Domonic Brown, […]
No Jay Bruce? No Joey Votto? No problem for the Reds. The Phillies bats were silenced once again as they dropped their fourth straight game tonight, 3-0. They are are off to a dreadful 4-9 start to the month of May and they haven't scored a run since the seventh inning on Tuesday night. Although […]
#81687647 / gettyimages.com This week, we kick off a new Philliedelphia feature. Randomly each week, we will select one day and take a look back at what events happened in Phillies history. Everywhere from the early 80's to the World Series run in 2008. A fun fact to lead things off – on May […]
#490425795 / gettyimages.com Heading into today's game, the Phillies attempted to erase the sloppy loss of last night. Unfortunately, AJ Burnett's pitch count got high early and the Phillies offense was shut down by Angels starter Garrett Richards.This is the Phillies third straight loss. The Game: Leave it to a former Phillie to draw first […]
While the return of Mike Trout to the Philadelphia area may have overshadowed everything leading into this game, the Phillies (17-20) did have an actual game to play. After taking two out of three from the Mets in New York, the Phillies were back at home to welcome Trout, Pujols, fan-favorite Raul Ibanez and the […]
#479895849 / gettyimages.com According to Todd Zolecki, the Phillies have announced that IF/OF Cesar Hernandez, who was with Double-A Reading, will re-join the team today and be available for tonight's game against the Angels. Hernandez takes the place on the roster of Jayson Nix, who the Phillies outrighted yesterday. Phillies recall Cesar Hernandez from […]