Articles by Erik Seybold (526)
Posted by Erik Seybold The Phillies will take on the Twins in Fort Myers this afternoon and Vance Worley (1-2, 2.81 ERA) will get the start. Worley will be making his fifth start of the Spring and will be looking to follow up on his recent successful starts. In his last start, on Friday against […]
Posted by Erik Seybold The Phillies got back on the winning track this afternoon, taking a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies will play the Pirates five games in a row next week. Two for the On-Deck Series at Citizens Bank Park, and three for season Opener in Pittsburgh. Today, Cliff Lee was […]
Posted by Erik Seybold (Photo courtesy of Philly Magazine) If you're a subscriber to Philadelphia Magazine, you will receive a copy of the April edition in your mailboxes pretty soon. You will also find that gracing the cover will be Phillies right fielder Hunter Pence. Under the caption "The Next Great Phillie: The Old-School Passion […]
Posted by Erik Seybold With only 9 days until Opening Day, the Phillies should be kicking it into gear to get ready for the regular season. They need to turn on their bats and start scoring runs to back up their pitchers. This afternoon, Cliff Lee (1-2, 3.45 ERA) will get his fifth start of […]
Today would have been legendary Hall of Famer Harry Kalas' 76th birthday. "The Voice" of the Phillies has been calling Richie Ashburn home runs, Robin Roberts' and Tug McGraw's strike outs in Heaven for the past three years now, and I'm sure he loves it. No matter if we were losing or winning, Harry's voice […]
Posted by Erik Seybold As if being a pitcher for the New York Mets was bad enough, Jon Niese will now be known as the pitcher for the New York Mets who got a nose job, and had his former-teammate pay for it. According to ESPN's Adam Rubin, Mets lefty Jon Niese underwent a rhinoplasty […]
Posted by Erik Seybold This afternoon, the Phillies will host the Boston Red Sox as Joe Blanton (0-0, 2.70 ERA) gets his fourth start of the Spring. It's been nearly two weeks since Blanton's last start, where he tossed five innings against the Braves. He allowed three earned runs on four hits while striking out […]
Posted by Erik Seybold (Photo Courtesy of Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts) So yesterday's offensive outburst was a great sign to see. The Phillies racked up tons of hits and 10 runs to beat the Bo Sox, backed by a strong Cole Hamels performance. It's a much better offensive performance compared to the rest of […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson The Phillies visited the Red Sox this afternoon at JetBlue Park, or Fenway South as it should have been named. This game was a wild one for the Phils, we witnessed the offense break out in an absolute hit fest. The first two runs came in the first inning; Shane Victorino […]
Posted by Erik Seybold After being named the home opener starting pitcher, Cole Hamels (0-1, 3.86 ERA) will make his fifth Grapefruit League start this afternoon against a Boston Red Sox split squad. In his last outing, Hamels lasted just 3 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays, allowing four earned runs on eight hits, while […]