Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
Series One- New York Mets (4-2) @ Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) Pitching Match-Ups: Monday- Harvey (1-0, 0.00) vs. Halladay (0-1, 13.50) Tuesday- Gee (0-1, 1.42) vs. Lee (1-0, 0.00) Wednesday- Hefner (0-1, 1.50) vs. Kendrick (0-1, 7.94) The deal: The Mets have won their first two series, which may be a product of competition, and may be […]
These two guys look like their old selves. Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. There are 156 games to go this season. No matter how high or low I get on the Phillies, the one thing I always keep track of is the games to go. Early on in the season, it's a great way to […]
From the BlueClaws' Facebook Chalk one up for the pride of Ocean County, the Lakewood BlueClaws. They're playing some baseball now down along the Jersey Shore, in the same area that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. That in and of itself is a kind of miracle. If you saw the destruction down there last fall, […]
Brody Colvin threw well. Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. I'm going to make an admission- it was so damn cold on Tuesday night that I left in the 7th inning and went home. I try to make it a habit to see the Lehigh Valley-Reading scrimmage every year. It's nice to get a look at […]
Phinally here….. Philadelphia Phillies (81-81 in 2012) @ Atlanta Braves (94-68 in 2012, won NL Wild Card) Pitching Match-Ups: Cole Hamels (17-6, 3.05, 215.1 IP, 216 K's) vs. Tim Hudson (16-7, 3.62, 179 IP, 102 K's) Roy Halladay (11-8, 4.49, 156.1 IP, 132 K's) vs. Paul Maholm (13-11, 3.67, 189 IP, 140 K's) Cliff Lee (6-9, […]
Alright, it's Opening Day, and here's my predictions for the upcoming season. National League East Washington Nationals 95-67 Philadelphia Phillies 90-72 Atlanta Braves 87-75 New York Mets 67-95 Miami Marlins 58-104 Central Cincinnati Reds 92-70 St. Louis Cardinals 85-77 Milwaukee Brewers 82-80 Pittsburgh Pirates 80-82 Chicago Cubs 68-94 West San Francisco Giants 93-69 Los Angeles […]
Ryan Howard will not be an IronPig. Today, the IronPigs broke camp and went north, as will the other teams in Florida within the system. With their win on Thursday, the IronPigs assured themselves of a winning spring. Today, they assured us of their rotation, announcing that Tom Cochran is staying behind in Extended Spring […]
Ryan Howard's Game 1 homer in 2011's NLDS. The team is set. The season is here. There are no total shockers, but all the battles have been decided. The rotation has no news from it. Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Kyle Kendrick, and John Lannan were all pretty much shoe-ins to begin with and […]
Philadelphia Phillies (81-81 in 2012) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (73-89 in 2012). Preview: Two more totally meaningless games in Philadelphia will complete the exhibition schedule. Presumably, Cliff Lee will throw Friday for some period of time, as will Kyle Kendrick and John Lannan on Saturday, though not even ESPN is listing any pitching names for […]
Morning Call IronPig's beat writer Jeff Schuler wrote in his piece about the team that the Phillies were supposed to release minor league rosters yesterday, but didn't. So they may release them anytime today. The other big news of the overnight was the release of Austin Hyatt, a starter for Reading and Lehigh Valley over […]