Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
This is really interesting. From "Naked Philadelphian": I had a chance to talk to Phillies owner Bill Giles and his lovely wife Nancy at the World Affairs Council event for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Giles, unlike many pro sports teams owners, is always understated. He and his wife were sitting in the cheap […]
Read this line to yourself again after you read it the first time. It can't be real, right? Cliff Lee- 10 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K, No decision Say what? Out of all the shocking stuff in there, the most disturbing is the last part. Cliff Lee got a no decision […]
The Phillies lost to the Giants 4-2 last night. The offense wasn't so good. All the way across the country, 3,000 miles from San Francisco, the Reading Phillies were playing the Giants affiliate in the Eastern League, the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Playing at the famed ballpark in Richmond, "The Diamond," Reading scored more runs than […]
It's the "Rumble In The Jungle," the "Thrilla' In Manilla," or just another classic Cy Young vs. Cy Young battle. For the first time since the 2010 NLCS, Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum matched up. If you remember in that series, the two multi-time Cy Youngs split games one (Lincecum) and five (Halladay). Tonight was […]
The Phillies are 1-2. The Yankees? 0-3. Same for Boston. The Mets? 3-0. Same for Baltimore. At the 1/54th mark of the season, the Phillies officially suck. Here's the good thing: who cares. The 2010 Phillies, who had baseball's best record, were about .500 at the All-Star break. The 2011 World Champion Cardinals, and AL […]
Ryne Sandberg Is My Hero. Watch this: Phillies prospect Derrick Mitchell is hit by a pitch. See Sandberg sprint across to the Pirates' AAA Manager; watch Michael Schwimer take off to join the action. Ryne Sandberg is positively my kind of manager. Credit to Matt Gelb at Philly.com.
It's not just Opening Day in the Majors- It's Opening Night in the Minors. The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs open their season tonight against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Empire State Yankees. The Yankees are homeless this season, and start their long road trip in Allentown. They were supposed to do so against Dave Bush, but he's suspended. He's out five […]
I'll take a shot at this… 2012 MLB Season Predictions American League AL East winner – NY Yankees AL Central winner – Detroit Tigers AL West winner – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL Wild Card Teams (2) – Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox AL MVP […]
The Phillies play their last pre-season game tonight. I'll do another prediction if they don't announce the roster right away after. For now, this is it though: Line-Up: Pierre-LF, Polanco-3B, Rollins-SS, Pence-RF, Victorino-CF, Thome-1B, Ruiz-C, Galvis-2B Rotation: Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Worley, Blanton Bench: Mayberry, Wigginton, Nix, Schneider, Orr, Podsednik Bullpen: Papelbon, Qualls, Bastardo, Kendrick, Herndon, […]
Well, we're at the end of the Florida portion of the exhibition season, and tomorrow there will be a game at Citizen's Bank Park. The season is here. The Phillies ended the spring with a 7-7 tie. You can check the box score here. Joe Savery didn't help himself today, but he still can make […]