Ruben Amaro, Jr. Hasn’t “Waved a White Flag” (Yet.)
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The internets have been rife with talk about the Phillies organization's recent decision to "give up…
Read more The Phillies’ Cliff Lee: An Elite Pitcher Still at The Top of His Game
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew If you agree with the statement made in the title, you are excused…
Read more Is Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel hurting his team’s chances?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Even without All-Stars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard available, the Phillies are still a formidable team,…
Read more Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. is Not Really Serious about Freddy Galvis, Right?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Phillies' General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. has no reason to reveal his personnel plans and valuations…
Read more Phillies Update: Wilson Valdez is Not Good. At All.
Posted by Mike Frohwirth With the injuries to All-Star 2B Chase Utley, and AA-quality utility infielder Michael Martinez, there has…
Read more Have the Phillies and Cole Hamels Already Agreed to a Contract?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Prior to the 2011 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox acquired 1B Adrian Gonzalez from the…
Read more Phils Avoid Arbitration, Sign Kyle Kendrick; Was It The Right Move?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Philliedelphia/Corey Shaw The Phillies avoided arbitration with Kyle Kendrick on Friday, agreeing to a $3.585MM deal…
Read more Phillies Sign Papelbon: Is it a Good Move?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies' signing of reliever Jonathan Papelbon to a free agent contract worth a minimum of…
Read more LaRussa’s Puzzling Playoff Rotation: A Smart Move?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth When St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa announced his postseason pitching rotation, there was jubilation- among…
Read more Phillies’ Postseason Roster: Reserve Position Players
In a previous post, we determined that the Phillies' postseason roster would likely include (at least in the first round)…
Read more Phillies’ Postseason Roster: Pitching
In the previous post, we determined that the Phillies are likely to carry ten pitchers in the postseason's first round….
Read more Phillies’ Postseason Roster: The Definites
With a postseason berth guaranteed, the Phillies will look to lock up the NL East, and to assure themselves of…
Read more Undeserving Domonic Brown Enters Hall of Fame
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Spoiler Alert: The following was originally posted on July 25, 2033, as part of BleacherReportPhilly's Hall…
Read more Vance Worley shuts down Marlins, Gets optioned to AAA after game
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Vance Worley Vance Worley threw seven shutout innings on Monday, as the Phillies beat the…
Read more Charlie Manuel, Master Tactician
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Spoiler Alert: The following is an excerpt from Digipedia, Version 5.0. It may contain spoilers, if…
Read more The Phillies’ Bench Construction: The Truth Revealed
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Minion's fist struck Phillies' General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. squarely in the mouth. The captive…
Read more Senseless in Seattle: Raul Ibañez in Left Field?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Typically, when a National League team plays in an American League ballpark, they have an inherent…
Read more Reliever J.C. Romero Loses the Battle for LOOGYfication
Posted by Mike Frohwirth "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Albert Einstein…
Read more Ryan Madson Dreams of an All-Star Game Appearance
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Earlier this week, Phillies closer Ryan Madson made an interesting comment about a possible All-Star…
Read more Who loses their roster spot, when Phillies’ centerfielder Shane Victorino returns
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Shane Victorino looking dapper at the Grammy Awards. As starting centerfielder Shane Victorino approaches his return…
Read more Phillies Announce Kendrick to Start Saturday, Zagurski Added to Bullpen
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Kyle Kendrick In a pair of connected moves, the Phillies announced that RHP Kyle Kendrick will…
Read more Phillies Option Vance Worley to AAA
Posted by Mike Frohwirth After Monday's win over the Washington Nationals, the Phillies optioned RHP Vance Worley to the Lehigh…
Read more Three Reasons For/Against the Phillies’ Signing of Scott Podsednik
Posted by Mike Frohwirth On Sunday, the Phillies announced the signing of veteran outfielder Scott Podsednik, to a minor league…
Read more Utley returns to the Phillies’ Lineup
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Chase Utley makes his long-awaited return to the Phillies lineup tonight, as the Phillies face soft-tossing…
Read more Chase Utley returns to the Phillies (tomorrow)
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The internets are alive with the news that second baseman Chase Utley is in Philadelphia, and…
Read more Cliff Lee silences Rangers’ bats, in 2-0 Phillies win
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Note: The following post is free of Rapture puns and/or references. If you crave such puns…
Read more At least one Charlie Manuel believes in good process
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (On Tuesday night, Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel chose to leave closer Ryan Madson in the bullpen,…
Read more Manager Charlie Manuel Dis-optimizes Phillies’ Lineup
Posted by Mike Frohwirth On Saturday, we examined some possible courses of action that the Phillies could take, assuming that…
Read more How should the Phillies handle the End of the World on May 21, 2011?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth As the end of humanity is a mere seven days away, the Phillies need to make…
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