It Was A Nice Run For The Phillies, Now Look Forward….
It was the All-Star break, and Ryan Howard and Chase Utley had just came back for the Phillies. Neither looked…
Read more For the Phillies, 2012 is a Strange Season Coming Down The Stretch
The Phillies are 74-74. They are 3.5 games out of the playoffs. They are the height of mediocrity. They could…
Read more “Playoffs? Playoffs? You Talking About Playoffs? Playoffs?” Also, Phillies Need Thursday Starter
The Phillies won today. In fact, they won twice. In fact, they swept the series with the Rockies. In fact,…
Read more A Solid Season For The Iron Pigs Ends In Disappointment
Close, but no cigar for the 2012 Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Despite their second straight winning season, and having the Pitcher…
Read more “Saber-Nerds” or Geniuses? You Decide.
I recently had an "exchange" with another baseball blogger who took some offense at my use of the term "saber-nerd."…
Read more Is The Season Shot? Opinions Vary.
The Phillies will not win a sixth consecutive NL East in 2012. That's a sure thing. The Washington Nationals are…
Read more Darin Ruf, Prospect Rankings, and the 2013 Phillies
Darin Ruf broke Ryan Howard's Reading home run record with his 38th, he's driven in 103 runs, and he's second…
Read more Meeting the Goals, and Pharming
When the Phillies started trading on July 31st, all of our goals for 2012 were pretty much re-set. Get out…
Read more Nats Park North? Not Quite, and Other Musings On The Nats
You knew these kinds of stupid headlines were coming as soon as the Nationals pulled away from the Phillies, but…
Read more An Updated Look At The Phillies Minor Leagues
I was hoping to see Jon Pettibone tonight pitch for the Iron Pigs, but it rained. This is what becomes…
Read more Lay Off Jimmy
You go to work every day, and you work hard. You try to do your best. Do you always have…
Read more Losses That Don’t Bother Me
There's a misconception out there, that because the Phillies are still playing baseball, there's a shot of this team coming…
Read more The 2013 Phillies Roster
Happier Times- Game 3 of the 2008 World Series, the game I waited 15 years to see. The 2012 Phillies…
Read more In Sellout Streak, Phillies Phans Proved Their Worth
Yeah, we boo'ed Santa Claus. Yes, it's a tough town. Yes, Philadelphia phans will boo a bad team. But we're…
Read more Phillies Phans: What Now?
So the Phillies sent Joe Blanton packing yesterday. When the Dodgers claimed him off waivers, the Phillies traded him for…
Read more Quick Note On Trading Hunter Pence
The CBS affiliate in San Francisco, KPIX's sports director Dennis O'Donnell, is reporting that the Phillies have a deal in…
Read more In Selling, The Phillies Should Seek Quality, Not Needs
There's a lot of talk about what the Phillies need to get as they sell off pieces over the next…
Read more It’s Time for the Phillies to Sell
It's Been A Good Run, Shane. They haven't had a losing season since 2002. They haven't won under 80 games…
Read more Should the Phillies Trade Placido Polanco? Yes.
MLB Trade Rumors is reporting something not terribly new, that the Orioles have interest in Placido Polanco. While this isn't…
Read more Nice Win, Phillies – Now Sell, Sell, Sell
This isn't happening in 2012. Sell. With their 12 inning win over the Giants in game three on Sunday, the…
Read more I Would Be Open To Trading Jimmy Rollins
"Damn dude, this sucks." "Yeah dude, I know." Let me just state my complete admiration for Jimmy Rollins. The 2007…
Read more Deadline Sellers: Trading Juan Pierre
From minor league deals to deadline deals… When the Phillies signed Juan Pierre, his value was pretty low. He signed…
Read more Mark Appel and What’s Wrong With MLB’s Draft
For the third straight year, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted the top pitching arm in the pre-draft rankings, nabbing Mark Appel…
Read more Deadline Sellers: Cole Hamels’ Value and the Prospects of a Phillies Trade
Last week I broke down the value of Shane Victorino on a trade, and where he could go. I determined…
Read more The Phillies as Sellers: The Market For Shane Victorino
I want to start by making mention of something: Shane Victorino has been a really good Phillie. He is not…
Read more The Phillies at the Mid-Point… and Forward
Just admit it- you got it totally wrong. We all did. The blowhards on ESPN did. The national writers did….
Read more Two Men Can’t Fix Bad…. But One Better…
From the Phillies Facebook, yesterday Chase Utley returns, and in his very first at-bat, homers. Ryan Howard returns, and in…
Read more Thoughts On Howard, All-Stars, Trades, and a Pujols Signing
I got a chance to see Ryan Howard's rehab, first hand tonight in Allentown. The IronPigs won the game 2-1,…
Read more Phillies Prospects Making All-Star Games
There won't be as many Phillies in the mid-summer's class as there have been in recent years. This is a…
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