Bullpen

For the first time in Phillies (1-3) franchise history, the team will be playing a doubleheader comprised of two seven inning games. Both games against the New York Yankees (8-1) will be played in a mostly-empty Citizens Bank Park, however, the teams will split home team duties as the Phillies will play the “road” team in the first game and the “home” team for the second. Game one is scheduled to begin at 4:05 with game two starting roughly 35 minutes after game one concludes.

Coming off a seven day break, the Phillies (1-3) bats could not muster enough offense against New York Yankees (8-1) ace Gerrit Cole as they lost the first of a four game series, 6-3 at Yankee Stadium.

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The Phillies officially added right-handed reliever Mike Stutes to the Phillies active roster.  The move comes one day after the team sent reliever Phillippe Aumont to AAA Lehigh Valley.  Many speculated that it would be Stutes, coming off a hot streat at Lehigh Valley.  Stutes had given up just one run in his last 10 […]

Roy Oswalt may have signed with a contending team, but he himself hasn't really helped.  The 35 year-old veteran signed a one-year contract worth $5,000,000 with the Texas Rangers in early June. Declining the Phillies' higher-waged offer, Oswalt decided to pitch where he pitched almost his entire career: Texas. So far, Oswalt is 4-6 with […]

He's terrible.  Then he's wonderful.  Then he's really terrible.  Then he's really wonderful.   I've supported Kendrick through some criticism.  I've also suggested the Phillies finally cut his rotation spot for good.  Up, down, up, down, up down. That has been Kyle Kendrick for the Phillies this season.  Today was one of the brilliant ones, as Kendrick and […]

Phillies fans don't like Kyle Kendrick.  In fact, I regularly shake my head at our friend Stephen Gallo's regular anti-Kendrick tweets.    Last night he was positive: Why is it that our friend Steve and so many others have such deep-seated hate for our dear Kyle?  Looking back to 2007 when Kendrick burst onto the […]

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies need pitching.  Badly.  With Vance Worley's injury, the Phillies' pitching staff is about as injured as it was back in 2007, when they blew through an unbelieveable 28 pitchers. Where can you get a veteran pitcher in May when few options exist?  Well, Buster Olney of ESPN thinks that Roy […]

Yesterday afternoon we witnessed once again the Phillies' major problem this season: starter has a dominant/decent/good start, and the bullpen quickly coughs up the 1-2 run lead that the team has.  Yesterday's game was both a cause for frustration and a cause for hope. With their dominant closer unavailable, the Phillies had to turn to […]