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(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) The Phillies went from hitting the crap out of the ball, to not seeing it at all. This series with Chicago has literally been a roller coaster series. With the Phils dropping the third game yesterday, they fell to 1-2 against the Cubs and tonight they'll turn to Vance Worley in effort to […]
Last night the Phillies rebounded from a bad loss on Friday night. Joe Blanton earned his second win of the year after the offense, led by Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz, scored five runs to give the Phils their 10th win of the year. Jimmy Rollins batted leadoff for the first time this year and […]
Courtesy MLB.com. (Also, I miss you.) You've seen the updates over the past couple days. Ryan Howard is about a week away from resuming baseball activities and you could estimate that he'll be back sometime in June. Chase Utley has also been quoted as feeling better right now than at any point last year, as […]
One major goal of the Phillies' offseason was to beef up their bench. They invested in veterans Ty Wigginton, Jim Thome, Juan Pierre, and Laynce Nix. The effect is, they have (literally) no options. The Phillies offense has scored just 43 runs this whole season so far, and continues to deliver underwhelming results: Team batting […]
Prior to tonight's game in Arizona, Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times tweeted that Chase Utley was taking ground balls in the infield. This is especially encouraging as Chase was doing so without the use of a stool this time! It's nice to get a semi positive injury update tonight, as we settle in […]
The Phillies are off to a 7-9 start. To hear some tell it, they might as well be 2-14. They are on the panic button, and want drastic action taken now. I'm not with them. I think a harder road might be a better road than winning 102 games like last year, which incidentally didn't […]
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 […]
Opening Day hero two years in a row? John Mayberry Jr. Current scapegoat for the team's struggles? John Mayberry Jr. I have two strong feelings on the matter: 1) It's early 2) Let him play. The latter is my bigger beef. We all know that the world is ending because both Chase Utley and […]
Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew The first time Roy Halladay and Josh Johnson faced off on the mound was May 29, 2010. Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history against the then-Florida Marlins. Two match ups have followed resulting in two Marlin wins. On June 10, 2010, 12 days after the perfect game, Halladay and Johnson […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Beautiful city, beautiful ballpark, tons of Phillies fans… lousy performance. So the Phillies are 1-2, marked with frustration, impotent offense, and good starting pitching but frustrating bullpen performances. Let's take a look at some of opening weekend both for the Phillies and around the league and see where we stand. Think […]
