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Ben Revere is young and talented…but may have to go The Phillies have a problem… a left-handed problem. The word "sinister" may be the best word to describe the Phillies lineup for next year. No, there's nothing evil about it (definition 1), but I would say that dictionary.com's point three and point four explain the […]
Photo Credit: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia When it comes to being an athlete in the city of Philadelphia, few players are more popular than Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, who entered the 2013 season in the final year of his contract. After general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. expressed interest in keeping him and Utley expressed […]
The debate over whether to buy or sell basically comes down to this: maybe the Phillies can chase down mediocre teams in front of them in the NL East, but you can't tell me that you think they can win a playoff series, as is. They don't hit elite pitching, which they will see in […]
In an ESPN Baseball Tonight podcast from last night hosted by Buster Olney, baseball writer Jayson Stark indicated that the Phillies, despite people's claims that General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. is "delusional", the Phillies are getting ready to start selling players. In the last few days, Amaro has started to indicate that he could […]
The Philadelphia Phillies stood atop the proverbial baseball mountain in 2008, captained by a group of homegrown, core athletes led by second baseman and fan-favorite Chase Utley, and it certainly feels like a long time ago. Two years earlier, legendary Phillies' broadcaster Harry Kalas had dubbed Utley "The Man," and by proxy, the silent, hard-working […]
We can fully expect the Phillies to be in the middle of Major League Baseball trade talk between now and the July 31 deadline. As the team continues to remain below the .500 mark, with no real sign of improvement, the team may have to make some tough decisions. And many will involve some popular […]
The Phillies were unable to defeat a minor-league team last night and opened up this three-game series with the Mets with a 4-3 loss. Cole Hamels was given a three-run lead, but he was unable to keep it as he allowed four earned runs through six innings. Due to the inability to keep the three-run […]
Michael Young hit the bereavement list to tend to his son, dealing with an undisclosed ailment and the Phillies turned to the one player generally regarded as most ready at AAA: Cesar Hernandez. After an impressive few days, the Phillies opted to option Michael Martinez to the minor leagues upon Young's return. Logic would have […]
I've been a 17 game season ticket holder for the Phillies since 1991, so I've seen plenty of bad baseball. There were the Fregosi years that weren't 1993, the Francona years, and even parts of the Bowa years, where you wanted to hit your head off the wall after watching the team. Fregosi did give […]
Today the Phillies announced that Michael Young has been reinstated to the roster after spending five days on the bereavement list. Last Wednesday the Phillies called up Cesar Hernandez to take Young's spot on the roster and it looks like, for the time being, he will stay with the big club. The Phillies have decided […]
