Cincinnati Reds
The Phillies are coming back from a road trip in which they went 4-3 against the Marlins and Brewers. Coming back to Citizens Bank Park for a ten-game homestand, the Phillies will be faced with an entertaining schedule. Tonight, they will open up a four-game series with the Reds. A three-game set with the Nats […]
Things are heating up with just about 16 hours left until the trade deadline at 4 PM ET tomorrow afternoon. According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, there is "definitely some juice" between the San Francisco Giants and the Phillies regarding outfielder Hunter Pence. theres definitely some juice to the pence-to-the-giants talks. SF determined to land […]
According to CBS sports' Danny Knobler, the Cincinnati Reds are still interested in Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino. The Reds continue to search for a leadoff hitter as the hours tick down to Tuesday's 4 p.m. (ET) non-waiver trade deadline, sources say. Shane Victorino of the Phillies has been their top target, but the price has […]
It seems as if millions of prayers have been answered. Chad Qualls has been designated for assignment. In a corresponding move, Jeremy Horst has been called up. The Phillies signed Qualls to a one-year $1.15 MM contract in the offseason with hopes that he could continue his success as a relief pitcher as he did last […]
It's pretty sad that it's almost July and the Phillies are still in last place. Sitting six games under .500 (34-40) and sitting 9 games behind in the NL East, it's really tough to see this team accomplishing anything great this season. The Phillies are coming off of a 2-1 series loss against the Rays, […]
In this CBS Sports blog "Eye on Baseball" segment, Ozzie Guillen explained his typical postgame routine to C. Trent Rosencranz. Being highly emotional, maybe we should not be surprised: “I get drunk because I'm happy we win or I get drunk because I'm very sad and disturbed because we lose. Same routine, it never changes. […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson You don't mess with this man, Cincinnati, and you should have learned that lesson last October. The Phillies, however, love to mess with Bronson Arroyo. Arroyo's last start against the Phillies resulted in a 10-3 loss, Arroyo allowing nine earned runs on ten hits in 2.2 innings. Laughable. The Phillies […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Remember this? Of course you do. It's no secret that Cole Hamels completely dominates the Reds, and he has showed us that with a career 1.23 ERA with a record of 8-0 including the postseason against Cincinnati. Photo courtesy of PhilliesNetwork.com Cole's start tonight marked his first start since August 12th, […]
Posted by Frank Klose; co-author Tony Galante Courtesy nydailynews.com The Giants' General Manager Brian Sabean is furious. How dare Marlins' extra man Scott Cousins slide into home? A couple days ago, Sabean talked about a possible rule change to Andrew Baggarly to spare catchers from being hit on plays to the plate: [Sabean] said Giants […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson It might take me a few days to shut up about last night's game and Wilson Valdez's pitching performance, but this game was greater in terms of offense. For the record, I don't care how many runs the Phillies scored today, I'm still excited over Valdez pitching. I mean, Valdez was […]
