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 a Hall-of-Famer, sure, but he was a major, major part of the best run in team history. He was an almost symbolic part of them bullying the Mets out of the way, and taking over […]

Rich Wilkins  •  10 Jul 2012
Phillies Have Traded Centerfielder Shane Victorino to…the Cleveland Spiders?

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani In the end it sounds like a good old fashioned benching by the manager.  The underperforming Shane Victorino and subject of many trade rumors this season was pulled from the Phillies starting lineup within an hour of game time with no explanation, prompted many to speculate that he had been traded.  Some […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  08 Jul 2012
Desperate Marlins Trade for Astros 1B Carlos Lee, Who Turned Down Dodgers Deal

The Miami Marlins may be in fourth place and will be just two games ahead of the cellar-dwelling Phillies, but they appear to be adding in hopes of turning their season around.  According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Marlins have traded for Astros OF/1B/should-be-DH Carlos Lee. The Marlins had such poor production from first […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  04 Jul 2012
Freddy Galvis Has Possible Fracture In His Back, Out For Significant Amount of Time

Well this just ruined my weekend. According to numerous sources, Phillies second baseman Freddy Galvis could possibly have a Pars Fracture in his back. Galvis, who was put on the 15-day DL with a lower back strain, could possibly be in a back brace for at least 6 weeks before beginning rehab. A Pars Fracture […]

Erik Seybold  •  08 Jun 2012
Gameday: Phillies (28-29) vs. Dodgers (35-21)

Hey, remember when the Phillies and Dodgers were the best two teams in the NL?  One team really wishes they still did, and it's not who you would have expected. The Dodgers, armed with the NL's best record, look to make it three wins in a row at Philadelphia, and send the Phillies to a […]

Rich Wilkins  •  06 Jun 2012
Phillies Roll Out Usual Righty Lineup as Cliff Lee Looks for Elusive First Win Against the Dodgers

Cliff Lee is still winless on June 5th.  Granted, he did miss a few starts with an injury, but after eight starts Lee sits at 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA.   Time and time again Lee has been plagued by poor run support from the Phillies lineup.  The Phillies once again look to their traditional […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  05 Jun 2012
Adam Gonsiewski’s MLB 2012 Predictions

2012 MLB Season Predictions   American League   AL East winner – NY Yankees AL Central winner – Detroit Tigers AL West winner – Los Angeles Angels AL Wild Card Teams (2) – Texas Rangers, Tampa Rays   AL MVP – Albert Pujols AL Cy Young – Jered Weaver AL Rookie of the Year – […]

Adam Gonsiewski  •  23 Mar 2012
Order a Custom Dodgers Jersey! Just Don’t Make Fun of Bankruptcy…

Posted by Frank Klose Some clever Los Angeles Dodgers fans wanted to order custom Los Angeles Dodgers jersies with "Chapter" as the name and #11 on the back. However, trying to order one, buys are told that "language deemed inappropriate, derogatory, or profane will not be accepted: If your team is bankrupt, wouldn't you want […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  28 Jun 2011
Dennis Slack of Slack’s Hoagie Shack Hoped to Get ABC Network’s Eye in L.A. at Phillies Game

Posted by Frank Klose Yesterday, we wrote a piece about the t-shirt behind home plate that read, "ABC STOLE SLACK'S HOAGIES LOGO" as being Slack's Hoagie Shack's owner Dennis Slack responding to the ABC Network's show "Cougar Town's" hoagie shop logo being suspiciously similiar to his. Today I caught up wtih Dennis Slack, who said […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  09 Jun 2011