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Posted by Frank Klose What an awful loss, and what an awful injury to Ryan Howard. An achilles tear could knock Howard out for much of the 2012 season. At last night's game, Ryan Howard stepped to the plate in the 7th inning (the infamous 3-0 swing at-bat). His choice of music of "I'm […]
Source: Philly.com Sports According to multiple sources, including Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Cole Hamels will miss his next scheduled start Friday with minor shoulder inflammation. Good news: There is no structural damage. Additionally, Placido Polanco is going to postpone sports hernia surgery until after the season. He believes that, like Raul Ibanez in 2009, […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy si.com The Phillies have placed their closer Ryan Madson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19th, reports several sources, including MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The move is the first non-chair related disabled list stint for Madson. The bullpen now looks like this: LHP Antonio BastardoRHP Michael Stutes Then it gets […]
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 Frank Klose Courtesy phillies.comAccording to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Matt Gelb, Domonic Brown will miss at least five days with a sprain in his thumb. As he notes, Ben Francisco's average in right field is down to .230 and Brown's bat could provide some relief to the mostly-slumping lineup. However, John Mayberry Jr. has […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy mlb.com In the Phillies 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday, Phillies catcher Brian Schneider came up limp as he rounded third base, and was subsequently replaced by Dane Sardinha. Uh oh. Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times is reporting that Brian Schneider is likely headed to the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy longbeachstate.com As the Phillies get ready to take on the Mets, there is certainly a lot going on behind the scenes, and plenty of questions as well. How will the Phillies deal with the loss of Oswalt, already down a starting pitcher?The Phillies called up Vance Worley to take Joe […]
Posted by Frank Klose After his 1st inning at bat, Carlos Ruiz did not take the field to catch. The official word, according to many sources via Twitter, is "lower back tightness". Pete Orr is the emergency catcher.
