Iron Pigs
Ryne Sandberg Is My Hero. Watch this: Phillies prospect Derrick Mitchell is hit by a pitch. See Sandberg sprint across to the Pirates' AAA Manager; watch Michael Schwimer take off to join the action. Ryne Sandberg is positively my kind of manager. Credit to Matt Gelb at Philly.com.
Posted by Rich Wilkins In Dom Brown's first game for the Iron Pigs after being sent down, he answered any questions about whether or not he'll give it a good go there. Brown hit a homer, and went 2-for-3 in his first game back. Putting his major and minor league numbers together for the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy Michael Schwimer's Twitter page Well, the Phillies are already short a pitcher since they have carried just 11 since Shane Victorino's return from the disabled list, and one on the roster, Placido Polanco has not contributed. So, it makes sense that a pitcher would be added to take […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Michael Schwimer's Twitter Page Last night, both Justin DeFratus and Phillippe Aumont shared the news via twitter: The Phillies are in uncharted territory: next year or soon thereafter they could have one strong, homegrown bullpen. In recent years, the Phillies have converted some of their starters into relievers with […]
Posted by Frank Klose with contributions from Tony Galante Courtesy lehighvalleylive.com Just two days ago, Bob Brookover wrote this piece about the Phillies' Brian Gordon who went from extended spring training pitcher, to temporary Iron Pig, to one going 5-0 with an International League-best 1.14 E.R.A. Gordon's success was a big story in recent days. […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy http://www.interstate-guide.com Ahh… finally. David Herndon will be heading up 476 to Lehigh Valley where he will finally experience life in AAA for the first time in his career. When the Phillies plucked him out of the Angels system (back when he was called Kenny Herndon) he had gone no higher […]
