Jimmy Rollins
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Typically, when a National League team plays in an American League ballpark, they have an inherent disadvantage: the lack of an acceptable Designated Hitter. This season's Phillies' squad is no exception, as their weak bench doesn't offer much in the way of offense. Even more troubling than the weak bench, is […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Len Redkoles/Getty Images After last night's 9-1 victory over the Marlins, the two teams had two games to play today, the first was a make up game from April 16th's washout. Kyle Kendrick pitched tremendously in the first game, allowing just one earned run, a home run to Logan […]
Posted by Frank Klose Philliedelphia/FrankKlose Interesting piece by Matt Gelb today about how Kenny Lofton may have saved Jimmy Rollins from significant injury. Back in 2005 when Kenny Lofton was a Phillie, Rollins asked him how he slid head first without injurying his knees. His secret? Knee pads. Looks like without his knee pads, Rollins' […]
Posted by Frank Klose Cole Hamels must have been easy to read for the New York Mets' coaching staff, because in the early going, the Mets were running all over Hamels and Carlos Ruiz. Just 2 2/3 innings in, the Mets had stolen five bases. Two of those bases were stolen by Jose Reyes, and […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson The Phillies headed up to Flushing, New York to visit the LOLMets for the first time this season. Roy Oswalt took the mound coming off of his first loss at Citizens Bank Park, which was his second of the season. The lineup gave little Roy a little help, first scoring Carlos […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Everything about this game was just exciting, even the pre-game stats. Cole Hamels against the Reds including the postseason is 7-0 with a 0.91 ERA in eight starts. The Phillies' lineup tonight also looked rather intimidating; Rollins, Utley, Polanco, Howard, Ibanez, Ruiz, Brown, Mayberry. Beautiful, welcome back Chase Utley. In Chase's […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Chase Utley makes his long-awaited return to the Phillies lineup tonight, as the Phillies face soft-tossing right-hander Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds. Wilson Valdez, and his .551 OPS (.252 wOBA), has been relegated to the bench. Pete Orr, and his .578 OPS (.258 wOBA), has been exiled to the scenic […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of graphicshunt.com Cole Hamels (4-2, 3.19 ERA) dazzled through the first six innings before allowing a run to score in the seventh (an RBI double off of the bat of Todd Helton). He struck out seven and walked one, giving up two hits. After eight innings pitched, he was finished […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth On Saturday, we examined some possible courses of action that the Phillies could take, assuming that the world will come to an end on Saturday, May 21st. The Phillies have, apparently, chosen to go in another direction. For their Monday night game against right-hander Jake Westbrook and the Cardinals, they have […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth As the end of humanity is a mere seven days away, the Phillies need to make certain that they are factoring the world's impending doom into their personnel decisions. Only seven (or eight) games remain in franchise history, depending on whether the Phils are able to get their May 21st matchup […]
