Michael Schwimer
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.
Uh oh. So what is it? Amway? Selling calling cards? Selling electricity plans? I don't know, but May 1 is a long ways off. Even other Phillies want in, including current-millionaire Chad Qualls: And minor-leaguer Tyson Gillies: Here's my best Jorge guess: I send out letters asking people to give me two dollars, which […]
Posted by Kevin Durso The Phillies' franchise-record 102nd win of the season, ended the Atlanta Braves push for a playoff spot. Even in Game #162, baseball wouldn't go down without a fight. So, as the innings carried on, the excitement level just continued to pick up. This was as close to a Postseason preview as […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy nbcphiladelphia.com Lots of little bits today from the Phillies, though nothing huge. As my pal John Russo from the Team to Beat blog pointed out, with only pure dominance from the Phillies, there is little drama to write or talk about. First, Michael Schwimer has been added to the Phillies' […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Another game, another rain delay. That's three in the past four games. Halladay got five innings under his belt before the storms came, but barely made it out alive in the first. He allowed two runs to score, one on Zimmerman's sacrifice fly, and another on Espinosa's RBI single. Carlos Ruiz […]
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 Danielle Wilson Triple-A relief pitcher Justin DeFratus needs a little help on Twitter, Phils fans. As of this very moment, Justin needs 217 followers to reach his goal, and that's where you come in! Yes, YOU. Fellow IronPig relief pitcher (pitcher of the month in the Phillies organization) Michael Schwimer, also known as […]
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 […]
