Roy Halladay Seeking First Win In Five Starts, Hector Luna in Lineup, as Phillies Face Cubs

  (Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) Tonight, the Phillies will attempt to make it five in a row aswell as attempt to sweep this two-game series in Chicago. The Phillies are sitting at .500 for the first time since April 7th and are aiming to go above the .500 mark for the first time since Opening Day. […]

Erik Seybold  •  17 May 2012
New York Mets To Host 2013 All-Star Game

(Photo: Wikipedia Commons) We all knew this day would come. The New York Mets will host the 2013 MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field next season. It seems as if every time a team opens a brand new stadium, they get the chance to host the MLB All-Star Game within the first few years of opening. […]

Erik Seybold  •  16 May 2012
Lee’s First Task Back: Prevent Sweep Against Mets

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) Thank you, baseball Gods.  Cliff Lee (0-1, 1.96 ERA) is back from his DL stint with a strained oblique and he is back in the rotation. Lee will make his first start since April 18 when he tossed 10 scoreless innings – yes 10. Remember that? – against the San Francisco Giants. […]

Erik Seybold  •  09 May 2012
Doc Gets The Call In Atlanta, Offense Hopes To Back Him Up

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) The Phillies are coming off of a 4-2 series-opener win over the Braves last night, their second consecutive win. They were unable to give Cole Hamels enough runs to give him the win, but did however manage a way to find victory last night. Tonight, Roy Halladay (3-2, 1.95 ERA) will aim […]

Erik Seybold  •  02 May 2012
Mets’ Pelfrey “Likely” To Have Tommy John Surgery

The third place New York Mets may be three games over .500, but they have some bad news to break. Righty Mike Pelfrey will undergo Tommy John Surgery, ending his 2012 season prematurely. Pelfrey, 28, was put on the 15-day DL Tuesday afternoon with elbow soreness that was retroactive to April 22nd.  Pelfrey made just […]

Erik Seybold  •  26 Apr 2012
Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum Clash In Series Opener

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) After coming off series loss to the New York Mets, the Phillies are hitting the West Coast for a 10-game road trip. Even though the Phillies lost the series against the Mets, they prevented the sweep as they routed the Mets to win 8-2. The Phillies are hoping that going West with […]

Erik Seybold  •  16 Apr 2012
Cole Hamels Makes Start Against Mets In Series Finale

(Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) The Phillies  have been outscored by the Mets  10-2 through the first two games of this weekend series. The Fightins dropped game one, 5-2 on Friday night and were blanked yesterday afternoon, 5-0. With the Mets taking the first two games, they have already won the series match up, their first series win […]

Erik Seybold  •  15 Apr 2012
Blanton and Phillies Aim To Take Series From Miami

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) After last night's offensive outbreak  in a 7-1 win over the Marlins, the Phillies are looking to take the series tonight as Joe Blanton (0-1, 13.50 ERA) makes his first start of the season. The Phillies skipped over Blanton the first time through the rotation, deciding to go Halladay, Lee, Worley, Hamels, and […]

Erik Seybold  •  12 Apr 2012
ESPN’s Jim Bowden Says Phillies Will Miss the Playoffs; Here’s Why He is Wrong

Posted by Frank Klose Could injuries to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard set the Phillies up for failure? ESPN asked Jim Bowden, former General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals to write a piece entitled, "10 Bold Predictions for 2012".   One of those bold predictions:  The Philadelphia Phillies will not make the […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  30 Mar 2012