Philadelphia Phillies
Posted by Frank Klose Juan Pierre has made the Phillies. Todd Zolecki reports that Juan Pierre has been added to the 40-man roster, as mandated by his contract. As for Scott Podsednik, who has been better in pretty much every single offensive category? He is still a candidate for the team, the Phillies say. The […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Vance Worley allowed 11 runs in four innings in today's 11-7 loss to the Twins. (Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso) After his last start didn’t go as expected, Vance Worley said he was ditching the split-changeup that Roy Halladay had tried to show him. With that off his plate, the rest of his repertoire […]
Posted by Erik Seybold (Photo courtesy of Philly Magazine) If you're a subscriber to Philadelphia Magazine, you will receive a copy of the April edition in your mailboxes pretty soon. You will also find that gracing the cover will be Phillies right fielder Hunter Pence. Under the caption "The Next Great Phillie: The Old-School Passion […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Roy Halladay pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing two runs in the Phillies' 3-3 tie against the Orioles. It was another split-squad day for the Phillies as they faced the Orioles and the Tigers. Their game against the Orioles was close the whole way, while they let the game against the Tigers […]
Posted by Erik Seybold The Phillies have their rotation for the 2012 regular season set and it's a mighty fine one. Roy Halladay will get the start on Opening Day on April 5th in Pittsburgh, his 10th straight Opening Day start. But that was set it in stone ages ago. While Cliff Lee will get […]
Posted by Erik Seybold After an off-day yesterday, the Phillies are getting back to business. This afternoon, they will head over to Dunedin for the second time this week. The Phils are only 9-9 this Spring and haven't brought a lot of offense to the plate. They have been plagued with bad news and injuries […]
Posted by Erik Seybold There's always a change of plans for the Phillies' starting pitchers in Spring Training. Usually the regular season starters get four to five starts a Spring. Cole Hamels made his fourth yesterday, and it wasn't the prettiest outing. He allowed five earned runs on eight hits in just 3 1/3 innings. […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. The Phillies beat the Blue Jays in extra innings at home yesterday. Today, the Phils will travel a cool five and a half miles to Dunedin to play the Blue Jays for the second day in a row. Today, Cole Hamels (0-0, 1.69 ERA) gets the start, his fouth of the […]
Posted by Erik Seybold Chase Utley has not played a single game this Spring and has barely been seen until today. Utley, who has been dealing with chronic tendonitis in his right knee for over a year now, has become a great concern for the team. This afternoon, Utley spoke to media personel in the […]
This morning, it was reported that the Phillies had released LHP Dontrelle Willis. Willis signed a one-year, $1MM deal with the Phillies back in December in an effort to revive his career as a reliever. The 30 year-old Willis last played a major league game with the Cincinatti Reds in August of last year. In […]
