Philadelphia Phillies
Posted by Frank Klose According to Jayson Stark, Cole Hamels will undergo surgery to remove "loose bodies" in his pitching arm. As he notes, Hamels had a "sore shoulder" towards the end of the season, but he took only minimal time off. It's probably not too serious or he would not have pitched, but as […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso The Phillies had a choice, play the Cardinals and get the franchise record, and manager record for Charlie Manuel, or fold for the Braves and see what a one-game playoff got you. The Phillies grabbed the record, and now they get the Cardinals in the NLDS. The St. Louis […]
Posted by Kevin Durso The Atlanta Braves were just one of two teams to see a huge wildcard lead vanish on the season's final day. (Courtesy of Yahoo.com) “Baseball is just a game, as simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes […]
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 […]
Heading into the game 161 of the 1997 season, Randy Johnson sat at 19-4 for the first place Seattle Mariners, and he was not scheduled to start again before the playoffs. What a shame, it seemed, that Johnson could end the season down one victory from the magic number of 20. Omar Olivares started that […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Roy Halladay took a loss during the Phillies' eight-game losing streak. (Courtesy of SI.com) This might sound impossible, but calm down, people. Yes, the Phillies just snapped an eight-game losing streak, their longest since 2000. Yes, if not for a win today, they would have lost nine straight, most since an […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Image courtesy of Philly.com Last May, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boys and Girls Club of Nicetown announced that a generous donation had been made to the facility by Shane Victorino. It was a donation of $900,000. The money was donated to renovate the building, which was built in 1906. The Boys […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson The Phillies went for the four-game series sweep this afternoon against the Brew Crew, and nearly got it. But, for once, Vance Worley didn't have it all. The Brewers took an early lead in the second inning when Johnathan Lucroy grounded out to score Rickie Weeks from third. Behold, the first […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Halladay walks in the dugout after pitching a strong eight innings. A three-run home run by Ryan Howard, Pete Orr almost got trampled by some racing sausages, and a stellar performance by Roy Halladay. That's about it! The home run came in the first inning against Shaun Marcum, who, like Ryan […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Polanco gets plunked in the elbow in the seventh inning I don't know about you, but I'm getting really, really sick of rain and rain delays. At 8:57, this Phillies-Braves game finally started, and it started with a bang. In the bottom of the first inning, Chase Utley homered for the […]
