Philadelphia Phillies
Posted by Frank Klose with contributions from Tony Galante Courtesy lehighvalleylive.com Just two days ago, Bob Brookover wrote this piece about the Phillies' Brian Gordon who went from extended spring training pitcher, to temporary Iron Pig, to one going 5-0 with an International League-best 1.14 E.R.A. Gordon's success was a big story in recent days. […]
Posted by Rich Wilkins Rookie Elih Villanueva, Courtesy milb.com Philadelphia Phillies (40-26, NL East-1) vs. Florida Marlins (32-33, NL East-3) Pitching Match-Ups: Cole Hamels (8-2, 2.58) vs. Chris Volstad (2-6, 5.51) Kyle Kendrick (3-4, 3.47) vs. Elih Villanueva (MLB debut) Roy Halladay (9-3, 2.39) vs. Anibal Sanchez (6-1, 3.06) Cliff Lee (6-5, 3.41) vs. Javier […]
Posted by Rich Wilkins In 1950, on the final day of the regular-season, the Phillies won the National League Pennant. In 2007, on the final day of the regular-season, the Phillies won the National League East. So much of what people under 65 understand baseball to be is based on the divisional era. Yankees-Red Sox. […]
Posted by Frank Klose "The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series. "~Tommy Lasorda Well, Ryan Madson begs to differ. According to the Delaware County Daily Times' Ryan Lawrence via Twitter, Ryan Madson would prefer an All-Star appearance to the World Series. What? […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr. Cliff Lee toed the rubber, grasped the ball, and before he could even toss the first pitch of the game, the rain came down causing a 32 minute rain delay. Cliff wasn't pleased with the weather, and you could definitely tell by his reaction […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Daylife.com Roy Halladay, who is 0-3 lifetime against the Cubs, took the bump tonight against Carlos Zambrano who has won four of his last five starts against the Phillies. It would appear that Shane Victorino, who switched spots in the lineup with Polanco tonight, has the best stats against […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of philly.com According to the Daily News' Dan Gross, Chase and Jennifer Utley are expecting their first child: "The Phillies star's animal rights advocate bride is said to be more than three months along in her pregnancy, and is showing, sources say." The couple got married in 2007. This is […]
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 Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Matt Slocum/AP Photo Oh, boy. What an interesting game this turned out to be. Roy Oswalt against Rubby De La Rosa, who was making his first major league start. Roy hasn't won a game since April 21 in San Diego, and Rubby has yet to win a game as […]
Posted by Jorge Suarez Yeah, after swinging at ball 4 and ball 5, most of us were pretty pissed off. So was Ryan Howard too, apparently.
