What Brad Lidge’s Latest Injury Means to the Phillies

Posted by Stephen Gallo Photo courtesy lehighvalleylive.com The good news keeps on pouring in from Clearwater. The latest Phillies player to get bit by the always annoying injury bug is Brad Lidge. According to philly.com, Lidge did not travel with the team this morning to Kissimmee, Florida for their 1:05 spring training game against the […]

Steve  •  14 Mar 2011
Ruben Amaro Jr. Says the Phillies are “Maxed Out”, Rumors are “B.S.”, and Still Defends Cliff Lee Trade

Posted by Frank Klose 1992 Topps Stadium Club On Sirius XM's MLB Network Radio, Jim Duquette had Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro on as a guest, and Philadelphia Daily News Phillies Beat Writer Dave Murphy has a partial transcript of the conversation. Amaro was pretty direct, stating any rumors of a trade are "B.S.", and  […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  14 Mar 2011
The 2011 Philadelphia Phillies: What Offense?

Posted By Christina Angelos Jayson Werth is gone. Jimmy Rollins is declining. Chase Utley is in his own world of having knee tendonitis. Domonic Brown won’t hit. The list of injuries and alleged offense woes continues for the Philadelphia Phillies. If you believe the Phillies will not have any offensive output, you should think again. […]

Christina Angelos  •  16 Mar 2011
Injuries, A Re-Cap, And A Little Bit of Sarcasm

Posted by Danielle Wilson The Phillies just keep on giving Braves fans more and more joy. This joy originated back when everyone found out about Chase Utley’s tendonitis. Strike one. Then, Brad Lidge told the media that he has bicep tendonitis, and although it is nothing to worry about, (I feel like I’ve said that […]

Danielle  •  15 Mar 2011
Blessings in Disguise (and other Tales of the Absurd)

(Posted by Mike Frohwirth) "If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised." -Winston Churchill The surgery on Domonic Brown's right hand was successful, and the top prospect will be out between four and six weeks. This is a blessing in disguise, as the Phillies can now take their time with the young […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  16 Mar 2011
Luis Castillo and the “Doomed to Mediocrity” Mets: If Cut, Do Phillies Grab Him?

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy New York Daily News In this piece on FoxSports.com, Jon Morosi writes that the New York Mets are "Doomed to Mediocrity" and it "pretty much does not matter" who plays second base. "Mid-March predictions often look foolish in retrospect, but here’s one I’m confident will stand up: The success (or […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  16 Mar 2011
CSN Philly: Seth Everett to Phillies Broadcast

Posted by Frank Klose A month ago I reported the possibility of heralded baseball reporter/analyst Seth Everett joining the Phillies' broadcast team.  It appears that he will indeed. On Wednesday's edition of Daily News Live on Comcast Sportsnet, Gregg Murphy introduced Seth Everett as the new pre-and post-game host for the Phillies Radio Network.   Sounces […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  16 Mar 2011
GQ Magazine: Phillies Fans are Worst Sports Fans in America

Posted by Stephen Gallo Courtesy phillygameday.com Will we ever hear the end of this? GQ magazine (Who the hell relies on GQ for sports information anyway?) has named Phillies fans the worst fans in America. Although, I hate to help them out with page views, you san see it here. It’s been beaten down into […]

Steve  •  17 Mar 2011
Frank Fitzpatrick Is “World’s Biggest Phillies Fan”

Posted by Adam Gonsiewski Philliedelphia/Adam Gonsiewski With only two weeks remaining until first pitch of the 2011 season, Inquirer columnist Frank Fitzpatrick wrote this little nugget for yesterday's paper. Allow me to summarize for those of you who are too lazy to click on the link. (Even if you did, read on anyway.) It's essentially […]

Adam Gonsiewski  •  18 Mar 2011