Phillies

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy isportacus.com Well, he wasn't that great last time he was in Philly, but Arthur Rhodes just may make sense for the Phillies heading down the stretch.  Rhodes was recently designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers to make room for newly-acquired Mike Adams. The Phillies reportedly considered Rhodes in the […]

Posted by Frank Klose So, Yahoo already botched Hunter Pence's new uniform number.   Pence's player card has since been fixed. However, shortly after noticing the #5, loyal reader Jeremy a.k.a. @jjbuttons noticed another flub on Yahoo sports. Wilson Valdez is listed on the Phillies' roster as a pitcher: If you don't trust the screen cap, […]

We had this piece back on June 1 calling for him.   Sounds like Minnesota isn't in the mood to deal, though they could use a roster spot soon when Span comes off the DL… The Phillies really do need a player on the bench that can belt a home run that the opposing manager worries […]

Posted by Frank Klose Of course Philies fans want to run out and get a custom Hunter Pence jersey before tonight's game.  Heck, last year I went and got an Oswalt in time for his first game played.   But what number will Pence wear? Todd Zolecki was first to comment on it: However, Yahoo Sports […]

Posted by Frank Klose Well, at the All-Star game, new Phillies OF Hunter Pence asked Roy Halladay what it was like to be on the Philadelphia Phillies.  From Kevin Cooney at Phillyburbs.com: Apparently, Pence had his eye on Philadelphia as well. Starting pitcher Roy Halladay said on Friday night that Pence and he had a […]

Posted by Frank Klose Seems racist to me!

A special guest post by Domonic Pody. Or is it Dominic? Courtesy heberts.net Let’s get a few things straight right off the bat: Hunter Pence is a good baseball player; having him on the roster would probably help the Phillies anemic (schizophrenic?) offense; and if a reasonable deal can be made for him, the Phillies […]

Posted by Frank Klose Thanks to @AdamChooch for this screen cap! I have taught college courses for the last five years.  One thing we often find ourselves repeating over and over to our students?  DO NOT use Wikipedia as a source. Tonight is perfect evidence.  The Hunter Pence Wikipedia page asserts that: Hunter Pence is […]

Posted by Frank Klose Thanks to @cubishboy for this pic Well, Hunter Pence tonight thought he could be playing his last game for the Houston Astros.   As reported by Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi (and retweeted by 70,000,00 people), a deal could be reached "By Friday."  Well, it's midnight, and let's see if a deal […]