Phillies

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy nbcsports.com See the video from myfoxphilly.com of a first-pitch throwing robot from the science department at the University of Pennsylvania: Phillies Fans Boo Baseball Tossing Robot: MyFoxPHILLY.com  Do you think we had permission to to boo, or is there something wrong with this?  First Cole Hamels, then Greg Dobbs, now […]

Posted by Stephen Gallo   courtesy cbsphilly.com The Phillies bats certainly got off to a hot start this season. They scored over five runs in five of their first six games. This came as a surprise to the Phillies faithful, who expected the offense to take a major hit with the injury to Chase Utley […]

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy Jewish Exponent Committed Phillies fans will recognize her as the exuberant Phillies fan in her mid-90s whose passion revolved around her love for the Phillies, one Harriet "Hattie" Gubel.  Hattie was born in Philadelphia and lived in both Philadelphia and Cherry Hill before relocating to Florida, where she attended Phillies […]

Posted by Stephen Gallo courtesy greatmyanmar.com And the award for least favorite Phillies player wife goes to… According to deadspin.com, at a recent MANNA charity event Ryan Madson's wife, Sarah, was asked how she likes living in Philadelphia: "I hate the fans. It is bad enough that they bother us during the season, but they […]

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy bridgeandtunnelclub.com As if it were not obvious to people in Philadelphia, today's rain has postponed the Phillies – Marlins game scheduled for tonight. At least now the Phillies could bump back each pitcher a day and give Roy Oswalt a little extra time to recover. Need something to do?  The […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third inning (Win Expectancy= 76%), against Braves' starter Tim Hudson. Unfortunately, the Braves knocked Phils' starter Cliff Lee around for six runs, while Hudson (and the Braves' bullpen) held the Phillies scoreless the rest of the way. To the Game Graph! Game […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) lost to the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington affiliate) in Saturday night, 2-1, in 10 innings. The 'Pigs fell to 1-1 on the season. At 1-0, Lehigh Valley had been over the .500 mark for the first time in franchise history. Starter Nate Bump pitched well, allowing only […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson  Courtesy Espn.com Roy Oswalt took the mound today for the Phils in Atlanta, going against young starter Brandon Beachy. The only change in the lineup was Brian Schneider replacing Carlos Ruiz behind the plate, which turned out to be a very good idea. Just like last night, the offense was there in […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another blowout victory by the Phillies on Saturday, 10-2 in Atlanta. Winner Roy Oswalt pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs (one earned), and contributing .128 in Win Probability Added (WPA). Pinch-hitter Carlos Ruiz had the big blow, a seventh-inning grand slam, which was good for .113 in WPA. Game Graph! […]