Placido Polanco
Posted by Frank Klose courtesy mlblogs.com In a not-surprising, but "I hoped wouldn't be the case" move, Placido Polanco will be out for the All-Star game, presumably due to his back injury. Andrew Baggardly broke the news that Pablo Sandoval would be going in Polanco's place: However, almost at the same time an NBC report […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Drew Hallowell/Getty Images Davey Lopes, Rod Barajas, and the rest of the Los Angeles Dodgers are here to visit for three games, this one starting Cliff Lee and Ted Lilly, both are lefty's. Dom Brown started in right field tonight for his first start against a lefty in his […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Chase Utley makes his long-awaited return to the Phillies lineup tonight, as the Phillies face soft-tossing right-hander Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds. Wilson Valdez, and his .551 OPS (.252 wOBA), has been relegated to the bench. Pete Orr, and his .578 OPS (.258 wOBA), has been exiled to the scenic […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Starting pitcher Roy Oswalt has been activated from the disabled list, reports Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times. To make room on the 25-man roster, starter/relief pitcher Vance Worley has been sent back down to triple-A Lehigh Valley. Oswalt is scheduled to start tomorrow in St. Louis, and is expected […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo courtesy scoringposition.org I’m sure this post won’t make me too many friends amongst fellow Phillies fans, but I feel like it needs to be said. I’ve seen countless people on Twitter mention how we should all vote for Chase as an all-star this year. Hell, even the Phillies have been promoting […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Cole Hamels went for his fifth consecutive win tonight against Jair Jurrjens in the rubber match of this Phillies-Braves series, which much to our dismay was on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Here come the endless cheesesteak and Rocky mentions from Bobby Valentine, Orel Hershiser, and Dan Shulman. The Braves marked […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies are off to a great start, playing .692 ball (18W, 8L), good for the best record in the National League. With identical records at home and on the road, the Phils lead the NL East by one and one-half games. Philadelphia has been succesful in fattening their record against […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson The man, the myth, the rec-specs sporter himself, Vance Richard Worley, made his 2011 major league debut tonight for the Phillies, and it was a beauty of a game for him. Through six scoreless innings, he allowed just two hits, walking four and striking out five. Vancey pants, eh? In 19 innings pitched […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson In the last game of this three-game series in Arizona, the Phillies avoided the sweep by taking an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Unfortunately, they had to do it without Carlos Ruiz who left the game in the first inning due to lower back tightness. Cole Hamels took the mound […]
