Reading Phillies

After being known as the Reading Phillies for over 46 years, the Philadelphia Phillies Double-A affiliate club announced today that they would be changing their name on November 4th.  The new team name? The Reading Phillies will now go as the Reading "Fightin Phils". And yes, their new mascot is an ostrich. The new name […]

Photo Courtesy of @12penn2. He did it again! Phillies minor-leaguer Darin Ruf has homered for the 37th time this season for the Reading Phillies. The 26 year-old first baseman broke Ryan Howard's single-season home run record at Reading this evening. Ruf has been on a tear all season, but in August he has been absolutley […]

According to CSN's Jim Salisbury, Phillies outfield prospect Tyson Gillies has been suspended for violating team rules. Gillies was traded by the Mariners to the Phillies along with Phillippe Aumount, and J.C. Ramirez as part of the three-team trade that sent Cliff Lee to Seattle and brought Roy Halladay to Philadelphia. It is unclear what it is […]

(Image from Jon's Twitter page) I recently got the opportunity to interview 21-year-old starting pitcher Jon Pettibone. Pettibone was drafted by the Phillies in the third round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. He now pitches in AA Reading and has a 3-4 record with a 3.59 ERA. In 52 innings he has allowed 62 […]

Posted by Frank Klose I kind of scratched my head only a little bit back in 2010 when once ballyhooed pitching prospect Yohan Flande was cut loose by the Phillies to clear up space.  The Phillies needed a roster spot, and the Phillies felt they had gotten the best out of him. However, Flande has […]

Posted by Frank Klose I have been away for the last week, and I had a bunch of things I wanted to comment on.   Here goes. Philliedelphia/Frank Klose First, a buzz has been generated by Mindy Housenick.   In her blog today, a post entited, "Chase…Were You Listening?" seemed to anger many fans  when she stated, […]