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A single one-inning pitching performance made Wilson Valdez a cult hero in Philadelphia.  Accordingly when Wilson Valdez was traded this offseason for left-handed reliever Jeremy Horst, widespread irrational panic broke out among Phillies fans.   Despite our Mike Frohwirth explaining that Wilson Valdez is not good at baseball at all, people worried about the Phillies […]

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani In the end it sounds like a good old fashioned benching by the manager.  The underperforming Shane Victorino and subject of many trade rumors this season was pulled from the Phillies starting lineup within an hour of game time with no explanation, prompted many to speculate that he had been traded.  Some […]

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Cincinnati Reds are interested in Phillies left fielder Juan Pierre, "as the Phillies prepare for possible sell-off". Some felt Juan Pierre was a fit for the Reds this offseason, including Tyler Grote of the Reds blog "Blog Red Machine": For as many fastball-annihilators the Reds already employ, I was […]

2012 MLB Season Predictions   American League   AL East winner – NY Yankees AL Central winner – Detroit Tigers AL West winner – Los Angeles Angels AL Wild Card Teams (2) – Texas Rangers, Tampa Rays   AL MVP – Albert Pujols AL Cy Young – Jered Weaver AL Rookie of the Year – […]

Posted by Stephen Gallo I’m not breaking any new ground with this post, Michael Baumann over at Phillies Nation wrote a great post about his experience at last night's game earlier this morning. I did, however, want to share my own experiences from last night’s wild and raucous Phillies game. It’s a game that could define the season […]

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 […]