How the San Francisco Giants Can Make Room for Beltran and Only Lose Pat Burrell

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy phillies.com circa 2003 Several have asked, how can the Giants release Burrell while on the disabled list?  Well, I don't think that they can, but there is some maneuvering they can do to achieve their purpose, which is to find room on the active roster and 40-man roster for newly-acquired […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  27 Jul 2011
Hamels’ Strong Outing Not Enough in 2-1 Loss

Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of AP Photo/Matt Slocum The Phillies play two kinds of baseball these days: Score a bunch of runs and have the starting pitcher throw a gem, or, have the starting pitcher throw a gem and give no run support behind them. Tonight, they played the second version of Phillies baseball, […]

Danielle  •  27 Jul 2011
Utley Hits Inside-the-Park Homer in Worley’s First Career Complete Game

Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Drew Hallowell/Getty Images Oh, man. OH, MAN. This game was just exciting to watch, especially because of the smack-talking Giants fans who could have sworn that their team would win this game! Oh, how they were wrong. Not only was their ace starter, Tim Lincecum, scratched from tonight's game […]

Danielle  •  26 Jul 2011
Series with San Fran Not As Giant As You Think

Posted by Kevin Durso AP Photo/David J. Phillip The Phillies are opening a ten-game homestand tonight with the San Diego Padres, but the real highlight of the homestand comes next week when the defending World Series Champions are in town for a rematch of the 2010 NLCS. The picture above should give everyone the unwanted […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Jul 2011
Phillies’ Minor Leaguer Kevin Frandsen Suspended 50 Games for Drug Use

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy pe.com Well, I wrote this post about how fans should not freak out over the signing of infielder Kevin Frandsen to play the infield at AAA.  Now they should probably feel comfortable that he will not be coming to Philadelphia anytime soon. According to Michael LoRe, Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  11 May 2011