Tigers
Not bad numbers, eh?Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. If the Phillies want to trade Papelbon, one team that should obviously want him is the Detroit Tigers. With their problems at the back end of games, and their having the best roster in the league right now, he's the perfect fit to put them over the […]
Cliff Lee has been traded three times already, and the return each time was abysmal. Here we are again with the Phillies struggling along and plenty of media seem to feel that trading Lee one more time is a foregone conclusion. So, it is only natural that local reporters will continue that theme between now […]
Could Papelbon close for a team that actually needs a closer? As violent storms continue to blow through the Philadelphia area, the Phillies continue to blow. One Phillies player who has not blown – any saves, that is – could find himself on the trade block when Phillies management starts to face the reality that […]
Spring training has finally come to an end for Cole Hamels, who makes his final preparation today. The Phillies will face the Detroit Tigers before they come to their Clearwater home to host the Blue Jays at Bright House Field one last time and then for their On-Deck Series at Citizens Bank Park. Yesterday, the […]
Let's take a look at what has happened to the Phillies in the playoffs since winning the World Series back in 2008. 2009: Phillies lose in the World Series to the New York Yankees.2010: Phillies lose in the NLCS to the San Francisco Giants2011: Phillies lose in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals. What […]
Miguel Cabrera is having one of the finest offensive seasons in recent Major League history, and is chasing an offensive Triple Crown, which means leading the league in batting average, home runs, and RBI, a feat not accomplished since Carl Yastremski in 1967 and only 15 times in Major League Baseball history. Would it be […]
The 2012 team should be another year of exciting baseball. A lot of teams got better, which should help even the playing field and challenge the usual favorites like the Phillies, Yankees and Red Sox. Before you read the predictions below, I'll say that I am pretty cautious with my hopes for the Phillies this […]
Posted by Frank Klose It was 2004, and there was great excitement in the air: Citizens Bank Park is opening! There was overwhelming demand to see the brand new park, so the Phillies set up a two-game preseason series against the Cleveland Indians, whom Jim Thome just left a couple years before. Here is who […]
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 Frank Klose I remember back in 2008 wrapping up the night courses I was teaching at Holy Family University. Class ended just after 9p.m., and there was one thing I did every time I was there: I raced to nearby Whitman Tavern to watch the end of the night's baseball games on their […]
