Writer: Frank Klose
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani Phillies ace Cliff Lee returned both to the mound and to to trade rumors on Monday night, in a loss to the San Francisco Giants. While Lee was almost predictably rusty, many scouts were in attendance. In negotiating Cliff Lee's contract, Lee retained the rights to pick nine teams to which […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Some devastating news for the Phillies this evening. According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, catcher Carlos Ruiz has been placed on the seven-day disabled list. The seven-day disabled list was instituted for those at risk of a concussion. The Phillies are already without catcher Wil Nieves, who suffered a strain sliding into […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani Tonight could be the night for Jimmy Rollins to futher cement himself in Phillies history. With one more hit, Rollins will tie former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt on the all-time Phillies career hit list with 2,234. A second hit tonight, of course, would make Rollins the all-time Phillies career leader. […]
The Phillies currently sit at 11 games under the .500 mark. Short of a miraculous comeback, the Phillies likely will be sellers at the trade deadline. According to one report, the Phillies may already be involved in some preparation for trade discussions. Nick Carfardo of the Boston Globe reports that the Phillies have spent a […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen UPDATE: Jim Salisbury updated the Twitter world with Ruben Amaro Jr.'s announcement: Cliff Lee will go on DL, Amaro just announced. Phils hope just a 15 day thing. Elbow flexor strain — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) May 21, 2014 All fans are crossing their fingers that Lee will be able to return as soon […]
The first round of voting for the cover of Madden 2015 from EA Sports is online. The Eagles have TWO of their players in the running for this prestigious spot. Nick Foles is up against Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers in the first round. While Kaepernick is probably the heavy favorite, there are […]
Former Phillies player Kevin Frandsen joined the Washington Nationals after being cut by the Phillies. Frandsen was "pissed" that the Phillies released him prior to the season. But it is now other Nationals players who might be "pissed" at Kevin Frandsen. Frandsen made some comments that have upset some of his teammates. On a […]
Today was the annual Broad Street Run, a staple in the City of Philadelphia the first Sunday of May every year. The Phillies responded to the event by postponing the start time of today's game from the typical 1:35 p.m. start to a 3:05 p.m. start. However, the reported 40,000 plus all on […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies will have three nights off this week, with tonight's rainout – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. Even though the Phillies skipped fifth starter Roberto Hernandez in the rotation, the Phillies will make one more adjustment. Kyle Kendrick, originally tabbed to start tonight's game against the Mets, will start on Monday instead. […]
The Rangers had found themselves in the first round of the playoffs each of the last two seasons tied at two games a piece, and both times the Rangers lost game five at home. But, 2014 would prove to be different as the Flyers were unable to muster much offense for much of the game. […]
