Phillies New 2B Luis Castillo Silences Critics; Displays Strong Character

(Posted by Mike Frohwirth) When the Phillies announced the signing of former Mets 2B Luis Castillo to a minor league contract, there were immediate concerns about his character. The classy veteran managed to silence those critics today, before he even donned a Phillies uniform for the first time. In a move destined to go down […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  22 Mar 2011
Luis Castillo Grounds Out in First At-Bat With the Phillies

Okay – now is everyone going to keep Tweeting every time he makes an out?

Sports Talk Philly  •  23 Mar 2011
Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia Recap, March 23rd

Posted by Danielle Wilson Photo courtesy of Philadelphia-Phillies.mattters.com Today, the Phillies visited the Rays in Port Charlotte, where Luis Castillo made his not-so-much anticipated Phillies debut. You've already read about how his first at-bat was an upsetting ground out, but what about his other 3 at-bats? Well, he grounded out 2 more times and popped […]

Danielle  •  23 Mar 2011
Penguins @ Flyers Preview

Game 73: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers, 7:00 pm, NHL Network/CSN. Penguins' Records Overall Record: 42-23-8 Away Record: 20-10-6 Record vs. Flyers: 1-3-0 Away Record vs. Flyers: 1-1-0 Flyers' Records Overall Record: 44-19-9 Home Record: 21-10-5 Record vs. Penguins: 3-1-0 Home Record vs. Penguins: 1-1-0 The Numbers Flyers' Winning % vs. Penguins: .750, 3/4 games […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  24 Mar 2011
Pitt Hands Flyers Second Straight Shootout Loss 2-1

It took four rounds in a shootout for the Penguins to beat the Flyers 2-1. Chris Kunitz handed the Flyers' their second loss on the season to Pittsburgh and their second straight loss in a shootout. The Flyers extended their point streak to eight games with tonight's shootout loss going 4-0-4 since March 6th. The loss drops Philly […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  25 Mar 2011
Kratz Love: Letters to Phillies Minor-Leaguer Erik Kratz

Posted by Mike Frohwirth, reporting from Clearwater (The following letters were recently made available by the Clearwater Police Department.) 11-12-2010 Erik, I just wanted to say how excited I am that you are on the Phillies now. I have always been a Pirates fan, but I am you're biggest fan so I am switching my […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  24 Mar 2011
Lidge to begin season on DL; What Does this Mean for Phillies’ Strategy?

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Courtesy coachbones.com Yesterday's 9th inning implosion by Brad Lidge didn't seem particularly concerning. It was a Spring Training game, after all. Lidge was just a proven veteran getting some work in, preparing for when the results did matter. This morning, Phillies fans became very concerned, as it was announced that Lidge […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  25 Mar 2011
Super-Agent Scott Boras Makes Phillies’ Ryan Madson a Closer

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Philliedelphia/Frank Klose (Last August, Phillies reliever Ryan Madson met with agent Scott Boras, to speak about Madson's frame of mind, and his thoughts on being on a closer. The following is a transcript of that conversation.) BORAS: Ryan, why did you kick that chair? MADSON: I just lost myself for a […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  25 Mar 2011
Phillies-Orioles Re-Cap, March 11th.

Posted by Danielle Wilson     Today, the Phillies traveled to Sarasota to play some Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. Cliff Lee started this game for the Phillies, while the Orioles put starter Jeremy Guthrie on the mound.   Here are the scoring plays of the game: 1st inning: Raul Ibanez […]

Danielle  •  11 Mar 2011