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Phillippe Aumont is back in the majors. Why? I have no idea. I watched him just over a week ago stop no inherited runners from scoring in relief of Barry Enright in the fourth inning of an IronPigs game, then saw him back in Philadelphia a couple of days ago. Nothing in Aumont's performance is […]
The Phillies completed a 3-4 week, and remain hopelessly behind in the NL East, in last. By contrast, the last place AL East Boston Red Sox, the reigning world champions, traded Jake Peavy today. The Phillies just stood still. Cole Hamels is "barely available," Cliff Lee isn't really back yet enough to fetch a big […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Cole Hamels threw eight shutout innings tonight. He has a 2.55 ERA this season. He's one of the best pitchers in baseball. Apparently he's not even being discussed seriously in any trades. This is making some people doubt anyone will be traded. If I had to guess, the Phillies will […]
I've ripped Ruben a lot of late. Why? Because his baseball team sucks, and he's doing very little about it. The natural reaction of some is, "what would you do then?" It's fun to think about that, so here is what I would be doing in his shoes. Cole Hamels- If you want to deal, […]
The Phillies are 47-61 at the two-thirds mark of the season. In other words, they are on pace for a 70-92 season. Their pace has gotten worse as the season has went, both as a team and individually. Things that were true, like Ryan Howard being on pace for 30 homers, are not any longer. […]
The Phillies got spanked around the yard yesterday by the hapless Mets franchise, losing 2 of 3 in the series. Their AAA team broke an 11 game losing streak. Their AA and higher A ball affiliates all carry embarrassingly bad records into the end of July. The Phillies, as a franchise, are an absolute disaster. […]
Like most fans, I was pretty shocked that the Philadelphia Phillies didn't trade anyone yesterday. Obviously we didn't trade Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Chase Utley, or Jimmy Rollins. We also didn't trade suddenly valuable on the market Antonio Bastardo, the very productive in 2014 Marlon Byrd, the durable A.J. Burnett, or the salary dump candidate […]
He needs to go.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Now that i've aired out my feelings about the failed deadline for the Phillies, now it's time to look forward. I remain steadfast that a rebuild is needed, but the Phillies are not going to rebuild. It isn't the cards, regardless of what we all want to […]
Well since the Phillies suck, why not watch the minors? Oh wait, the IronPigs, Fightin' Phils, and Blue Claws are in last, and the Threshers are second to last, with the worst record in the league (they play halves). At least Williamsport is in second. This week saw some decent performers of note in AAA […]
I see my fair share of IronPigs baseball living 15 minutes from the stadium and having a partial-season ticket plan. The games are fun, and the baseball is relatively good. This season, the IronPigs primarily have been used to get a look at younger talents, to mixed results, and that's particularly true right now. David […]
