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#455584850 / gettyimages.com Last night, the Phillies (70-84) took the loss to the Oakland A’s (84-69). In the game, David Buchanan (6-8 3.77 ERA) pitched six and two third strong innings only giving up three runs and striking out six batters. Ryan Howard scored the lone run for the Phillies in the fourth with […]
Jon Lester got the ball for Oakland in a somewhat dire situation for his new club as they are in a close Wild Card race with Kansas City. David Buchanan looked to continue a pretty decent stretch he's on right now. Domonic Brown was a late scratch with Grady Sizemore in LF. The Game: Lester […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen After two disappointing one-run losses in San Diego, the Phillies offense was finally able to string together enough runs in support of their starting pitcher. Of course, those runs happened to come behind the one guys that probably didn't need that many, Cole Hamels. Nevertheless, the team finally reached win number 70 […]
Late last night, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins posted a photo of the 2014 dress-up squad. While this is typically a rookie venture, some non-rookies (but still young) made it into this year's fun. They are (from left to right):Catcher Cameron Rupp, pitcher Sean O'Sullivan, pitcher Luis Garcia, pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, pitcher Kenny Giles, infielder […]
After losing out on Rusney Castillo to the Red Sox, the Phillies look to be eyeing another top prospect from the nation of Cuba. Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly is reporting that the Phillies have legitimate interest in slugging outfielder, Yasmani Tomas. Tomas will be having an open workout for MLB teams this Sunday and you […]
From the onset of Spring Training, and perhaps long before February, the 2014 season didn't come off as a "playoff" year. Instead, it was to be a season of the elder players making their way out while the young blood got their biggest opportunities. While the former part of that belief did not necessarily come […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Monday night, it was obvious that the zero run effort in support of Jerome Williams would not help produce a victory. Last evening, a four run improvement was still not enough to hand the victory to A.J. Burnett after his five run outing. Each final score in the first half of the […]
The story about LeSean McCoy tipping a waiter at burger joint PYT just 20 cents a week ago went viral. While McCoy admitted that the miniscule tip was a "message" sent to the server for bad service, the server is in line for a much bigger tip than any other $61.00 bill he has […]
#455509284 / gettyimages.com Monday night was a big night for Eagles running back Darren Sproles. With 152 recieving yards, 26 rushing yards, and one touchdown, Sproles provided some of the big play pop that many fans feared they were losing when the Eagles cut wide receiver De Sean Jackson. Today, the Eagles new running back […]
Past seasons have resulted in favorable numbers for the Phillies when they travel to play the Padres in San Diego. There was no reason to believe this season would be any different, and with the Phils having already swept the Padres earlier this season, a series victory seemed all but definitive. However, the series opener […]
