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Happy Fourth of July, everybody! Nothing is more American than baseball, hot dogs, beer and fireworks all in one day. The Phillies are looking to give off some fireworks of their own as they open up a three-game series in Pittsburgh for the weekend. Escaping a possible second-straight series sweep with their 5-4 win in […]
Heading into tonight's ballgame, the Phillies had lost seven of their last eight contests, all of which came against division opponents. It has absolutely buried them in the standings, essentially ending any idea that this club had a chance at the playoffs. While it may be a harsh reality for some fans to face, it […]
Grantland released a short documentary on the NBA Draft that took viewers inside the Sacramento Kings' draft day war room. In the short eight minute film, viewers were exposed to a number of things, including the balance of scouting versus analytics, projected floors and ceilings for players as they saw it as well as trade […]
#450824142 / gettyimages.com Yesterday, the Phillies (36-48) lost in the eleventh inning to the Marlins (41-43) after tying the in the eighth inning on back to back home runs by Marlon Byrd and Cody Asche. Tonight, the Phillies looked to tie the series at a game a piece by sending ace Cole Hamels (2-5 […]
Congratulations are in order to Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown and his girlfriend Stephanie Gayle. The couple welcomed London Skyler Brown into the world today. Gayle included these two pictures on her Instagram account this evening. From the looks of the pictures, baby, mom, and dad are all doing very well.
Philadelphia General Manager Sam Hinkie has already helped him former employer, the Houston Rockets, once in his short tenure as General Manager. Hinkie took first round draft pick bust Royce White off their hands, and he may be doing a similar thing for a second consecutive off-season. According to NBA writer Jake Fischer, the Sixers […]
(Mike Schmidt MLB Photos/Getty Images) The 2014 MLB All-Star Game is a little under two weeks away from today and although it has basically become a popularity contest in recent years, there are still players every year who do deserve to be there. As of today, Chase Utley is the only Phillie who is a […]
Ugly Phillies hats are a tradition in Major League Baseball. Pick an occasion that happens here or there, make a new hat for it, and charge $34.99 to sell them. We've been through plenty of ugly alternate hats throughout the years, and the baseball has added one more: All-Star hats. Teams no longer […]
The IronPigs lone All-Star this season will be Luis Garcia. Garcia is 2-0, with 15 saves and an 0.35 ERA for the Pigs this season. He's spent a little time with the big club, but he's mostly been an effective closer for the Pigs in AAA. Garcia, at 27, doesn't rate as a big […]
#495051423 / gettyimages.com Last night's extra-innings loss to the Marlins drove the Phillies deeper into last place as they fell to the Marlins 5-4 in 11 frames. The Phils showed signs of life late in the game as Marlon Byrd and Cody Asche went back-to-back off Kevin Gregg to tie it 4-4, but it […]
