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Following their momentus five-game winning streak, the Phillies went on to lose three straight games. The last of those three contests was the opening battle of the four-game set with the Miami Marlins. They were shutout in that game, falling to their division foe 4-0. Miami would throw another four-spot on the board last night, […]
#451132864 / gettyimages.com Many people look at the All Star Break as the midpoint of the season. While this feels natural, it is also incorrect. In fact, the halfway point of this season (81 games) will happen at some point this week for most teams in the Majors. As a result, it seems like […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen In his first major league start, the day before The Los Angeles Dodgers' Josh Beckett's no-hitter against the Phillies, David Buchanan was nothing less than solid. In an admirable five full innings, the rookie hurler allowed only five hits and two earned runs, enough to secure the victory in front of his […]
Here we go, just two days away from the draft here is one of many you will see in the next 48 hours, this one by Sixerdelphia Editor Mike Angelina. Note: This mock draft does not account for trades, just the predicted selections at each slot. The team listed at each slot is the team […]
#450836944 / gettyimages.com Phillies have announced that they have a deal to bring in Grady Sizemore,32, on a minor league deal. The Red Sox released Sizemore last week and the Phillies were rumored to be in talks with him. Sizemore was a three time all star in his early career, until the injury bug […]
Some good news on the Phillies prospect front: two Phillies prospects are going to represent the Phillies in the 2014 Futures Game. The Futures Game is a companion to the All-Star game that showcases some of the top prospects in the game. Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports: J.P. Crawford (U.S. roster) and Maikel Franco […]
On this edition of the Flyers Faithful Podcast on Flyerdelphia.com, Steve Jacot, Hal Greenblatt, and Stephane Hardinger look at the Scott Hartnell for R.J. Umberger swap, Brayden Schenn's new contract, other possible moves for the Flyers going into the draft, and plenty of other nonsense.
Photo Courtesy Jody Eichel The Phillies honored Jimmy Rollins last night for becoming the Phillies' all-time hit leader. Present were many of his teammates. It was a rookie year reunion. Second baseman Marlon Anderson, Rollins' double play partner, catcher Mike Lieberthal, outfielder Pat Burrell, and outfielder Bobby Abreu all showed up for the festivities […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Seemingly since the day he made his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds in May of 2006, Cole Hamels has received some of the worst major league support throughout the game. Take this season for example, where Hamels has had nine total games with three or less earned runs allowed. In […]
For reasons I don't necessarily need to outline here, I wasn't too excited about the Embiid injury. There was solid consensus on how the draft would go (and that consensus included us getting Wiggins), but now that's all been shot to hell. In the ensuing confusion though, there is one silver lining; since no one […]
