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Chase Utley has had one of his finest seasons so far in the early going. Batting .333 with four home runs and 25 RBI, Utley has been a top offensive force. Additionally, Utley has an obscene 21 doubles in the early going. Fans around baseball are noticing. MLB.com released the current National League […]
Back in 2005 rapper 50 Cent was one of the hottest names in entertainment. Nine years later, he is throwing out first pitches at New York Mets games. Tonight, in Flushing, New York, the rapper tried – and failed – at throwing out a first pitch. He may have been hit with a […]
Over the past few weeks, the Free Agent Profile series has featured some players who have been linked to the Sixers and some guys who haven’t been linked to the team at all. This week’s featured player hasn’t been linked to Philadelphia but I believe he would be a really nice fit to play alongside […]
The Phillies were the on the wrong end of a no-hitter on Sunday afternoon, as Josh Beckett of the Dodgers kept the Phillies' bats quiet. One of the bright sides to watching the Phillies get no-hit was the promise of free pizza. According to a promotion between MLB.com and Domino's Pizza, the "DomiNoNo", after […]
The Sporting News released a slideshow (ugh) of their top General Managers in Major League Baseball. The list is headed by Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane, of Moneyball fame. If you have the patience and took the time to click through all 30 slides, you'll see that the last slide, the one ranked […]
97.5 the Fanatic Producers James Seltzer and Joe Boyle break down a disappointing week of Phillies baseball and look ahead to series' with the Rockies and Mets. The guys also discuss the Cliff Lee injury and other news from around the MLB. Strictly Baseball Ep. 7
After Saturday afternoon's Phillies game, catcher Carlos Ruiz learned that something was wrong. Very wrong. Two of Ruiz's best friends and a fishing companion were lost at sea in Panama after going on a fishing expedition. As Jeffrey Eisenband of Yahoo Sports' The Post Game writes, the National Air and Navy Service of Panama […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The early progrnosis on Cliff Lee is not a good one. While the Phillies had hoped that Lee's disabled list stint would be a quick one, right now there is no real timetable on Lee's return. In order for Lee to begin throwing, the team wants his discomfort to end. Right now, […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Yesterday was a struggle. Actually, it was more than a struggle. It was an overwhelming embarrassment for the Phillies, as not only were they shutout for the fifth time in their last ten home games, they were no-hit by the Dodgers Josh Beckett. It seemed to slide the team down to their […]
Longtime and sometimes controversial Fox 29 Sports Anchor Howard Eskin and Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon may have gotten into a scuffle, according to a report. The Phillies blog Macho Row caught wind of some exchanges on Twitter that puts together an interesting storyline. The issue apparently began after Eskin reported last week that Jonathan […]
