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Well, it's not the infielder you expected. Today, on the waiver trade deadline, the Phillies traded infielder John McDonald and cash to the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Nefi Ogando. The Red Sox are McDonald's fifth organization this season. Ogando is 24 years old and has never played above class A. The Phillies are getting […]
Cliff Lee took the mound this afternoon against Chris Rusin and the Cubs at Wrigley, looking for his 12th win of the season, and the Phillies' 63rd win. In the top of the second inning, the Phillies jumped out to a 1-0 lead after Kevin Frandsen launched his fifth homer of the season into the […]
John Kruk – Signed Wall of Fame ball The Phillies are always looking for new ways to expand the offerings at their Citizens Bank Park, Authentics stand. Known for its racks of game-used jerseys, the tiny store which is located on the main concourse, behind Section 133, is stretching its wings this season […]
Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune posted this picture: evidence that the team was covering up some memories of former Cub and now-enemy Ryne Sandberg. This comes in the form of "Ryno's Bank" being covered up with blue tape. Sandberg was a spokesperson for National City Bank in Chicago. Sullivan's column: http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77224380/ Sullivan's Instagram: http://instagram.com/p/dpRFMKOqqs/
Roy Halladay wasn't brilliant yesterday afternoon, but his team still came through in the clutch to pull one out against the Cubbies. In Ryne Sanberg's return back to Wrigley Field, the place where he made himself a Hall of Famer over 15 years, the Phillies were able to come back from behind and take the […]
The Phillies have officially come to terms with Cuban pitcher, Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, a month after the original principal agreement had been agreed upon. After health concerns and reports on his elbow brought the original deal to a halt, the Phillies and Miguel have been able to come to a new consensus for substantially less […]
First we thought the Phillies had him. Then the deal "hit a snag". Now today the Phillies announced that they have signed Cuban defector Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez to a three-year, $12 million contract. The deal was to be much longer and for much more money. The originally reported agreement was six years and $50 million. […]
The struggling Kevin Frandsen entered the game early due to a struggling Roy Halladay and an injured Domonic Brown. A triple later, he would be driven in by Michael Young and they would begin to erase a 5-0 deficit. Before the inning was over they would score three more and Frandsen would tie it up […]
Ryne Sandberg returns to the ballpark that made him a Hall of Famer. Roy Halladay is making his second start since returning from the DL. Facing him is Chicago workhorse, Jeff Samardzija who is 8-11 with a 4.05 ERA. Cody Asche is still sitting out with Michael Young at third and Darin Ruf at first. […]
If you want to know a very simple reason why the Mets won this game, just look at the final bx score. After neither team scored in the first two innings, the Mets scored in every inning from the third fame on. It's an unfortunate result that many fans probably could have predicted with Ethan […]
