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Wikipedia photo by ElCapitan The Phillies had a losing September in 2011. They lost in the first round of the playoffs that year. In 2012, they went 81-81. In 2013, they are 50-57. Ruben missed that apparently: The Phillies had at least one late opportunity to move veterans Michael Young and Carlos Ruiz, both of whom are set […]
The Phillies will start Ethan Martin tomorrow night against the Braves, making him the latest call-up to the big club. Martin was obtained last summer at the deadline in exchange for Shane Victorino, and was once a first round pick by the Dodgers. He had fallen out of favor a bit with the organization prior […]
Courtesy Mike Ashmore Whatever Cliff Lee's neck issues are, they seem to still exist as it has just been announced that Ethan Martin will have his contract purchased from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and make his major league debut tomorrow night. Martin came over in the Shane Victorino trade last summer and pitched well for Double-A […]
Photo Credit: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia After a hot start had them thinking about making a few additions a couple weeks back, the Phillies' lackluster performance against legitimate contenders like the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers left little doubt around the rest of baseball—the Phils would be sellers. They had all of the characteristics. At […]
As the trade deadline passed this afternoon at 4 PM ET, many of us were shocked at what the Phillies' front office had done – or not done – this July 31st. As other teams made their bids and sold their assets the Phillies stood pat and did not sell or buy any body. While […]
All of these guys are still in Philly. Photo by Rich Wilkins Well, the deadline came. The deadline passed. For the first time in several years, nothing happened. No one came. No one went. For the first time in several years, I'm not happy with a deadline. Let's be clear, the trade deadline is an […]
Save us, Cody As the Major League Baseball Trade Deadline came to a close three ours prior to game time, the Phillies did exactly what just about everyone expected them to do: absolutely nothing. What role would that play going into tonight's game? Absolutely none. But, it's fun to blame it on that. Yes, there […]
In what was gearing up to be a rather uneventful trade deadline in the first place, the Phillies made zero moves. As the day went on we heard of the various teams Michael Young would approve deals to but by that point, those teams had all the leverage and appeared not very willing to send […]
The Phillies snapped their eight-game losing streak last night with a 7-3 win over the Giants in last night's series opener. The Phils got a jump start on Barry Zito, who allowed five earned runs in four innings. Carlos Ruiz and Michael Young went deep last night. Young went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run. John […]
Yesterday, it was reported that Michael Young would waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded to the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox, who landed starting pitcher Jake Peavy, seem to be off the board for Young and it seems that although they really like Young, no rumors have been reported. Another team, […]
