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Posted by Erik Seybold The Phillies are done B.S-ing around with their little workouts. It's time to start playing some baseball! The Phillies will host the Florida State Seminoles tomorrow afternoon at Bright House Field in Clearwater @ 1:05 PM ET. I honestly don't know if it's being broadcast on TV, but I know it […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. Photo Courtesy of Philaphans.com As first reported by Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, 11-year veteran Danyz Baez has decided to retire from baseball. Baez previously pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and the Baltimore Orioles. After spending most of his career hopping teams, Baez signed […]
Posted by Erik Seybold Yesterday afternoon, the Phillies stated that Ryan Howard would be making a trip to Baltimore to see a specialist for a "routine checkup" related to his left Achilles'. Although the Phillies said it wasn't a "setback", many of us wondered what was really going on. Well today it was cleared up a […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. Photo Courtesy of (@ryanlawrence21)This morning, Roy Halladay took the hill to throw some batting practice to his teammates. At the plate stood Placido Polanco, Shane Victorino, and John Mayberry. No word on how the three did, but I'm sure Halladay tallied higher. Cliff Lee is back on the hill after suffering […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. This Wednesday night, the Phillies will host the Florida State Seminoles in their annual pre-Grapefruit League exhibition match up. The Phillies will send out righthander Austin Hyatt to start the game. The 25 year-old Hyatt posted an excellent season for double-A Reading in 2011. He went 12-6 with a 3.85 ERA in […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. Photo courtesy of (@ToddZolecki) Ryan Howard has a new contract. No, not with the Phillies. Sorry if I led you on wrong, but I couldn't resist. But seriously, Howard has signed a contract with the Baltimore-based sporting equipment company Under Armour. Howard has notably endorsed Adidas over the past few years, but […]
Posted by Erik Seybold As full-squad workouts began today and there is injury news already for the Phillies' pitching staff. Righthander Justin DeFratus will be shut down for at least a week due to elbow tenderness. He will be re-evaluated by the team doctor next week. "We'll just slow him down," Phillies' GM Ruben Amaro […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Prior to the 2011 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox acquired 1B Adrian Gonzalez from the San Diego Padres, in exchange for three highly-regarded minor league prospects. Despite Gonzalez' status of one of MLB's elite hitters, it was an expensive price to pay, considering that Gonzalez would be eligible for free […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, Roy Oswalt has stated towards major league clubs that he might return to baseball mid-season. Excerpt from Crasnick's article: Oswalt, 34, has told teams that he plans to keep throwing, stay ready and would be willing to return during the season if nothing materializes before then. […]
Posted by: Erik Seybold (Photo Courtesy of @ToddZolecki) Now this story is going to go on for generations and generations to come. Hell, I'm going to tell it to my own (future) children and then they're going to tell their children. They're going to tell the story of how Roy Halladay, Philly's favorite athlete, saved […]
