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Roy Oswalt returned to the rotation tonight, allowing one earned run in five innings. With the game tied at one in the bottom of the ninth, Charlie Manuel called on Danys Baez to pitch to the top of the Cardinals order and extend the game to extra innings. Baez promptly allowed back to back […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Going into tonight's game which is game number 40 of the season, the Phillies' record is the exact same as it was this time last year, and with a 25-14 record last season, they won game number 40. Time to advance to 26-14, and luckily for the Phils, they have Cliff […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth On Saturday, we examined some possible courses of action that the Phillies could take, assuming that the world will come to an end on Saturday, May 21st. The Phillies have, apparently, chosen to go in another direction. For their Monday night game against right-hander Jake Westbrook and the Cardinals, they have […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Starting pitcher Roy Oswalt has been activated from the disabled list, reports Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times. To make room on the 25-man roster, starter/relief pitcher Vance Worley has been sent back down to triple-A Lehigh Valley. Oswalt is scheduled to start tomorrow in St. Louis, and is expected […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Today's game was the Civil Rights Game which featured the throwback uniforms from the 1970's, and who doesn't love the powder blue uni? Roy Halladay started against Tim Hudson in the rubber match of this series in Atlanta. This game was scoreless going into the fourth inning until Freddie Freeman singled […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Prior to the start of this day game, the Phillies and Braves made a few quick changes in wardrobe. The Phillies brought back the uniform of the Philadelphia Stars, the Negro League team which was founded in 1933, and disbanded in 1952. The Braves wore the uniform of the Atlanta Black […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth As the end of humanity is a mere seven days away, the Phillies need to make certain that they are factoring the world's impending doom into their personnel decisions. Only seven (or eight) games remain in franchise history, depending on whether the Phils are able to get their May 21st matchup […]
Photo courtesy of Phillies.com The night started off promising for the Phillies – they jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the road, had one of their four aces on the mound, and were facing the Braves bullpen after only two innings. Despite having much in their favor, the Phillies did anything but cruise […]
Posted by Christina Angelos Courtesy of CSNPhilly Have you ever seen three Major League players starting and playing the same game with a Single-A minor league team? No. It’s pretty rare. Chase Utley is staying in Clearwater after Roy Oswalt and Carlos Ruiz made a short rehab appearance Thursday night for the Single-A Threshers. You did […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Phillies fans were overwhelmed with emotions tonight; frustration, anger, hatred towards the runs that didn't score early on, excitement, joy, more hatred once Kendrick came in, relief when Kyle made it out of the eighth inning alive, and more excitement in the last few minutes of the game. Hanley Ramirez homered […]
