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Posted by Danielle Wilson During the first dollar dog night of the season, Joe Blanton (please, no fat jokes) took the bump against Brewers starter Shaun Marcum. There are a couple of guys in the Brew Crew's lineup that are known to really hit against the Phillies, such as Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, but […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of USAToday.com It has come to my attention that Phillies fans love bromances. What's a bromance you ask? A bromance is a highly formed friendship formed by two "bros". This bromance between shortstop Jimmy Rollins and first baseman Ryan Howard has been growing stronger since the first year they played […]
Posted by Christina Angelos courtesy of Phillies.com As expected, Phillies LHP J.C Romero was placed on the 15 day disabled list with right calf strain. Romero suffered a right calf strain in the ninth inning of last night’s loss to Brew Crew. This marks the third straight season for Romero to be placed on the […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third inning (Win Expectancy= 76%), against Braves' starter Tim Hudson. Unfortunately, the Braves knocked Phils' starter Cliff Lee around for six runs, while Hudson (and the Braves' bullpen) held the Phillies scoreless the rest of the way. To the Game Graph! Game […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) lost to the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington affiliate) in Saturday night, 2-1, in 10 innings. The 'Pigs fell to 1-1 on the season. At 1-0, Lehigh Valley had been over the .500 mark for the first time in franchise history. Starter Nate Bump pitched well, allowing only […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy Espn.com Roy Oswalt took the mound today for the Phils in Atlanta, going against young starter Brandon Beachy. The only change in the lineup was Brian Schneider replacing Carlos Ruiz behind the plate, which turned out to be a very good idea. Just like last night, the offense was there in […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another blowout victory by the Phillies on Saturday, 10-2 in Atlanta. Winner Roy Oswalt pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs (one earned), and contributing .128 in Win Probability Added (WPA). Pinch-hitter Carlos Ruiz had the big blow, a seventh-inning grand slam, which was good for .113 in WPA. Game Graph! […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of ESPN.com Cole Hamels took the mound today against Derek Lowe in the rubber match of the series. Chooch started behind the plate today, and Michael Martinez started at second in replace of Wilson Valdez who Charlie allowed to take the day off. Cole tossed three straight 1-2-3 innings, striking out four, […]
It was a year ago today that the Flyers won game 82 in dramatic fashion to propel themselves into the playoffs. Using the momentum from the win on the last day of the season, and benefitting from other outcomes in the postseason (Montreal beating Washington and Pittsburgh), the Flyers found themselves in the Stanley Cup Finals. Although they didn't […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) fell to the Syracuse Chiefs (Nationals affiliate) on Sunday, 2-0. On Dog Day at the Park, the host IronPigs disappointed 8,690 humans, and an undisclosed number of canines. The 'Pigs fell to 1-2 on the season, and are back below the .500 mark, where they have […]
