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Bobby LaFromboise heads to the dugout prior to the Phillies futures game (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) The Phillies added a number of minor league free agents prior to the 2016, looking to build depth in the system. One of them was left-handed pitcher Bobby LaFromboise, formerly of the Pittsburgh Pirates. LaFromboise put together a strong Spring Training […]
Embed from Getty Images While heading into Spring Training, Cody Asche had no clear role. Would he be an outfielder or an infielder? Would he have the opportunity to start with the likes of Aaron Altherr on the roster? The Phillies were unable to answer these questions in Spring Training as Asche strained his oblique early […]
Embed from Getty Images Emotional intelligence became quite the buzz phrase for Eagles fans when Jeffrey Lurie uttered it at a press conference following the dismissal of Chip Kelly. MMQB's Jenny Vrentas asked Lurie about Kelly's replacement, Doug Pederson, and how well he is relating to his players through the first few weeks of […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor Prior to yesterday's loss to the Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin announced that struggling first baseman Ryan Howard was going to be rested for the next 'three to four days.' While Howard was supportive of his replacement Tommy Joseph when he spoke to […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Theo DeRosa, contributor Final: Nationals 7, Phillies 2 PHILADELPHIA — When Citizens Bank Park opened in 2004, the Washington Nationals did not exist. Twelve years and 1,000 South Philly home games later, the Nationals, having relocated from Montreal in 2005, finished off a sweep of the host Phillies. Max Scherzer pitched […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Gary Brinson, contributor After months of waiting, we finally have the rematch. The Cleveland Cavaliers will face off against the reigning champions Golden State Warriors. After falling down 3-1 to the Thunder, the Warriors showed exactly why they are still the team to beat in the NBA. Standing in […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor In between ripping the city of Queens, New York's hearts out this past weekend, long-time Philadelphia Phillies second-baseman Chase Utley answered a series of questions for Ryan Lawrence of Philly Voice. Among the most interesting responses that Utley had to any of Lawrence's questions came when […]
Odubel Herrera is the best Phillies offensive performer, but does not appear in the top 15 outfielders after the first vote totals were released (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) The Phillies offense in 2016 has not been very good as a whole. The Phillies have seen stellar offensive production from outfielder Odubel Herrera in the early going, but […]
Embed from Getty Images After Phillies pitcher Daniel Stumpf was suspended 80 games for a violation of the joint drug agreement in Major League Baseball, we learned that more suspensions were pending in coming weeks. The first name appears to have surfaced and he had Phillies ties twice over. Also twice over is the […]
The current Sixers broadcast team of Marc Zumoff and Alaa Abdelnaby have been together in the booth since October, 2015. Zumoff has been calling games with the team since 1994, the same year that Abdelnaby played three games in a Sixers uniform. After one year together the two will separate for a very important task: […]
