Writer: Brandon Apter
Jimmy Rollins was honored for his hit milestone tonight and was joined by former teammates Bobby Abreu, Mike Lieberthal, Marlon Anderson and Pat Burrell. After a phenomenal pre-game ceremony, Jimmy Rollins spoke the words "let's play some baseball" into the microphone. The Phillies (34-41) came into the game fresh off of a road trip in […]
Aaron Nola throws his first professional pitch. Picture courtesy Baseball Betsy (@BaseballBetsy) Phillies first round draft pick, Aaron Nola, made his professional debut tonight for the Clearwater Threshers as they squared off against the Lakeland Tigers. Nola looked strong to start, tossing two scoreless innings, before having issues in the third. He was pulled after […]
#450826250 / gettyimages.com After a 5-2 road trip, the Phillies (34-40) return home five games out of first place, tied for last place with the Mets in the NL East. Although they still sit six games under .500, a sweep of the Braves and a split with the normally powerful Cardinals has to have […]
#167984704 / gettyimages.com The Phillies first round pick from this year's draft is set to make his professional debut for the Advanced 'A' Clearwater Threshers on Monday night against the Lakeland Tigers, Detroit's Advanced 'A' squad. While Clearwater's record sits at a dismal 18-52, Nola's debut will definitely create some buzz on the team […]
Photo: MiLB.com Located just under three and a half hours north west of Citizens Bank Park inside the confines of Historic Bowman Field are the Williamsport Crosscutters, Short Season 'A' Affiliate of the Phillies. While we normally hear about the Blueclaws in Lakewood, NJ, the Clearwater Threshers in Florida, the Reading Fightin' Phils in Reading […]
#450740056 / gettyimages.com Marlon Byrd may have given Ben Revere a piggy back for a reason. Phillies center fielder, Ben Revere, has been held out of the lineup the past two games because of a swollen left knee. Revere suffered his injury in the fourth inning of Monday night's game, when he robbed Freddie […]
#450242936 / gettyimages.com After losing two out of three to the Cubs, I'm not sure any of us expected the Phillies (31-38) to take the first two games of this set against the Braves (36-34). Today, the two teams will face off in the southern heat at 12:10pm. Behind strong starting pitching, a confident […]
Playing in a rehab game for the first time since being sidelined with a hamstring injury, Phillies third baseman Cody Asche had himself a night in Lakewood, NJ. Asche went 2-for-3 on the night with those two home runs in the Blueclaws loss to the Texas Rangers Class 'A' affiliate, the Hickory Crawdads. Slated to […]
After a three-game sweep against the lowly Padres of the NL West, the Phillies (28-36) welcomed in the Cubs (27-38), who hold the worst record in all of baseball. The pitching matchup gave us Roberto Hernandez and Jake Arrieta, but that isn’t what took center stage on this night in Philadelphia. Jimmy Rollins, one hit […]
(Photo: MiLB.com) The Phillies J.P. Crawford and Tyler Knigge took home organizational player and pitcher of the month respectively after having impressive May's across the board. Crawford is currently with the Lakewood Blueclawks in Class 'A', while Knigge was just promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 1st. Late last month, I wrote a piece […]
