Writer: Frank Klose
The Phillies did not get to wear green jerseys on St. Patrick's Day, so the team wore them today at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at Bright House Field in Clearwater. The other half of the Phillies, up in Kissimmee, Florida to face the Houston Astros, did not get to wear green. Simultaneously, the […]
We read between the lines last week to realize that Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg and shortstop Jimmy Rollins were not on the same page and that a three-day period in which Rollins was not in the lineup meant something. But a report out this morning seems to indicate that the Phillies and their veteran […]
The Philadelphia 76ers have not been all that inspiring as of late. With yesterday afternoon's loss to the Utah Jazz, the Sixers have lost 16 in a row. Lately only the prospects of the 2014 draft has given fans any excitement. But today, Sixers fans may have one thing to look forward to: the […]
Picture Courtesy: Kevin Durso On a stormy morning in Clearwater when the Phillies might be rained out of not one but two Grapefruit League games today, the team got some bad news. According to Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News, starting pitcher Cole Hamels suffered a "setback" in his progress. Quoting Lawrence: "After throwing […]
The A.J. Burnett deal is looking even more important right now. The Phillies will already start the season without Cole Hamels ready to pitch, thanks to tendinitis in Hamels' throwing shoulder. Now comes word that Phillies starter Jonathan Pettibone was unable to throw his bullpen session today due to "shoulder soreness." Dennis Deitch of […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani Luis Garcia appeared in Phillies Spring Training camp today wearing number 57, according to our friend @Clifford2008. Garcia wore 57 last year, but was assigned 43 heading into camp. What changed? A.J. Burnett changed. Burnett wore number 34 for most of his major league career, 12 seasons over four teams. […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Roy Oswalt This offseason saw the retirement of former Phillies ace Roy Halladay. But Halladay will not be the only member of the "Four Aces" to retire this offseason. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, Roy Oswalt has also hung up his spikes for the final time: All-Star pitcher Roy Oswalt has decided to […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani Breaking news on the Phillies broadcast front from Delco Times Phillies beat reporter Dennis Deitch: Got word from a source that Stairs & Moyer will both be in the TV broadcast booth this year. Done deal. — Dennis Deitch (@DennisDeitch) February 11, 2014 This should make fans happy. Last week, […]
Did you watch the Puppy Bowl on Sunday? If you did, you saw one of the Phillies' own puppies participating. On Domonic Brown's Instagram account you can see a quick clip of his puppy coming out to participate. Brown's puppy named "Tyga" is a 12 week-old pit bull. Tyga "knows what the fox says". […]
A week ago, Placido Polanco made Jayson Stark's "All-Unemployed" team at third base. From the start, Polanco was one of my favorite Phillies. Maybe it was that I was happy the Scott Rolen ordeal was over with, but I was at Veterans Stadium for his first game wearing a number 23 Polanco jersey I had made by […]
