Writer: Frank Klose
You probably had an idea that the Phillies would be short on postseason awards this year. But just maybe the Phillies could appear on an arbitrary "finalists" list where they throw some names out there of people who didn't win alongside the winner to hype people up before a real announcement. The Phillies were not […]
Two fun tidbits from the Miami Marlins today. First, Marlins President David Samson declared that the Marlins will be a playoff team in 2014. Seriously. "I promise you this: We're not going to lose 100 games next year, not close. Look what the Red Sox did. They had the same record we did in […]
While Jimmy Rollins' old pal Shane Victorino was handling right field duties for the Boston Red Sox in the World Series opener at Boston's Fenway Park, Rollins himself was in right field…the seats, that is. We will get back to October……doesn't get better pic.twitter.com/2QAZlV2mCC — Jimmy Rollins (@JimmyRollins11) October 24, 2013 Rollins has better seats […]
Domonic Brown is the local player that we suported from the beginning. Is there any possible way we can deal with his story – about why he, a Florida native, likes the Dallas Cowboys? Brown called into 97.5 the Fanatic to tell his side of the story. As a guest of the Jon and […]
Add another name to the Phillies' potential pitching coach list. According to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, the Phillies may approach Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell, who has yet to sign a 2014 contract, in their pursuit of a pitching coach for Ryne Sandberg's staff: Two candidates to interview are Rod Nichols, who served as Phillies bullpen coach […]
Photo courtesy piratesprospects.com We learned late last night that the Phillies lost out on Bryan Price, a candidate for the open pitching coach position. Price accepted the manager's job with the Cincinnati Reds. Today another name emerged as a candidate for the Phillies open position for the first time: Pittsburgh Pirates executive Jim Benedict. […]
This is what so many Phillies fans seem to be waiting for: the Phillies to cash in and get a new deal. One blog, Sports on Earth, reported yesterday that the Phillies would be signing a new television deal within the next 30 days: According to a source with knowledge of the talks, the […]
Well, we thought we were going to have to wait. Despite Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty saying that he was going to wait to complete his manager search after the World Series, it appears he has made a decision before the World Series even starts. Tonight, news broke that Bryan Price, considered a candidate […]
When the Sixers drafted Nerlens Noel with the number seven overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, Sixers fans thought they might have someone fun to watch this season…eventually. Noel tore his ACL while playing for the Kentucky Wildcats February of last year. The diagnosis was that Noel would be out between six and eight […]
The Phillies have named most of their major league coaches for Manager Ryne Sandberg's 2014 staff. We know the Phillies will feature Pete Mackanan at third base, Juan Samuel at first base, Larry Bowa as bench coach, and Steve Henderson and Wally Joyner as hitting coach and assistant hitting coach, respectively. But, the Phillies […]
