Writer: Frank Klose
You may have been among the many who did not watch yesterday's Phillies game against the Washington Nationals. With Tyler Cloyd on the mound and the Eagles playing, attention was elsewhere. If you did watch the game, you saw the return of Domonic Brown to the lineup, a first since August 30 in Chicago. Brown […]
It's a good thing the Phillies have had so many shaving cream celebrations this season, because they will not be getting a playoff celebration. The Phillies were mathematically eliminated this afternoon when Cincinnati won. — Matt Gelb (@magelb) September 14, 2013 Darn. At least they'll have the memories. Oh, and more dogs today: This is […]
After last night's tough loss to the Nationals, they head to game two of the three-game series in the Nation's Capital. Former Phillies prospect Gio Gonzalez will take the mound for the Nationals. The National League All-Star was 7-3 with a 3.03 ERA leading up to the Midsummer Classic. However, in seven starts […]
The Washington Nationals are 5.5 games out of the second wild card playoff spot, and have been streaking. The Nats have won six in a row and eight out of their last nine games. Despite that push, they have gained little ground, because the Cincinnati Reds have won seven of their last 10. […]
This is the story that never ends. But, despite all the times that we laughed about the non-stop "Phillies are interested in Giancarlo Stanton" rumors that keep on coming, there was actually some fire to that smoke. Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr., admitted as much to CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury. “I’ve tried to trade […]
The flu took its toll on Roy Halladay this weekend. Now, with two extra days rest to rebuild his strength, Halladay will take the mound against the San Diego Padres in South Philadelphia. Halladay's last start came on Wednesday, September 4. Watching the first inning, one would think that Halladay was barely going to make […]
Phillies President David Montgomery has not said very much since the dismissal of Charlie Manuel as Phillies manager last month. Plenty of fans since then have placed blame on the Phillies' General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. But Montgomery is not considering any changes. He almost appears to have missed the question at first posed […]
Roy Halladay was battling the flu this past weekend, so the Phillies decided to give him an extra day's rest. Cliff Lee starts in his place. With the Phillies off day on Monday, Lee will be pitching on normal rest. Halladay will end up with two extra days and pitch tomorrow instead. Lee […]
The Kansas City Royals fans are getting increasingly impatient with manager Ned Yost. And already, fans and media have begun to speculate that Yost will be fired should the Royals not make the playoffs. The Royals are seven games out of first place with 18 games to play. The Royals are four games out […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose Tyler Cloyd bailed the Phillies out on the game that started Saturday, August 24. In the early hours of Sunday August 25, Cloyd abandoned his original plan to start Sunday's 1:05 game and gave the Phillies five shutout innings and even contributed a double to the offense. So what did that remarkable […]
