Writer: Frank Klose
The Phillies and Colorado Rockies will close out their four-game series tonight in South Philadelphia with the Phillies up two games to one. A win tonight would give the Phillies just their second series win this month, which would also be just their second since the All-Star Break. The Rockies sit at 10 games under […]
The Rays brought back one of their own. That would be Delmon Young, most recently cut loose by the Phillies. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports that Young was signed by the Rays. Young was a number one draft pick of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays back in 2003. He just wasn't a […]
A day after Jim Salisbury of Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia reported that the Phillies were taking a look at outfielder Roger Bernadina, the Phillies signed Bernadina today. Bernadina will take the roster spot of Michael Martinez, who was optioned to AAA Lehigh Valley, reports Todd Zolecki. Bernadina was released by the Washington Nationals. Bernadina will likely […]
Wikipedia Commons Today the Washington Nationals acquired outfielder David De Jesus from the Chicago Cubs, requiring that the team made a roster move. That corresponding move was the release of outfielder Roger Bernadina. According to CSN's Jim Salisbury, the Phillies are showing some interest. Bernadina has struggled greatly this year, hitting just .178. He presumably […]
Major League Baseball is brilliant. Alex Rodriguez hired famous New York City defense attorney Joe Tacopina to represent him, who scheduled an appearance on NBC's Today Show and sat down with Matt Lauer. Tacopina showed up prepared to challenge baseball to waive the confidentiality agreement and said: If the Vice President of Major […]
Charlie Manuel is not done. He still wants to manage, and fully plans to do so in 2014. Free on a Sunday late morning for the first time in a long time, Manuel appeared on Sirius XM and MLB Network Radio's "The Front Office" yesterday with former General Managers Jim Duquette and Jim Bowden and […]
If you looked at Cloyd's AAA numbers on July 4, you might think he was about to be released. After a respectable run in the Major Leagues in which he went 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA, Cloyd fell off the face of the earth. After an Independence Day game against the Syracuse Chiefs, Cloyd was […]
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Roy Halladay and Jonathan Pettibone. Tuesday will be the day that both of them make a rehab start: Roy Halladay makes his second rehab start Tuesday with Class A Lakewood. Jonathan Pettibone makes his Tuesday with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. — Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) […]
Former Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel handled his firing with class at a press conference just a day ago. And despite the pain that likely has come with losing his job, Charlie Manuel is going to show some more class, just a day later. Today, Charlie Manuel will keep his autograph signing at the Granite Run […]
A lack of justice. That is what bothered most Phillies fans today after the team let go the winningest manager in the club's history, who led the team to one of the team's two World Series victories. He should have had a better fate, they say; it's only fair. But, lost in the Charlie […]
