Writer: Frank Klose
A tough season for former Phillies starter Vance Worley just got tougher. Today, the Minnesota Twins demoted Worley to AAA, reports Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. After making nine starts with the Twins, Worley is 1-4 with a 6.20 ERA. A fan favorite, the Phillies traded Worley to the Twins along with pitching prospect Trevor […]
We will never forget this image. Brad Lidge falling down to his knees and throwing up his arms in the air. Carlos Ruiz running up to him for an embrace. Ryan Howard knocking them over. The Phillies were World Champions of Baseball. The perfect closer from that season, Brad Lidge, whose 48 for 48 dominance […]
I suppose he could have said he was simply moving his locker but smiling and being coy may have been more fun. After packing up his belongings caused some beat writers to speculate that Iron Pigs 3b/1b/LF was heading to join the Phillies, he may have simply been moving a locker. Great win for the […]
Courtesy mcall.com From Iron Pigs beat writer Michael LoRe: Josh Fields is packing his bags. Could be joining #Phillies. — Michael LoRé (@michaellore) May 21, 2013 Ryan Howard is injured and a strong D.L. candidate. A move for Josh Fields probably means that the Phillies plan to start internal options and are looking for […]
I am not sure this is still called a "Stars and Stripes" hat. The Inquirer's Matt Gelb gave us a sneak peak of this year's caps for the holidays: Phillies will wear these hats next Monday. Your thoughts? twitpic.com/crzvxw — Matt Gelb (@magelb) May 20, 2013 My thoughts: can't they wear a patch or […]
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard missed Sunday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati with a sore knee. Instead of flying to Miami with the rest of the team, Howard stayed behind to get an MRI on the knee, the Phillies themselves report. The Phillies very well could find themselves placing both catcher Carlos Ruiz and Howard on […]
Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz came up lame rounding second base to third base during yesterday afternoon's game as the Phillies hosted the Cincinnati Reds and was replaced in the game by Erik Kratz. Today it appears that Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz could be headed to the disabled list. Thanks to the The Delaware News […]
We knew that Phillies reliever Mike Adams wasn't feeling so hot. But now it appears that Adams is headed to the disabled list. According to MLB.com Phillies writer Todd Zolecki, Ruben Amaro Jr. indicated that it was a "likelihood" that Adams would head to the disabled list. However, the decision has not officially been […]
Was the ball off of Ryan Howard's glove in Tuesday's Phillies contest against the Cleveland Indians fair or foul? As we saw those inches would have meant three runs for the Indians. Umpire Dan Iassogna did an admirable job of putting himself in the best possible position to see the play, but good-willed people […]
Good news on the Roy Halladay front. Dr. Michael G. Ciccotti, MD, Phillies Director of Medical Services, issued the following statement on behalf of the team: "Roy had successful shoulder surgery yesterday. He had an arthroscopic evaluation and underwent debridement of his labrum and rotator cuff as well as removal of an inflamed bursa. […]
