Writer: Frank Klose
Strong offensive performances from Freddy Galvis and Domonic Brown today led the Phillies to a 10-1 victory of the Tampa Bay Rays in Clearwater. Brown continues to bat like an All-Star and new outfielder Galvis hit like an outfielder to give the Phillies a win. Brown just continues to rake Grapefruit League pitching. The Phillies […]
You know what I haven't had in a while? Big League Chew. But I just might now since Cole Hamels will be on the package, as our Andrew Gillen reported a while back. Today, Rob Neyer of SBNation tweeted the pic of the packaging. Check it out: PS – 20 servings in a […]
Despite a decent spring, the Phillies have released pitcher Aaron Cook, who had been competing for a spot on the Phillies roster. In six games, Cook was 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA. Today was an opt-out day in Aaron Cook's contract, but the Phillies feel they have better options internally at AAA or else […]
April 1 is next week. But this is no April Fool's joke. Fans attending Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs games can now play pee-controlled urinal video games. Seriously. From the Iron Pigs' official website release: Coca-Cola Park will be the first sports venue in the world to feature a brand new revolutionary "Urinal Gaming […]
Placido Polanco played for the Phillies from 2002-2005 and 2010-2012. Placido Polanco will always be one of my favorite Phillies players. Granted, most of it was for his 2002-2005 tenure. A professional hitter who made contact, in his prime he was considered one of the top two-hole hitters in the game. Polanco has gold gloves […]
Current Marlins promotion on their website Imagine this: you can see Juan Pierre, Placido Polanco, Greg Dobbs, and Chad Qualls… and then see them again another day for free! While most baseball fans eagerly line up months in advance to try to snag an opportunity to see their team on Opening Day, the Marlins […]
Freddy Galvis took over right field after Domonic Brown batted in the sixth inning So we were just wondering who might be the Phillies' fifth outfielder especially now that both Darin Ruf and Jermaine Mitchell were sent to the minor leagues. The only other outfield candidate that is currently on the roster seemed to […]
Those of you on Twitter may have noticed that the beat writers had little to say about today's Phillies matchup with the Orioles. They have not even posted lineups. The reason is that they were over in the minor league complex watching Roy Halladay pitch in a minor league game. The results were mixed. […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose With only 10 days left until the Phillies open against the Altanta Braves, some roster questions remain. With today's demotion of Darin Ruf and with Delmon Young still expected to open the season on the disabled list, the Phillies have an opening in the outfield. Further, with Carlos Ruiz missing 25 […]
Jermaine Mitchell gets an opportunity to show off his speed in the leadoff spot today. With Spring Training winding down the focus of these remaining games tends to be on those trying to make the team. In the case of pitchers, those making the staff tend to play in the minor league games more and […]
