Writer: Frank Klose
In game three of Grapefruit action, Cliff Lee will take the mound for the Phillies back home in Clearwater. The Tigers followed them from Lakeland and will play the Phillies for the second day in a row at 1:05 p.m.. A few interesting notes in today's lineup. First, Michael Young is batting third and Chase […]
Via Gallagher's Facebook Page Manheim High School's Austin Gallagher was recently cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization after receiving a 50-game suspension for taking a banned substance. Today, the Phillies picked him up, according to the Lancaster Sunday News. To make room in camp, the Phillies released infielder Andres Blanco. Gallagher tested positive for […]
Photo Courtesy of Jack Kasten What a pitching matchup the Phillies and Tigers have for today: Roy Halladay vs. Justin Verlander. Well, for two innings, anyway. The bad news is that the game today is not televised. However, Monday and Tuesday's games will both be carried by The Comcast Network. The Tigers' lineup should […]
BASEBALL! Oh how we have missed thee. It's nice to click off that "Spring Training" category and know the Phillies will be ready for action. Indeed, it is just Spring Training. But we have not seen any baseball since the regular season ended, making our wait time much greater. Without the Flyers for so […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew The Phillies core of Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard has been together since 2005. Looking for "leadership" on the Phillies fans tend to think of Chase Utley as quiet, Ryan Howard as laid back, but Jimmy Rollins as the team leader. Jonathan Papelbon would tend to disagree. On […]
Wow. What a find by Aerys Sports' Phillies blog, View From Section 116 the other day. The find in question? Phillies new centerfielder Ben Revere doing his best Beyonce cover in a Vitamin Water advertisement. The Vitamin Water ad comes from Revere's time with the Rochester Red Wings, the AAA affiliate of the Minnesota […]
Tough news for the Flyers today. Flyers GM Paul Holmgren announced that Flyers top-goal scorer Matt Read will be out six weeks. This news comes via CSNPhilly.com's Tim Panaccio: Read suffered torn rib cage muscle and will miss 6 weeks, GM Paul Holmgren said. Worse than a concussion in terms of length of time. — […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Yesterday we got the impression from the Phillies' Spring Training rotation that Cole Hamels was likely to be the Phillies' Opening Day starter headed into the 2013 season. Although he enjoyed a successful young career that included a World Series MVP, Hamels had never gotten the opportunity. Heading into 2013 the Phillies' […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew We got some insight into the Phillies 2013 rotation today. The news is a little different that we have expected the last few years. Here it is, thanks to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki: Hamels starts Grapefruit League opener Sat vs. HOU. Halladay on Sun @ DET, Lee on Mon vs. DET, Kendrick […]
ESPN.com reported yesterday that five new names were on the Biogenesis list. He also reported that fomer Phillies prospect and Nationals star pitcher Gio Gonzalez is "cleared" of taking banned substances. Gonzalez is recorded in the documents receiving a good amount of substances from the clinic for $1000.00, but they all appear to be legal: […]
