Writer: Frank Klose
Photo: Wikipedia Commons Curt Schilling is the last person you would ask if you wanted to keep something quiet, right? Well today on "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd Schilling made a very big accusation: some Red Sox officials encouraged him to use performance-enhancing drugs in 2008. During the conversation, transcribed by WEEI Boston which […]
Courtesy @Phillies on Twitter We are almost there… six days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. The Phillies shared this gem on Twitter. Philly.com reports that the truck includes the following: 2,400 baseballs 2,000 t-shirts 1,200 bats 600 pairs of pants 450 pairs of socks 350 pairs of shorts 200 fleeces 150 pairs […]
Ryan Braun was suspended by MLB for 50 games for testing postive for elevated levels of testosterone. Melky Cabrera, Yasmani Grandal, and Bartolo Colon all were suspended 50 games for the same infraction. Braun famously got his suspension overturned on appeal, but the other three names got caught. Now, Ryan Braun's name is linked to […]
Courtesy of Corey Shaw Scott Boras got one over on us: closer Rafael Soriano did indeed get the big bucks from the Washington Nationals. Every offseason we think to ourselves, "Did Scott Boras finally screw his client over? Are teams finally not giving into Scott Boras anymore?" 2013 seems different… or does it? Maybe this is […]
Photo of Hamels' new digs courtesy S.W. Bajus Limited Realty The Hamels Foundation has a new location: 880 West Lancaster Avenue in Bryn Mawr, PA. Philly.com reports that the Hamels' kicked off their new headquarters with a celebration and has a photo album of the celebration here. One really neat feature of the foundation's new […]
Kevin Millwood had an up and down Phillies career. The peak of his Phillies career was a no-hitter thrown at Veteran's Stadium on April 27, 2003. A low point came in his last start at Veteran's Stadium when he was booed off the mound and angrily threw his hat into the stands at fans. Yet, […]
The news just gets more and more disappointing for baseball fans. We recently learned of a big doping lab in Miami, Florida. Today, a report from ESPN says that Biogenesis boss Anthony Bosch personally injected Alex Rodriguez with performance-enhancing drugs. According to the report, Rodriguez got personal treatment – secretive and outside usual […]
Remember when you could buy a Phillies video yearbook and give it to someone for Christmas? This year, no such luck. Though previous editions were released in December, such as 2011's video released December 19. January 30th we finally now that we can order the DVD starting February 12, 2013. New for 2012: the […]
It must be getting close… just thirteen days remain until pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater to begin Spring Training 2013. ESPN has released their Spring Training broadcast schedule, and the Phillies are in three of their eight games. Some nice exposure. Here is the schedule, via ESPN's press release: Former Phillies 1B […]
The Miami New Times opened up a huge new chapter in baseball's battle with performance enhancing drugs exposing a massive BALCO-like drug lab that linked many high-profile players to performance-enhancing drugs. The report indicates that Biogenesis, a lab run by Anthony Bosch, supplied players with various performance enhancing substances. Among those on the list include […]
