Writer: Kevin Durso
Opportunities are everything in a game, especially when the game is on the line. The Phillies had the perfect storm of events happen twice. Twice, they wasted it. The White Sox waited out a marathon of an opener on a doubleheader and struck in the 11th for the game-winning run. The Phillies just never managed […]
Cole Hamels and Carlos Ruiz will look to keep the Phillies going against the Nationals on Tuesday. (Kevin Durso/Philliedelphia) John Lannan pitched eight shutout innings on Monday night. This morning, it you looked at the ERA of the five starters that currently make up the Phillies' rotation, you'd find a shocking revelation. The pitcher with […]
The Flyers had tackled several areas of interest in the offseason already. They traded for Mark Streit, upgrading at defense. They used amnesty clauses on two veteran players – a forward and a goalie – to free up cap space. They used some of that cap space on Vincent Lecavailer, a veteran forward also bought […]
John Lannan starts on Wednesday coming off his first win of the season in his last start. (Kevin Durso/Philliedelphia) Everything seemed to click for the Phillies on Tuesday night. That's how they came away with another victory on the road trip that snapped a long winning streak for the opponent. Don't look past how close […]
The Flyers were among the many teams that spent time at the NHL Draft talking to Vincent Lecavalier. Apparently, they made quite the impression. Lecavalier is choosing to sign with the Flyers when the free-agency signing period officially begins on Friday. The deal is for five years, worth $4.5 million per year. Lecavalier holds a […]
Miscues cost the Dodgers in the ninth inning and gave the Phillies a chance. At the very least, it erased a potential loss for Cliff Lee, who was two outs away from having one mistake ruin an otherwise solid outing. The Phillies tied the game in dramatic fashion with the help of two errors by […]
Through two innings on Tuesday, the Padres appeared to be riding the wave of Monday night's dramatic victory on their way to another win. One big swing changed that. Domonic Brown went 15 games without a home run after a torrid May. Not only was his first home run in two weeks timely, it was […]
With the Stanley Cup handed over to the Chicago Blackhawks, the clock was ticking on buy-out clauses taking effect. Danny Briere was the first of the Flyers choices. There was one other name that was a possibility. Everyone knew it was more than a consideration. It was, in fact, a very realistic option. But hardly […]
The Phillies' two-game winning streak was wiped away rather quickly and easily, as the Rockies rode a six-run first inning on Saturday to a 10-5 win. Gone too were the Phillies recent gains in the division from Friday's comeback win with the Nationals and Braves both pulling out late victories. The Phillies (33-36) now must rebound as […]
I haven't followed the Phillies closely for every year of my life. But one thing I can tell you is that of all of the teams I have seen since becoming a huge fan of this team, this is the worst. The Phillies had missed the playoffs for years after I started following this team, […]
