Writer: Matt Rappa
The 133rd season of Philadelphia Phillies baseball will officially get underway this afternoon against 2008 playoff hero, Shane Victorino, and the Boston Red Sox. 62-68-2 overall on Opening Day, the Phillies will look to inch closer to the .500 mark and win their first season opener since 2011, at home against the Houston Astros. Starting Pitching Matchup: Boston […]
(Photo: FanGraphs) According to Jim Salisbury of Comcast SportsNet, there is 'significant, credible buzz' that the Philadelphia Phillies will sign top Dominican Republic prospect, Jhailyn Ortiz, with the club willing to pay him a $4 million bonus. Ortiz, 16, was first linked to the Phillies early last month in a FanGraphs.com article, describing him as the eventual replacement […]
(Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) WP: Jonathan Papelbon (2-0, 5.40 ERA) LP: Angel Sanchez (0-1, 7.71 ERA) Attendance: 16,609 The Philadelphia Phillies (13-17) have defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (15-12), 7-5, in the second-to-last Spring Training game of 2015. RHP Aaron Harang (0-0, 4.80 ERA), who is expected to start Wednesday evening against Boston's Rick Porcello for the second game of the regular season, opposed 2013 Pirates' All-Star, LHP Jeff Locke (2-2, 6.27 ERA). […]
(Photo: Matt Rappa) Opening Day is right around the corner, and the Phillies have just a couple of games left at home, down in Clearwater, before heading back to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia for exhibition baseball against the Pittsburgh Pirates in what is called the On-Deck Series. Today is the first of those two […]
According to NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport, the Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver Miles Austin will reach an agreement later this week on a one-year deal that would reunite the 30-year-old with former Dallas Cowboys teammate, running back DeMarco Murray. The #Eagles will sign WR Miles Austin when he visits this week, source said, assuming all […]
The Chicago White Sox have claimed former highly-regarded Phillies' prospect, Kyle Drabek, off of waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. #WhiteSox have claimed RHP Kyle Drabek off waivers from @BlueJays and have placed RHP Nate Jones on the 60-day disabled list. — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) March 27, 2015 The 27-year-old right hander was out […]
WP: Michael Pineda (2-0, 1.32 ERA) LP: Jake Diekman (0-1, 12.27 ERA) The Philadelphia Phillies (11-13) were shutout 10-0 by the New York Yankees (14-11) this afternoon in a shortened game because of rain at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. Aaron Nola was slated to start, however the early threat of rain opted Ryne Sandberg to give closer Jonathan Papelbon the rare […]
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, running back DeMarco Murray will officially join the Philadelphia Eagles. Mike Fisher of 105.3 in Dallas reported earlier that Murray's family said he was going to sign with Philadelphia. Schefter also added that Dallas is now actively making calls looking for another running back. This signing, a five-year […]
(Photo: @robellissports) Tuesday evening on SportsRadio 94WIP, Rob Ellis had a major announcement regarding his future at the station. "These are my last two hours at WIP," said Ellis, returning from commercial break around 8 p.m. "This is my last show." Ellis carried on with the following, heartfelt message: "I say this for a couple of different […]
(Photo: @robellissports) Tuesday evening on SportsRadio 94WIP, Rob Ellis had a major announcement regarding his future at the station. "These are my last two hours at WIP," said Ellis, returning from commercial break around 8 p.m. "This is my last show." Ellis carried on with the following, heartfelt message: "I say this for a couple of different […]
