Phillies Tender Five Contracts, Ink a Deal with a Reliever

Friday was a busier than usual day for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Fightin’s —as expected— tendered contracts to all arbitration eligible players by Friday’s non-tender deadline. Six players in total, Rhys Hoskins, Jose Alvarado, Ranger Suarez, Seranthony Domínguez, Edmundo Sosa, and Sam Coonrod, received their tenders. Coonrod and the Phillies agreed to a one-year, $775,000 […]

Mike Lipinski  •  19 Nov 2022
Bryce Harper Set for Elbow Surgery

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper will have surgery on his elbow according to reports. The procedure will take place next week. The type of procedure is unknown. A timetable for his return is unknown. Harper injured his elbow in April and was unable to play the field for most of the season. Despite the […]

Mike Lipinski  •  16 Nov 2022
Phillies Dream Season Ends, Houston Astros Win the World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies improbable run to the World Series has come to an end. The Houston Astros defeated the Phillies in World Series Game 6 by a score of 4-1 to win their second World Championship in 5-years. Yordan Alvarez’s 3-run home run in the 6th inning turned out to be the game winner. Both […]

Mike Lipinski  •  06 Nov 2022
Contract Decisions Made for Three Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies have begun the process of picking up or declining player options. They have until Thursday to complete the process. The Phils made a series of moves official earlier today. As was expected, the Phillies have picked up the option for starting pitcher Aaron Nola. Nola will make $16MM for the 2023 season. Nola […]

Mike Lipinski  •  07 Nov 2022
World Series Game 5: Astros Win 3-2, Phillies on the Brink of Elimination

he Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 series lead. The World Series will shift back to Houston on Saturday night with the Phillies facing elimination. Houston took a 1-0 lead two batters into the game when Jeremy Peña drove in Jose Altuve with a single off Noah […]

Mike Lipinski  •  03 Nov 2022
World Series Game 4: Houston Astros Throw a Combined No-Hitter to Even the World Series

Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier threw six no-hit innings and the Astros bullpen— Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly —held the Phillies hitless over the final three innings for the first postseason no hitter since Roy Halladay’s 2010 no hitter. It was the third no-hitter in postseason history. The Astros offense provided 5-runs of […]

Mike Lipinski  •  02 Nov 2022
NLCS Game 5: Phillies Win the NL Pennant on Bryce Harper’s Heroics!

Let the chaos begin at Cottman and Frankford! The Philadelphia Phillies have won the National League Pennant and are going back to the World Series for the first time in 13-years. The 2022 Phillies —who fired their manager and lost their superstar in June—overcame multiple deficits this postseason, and once again overcame the odds on […]

Mike Lipinski  •  23 Oct 2022
World Series Game 3: Phillies Crush Houston 7-0

he Philadelphia Phillies used the long ball —five of them to be exact— en route to a 7-0 shellacking of the Houston Astros in World Series Game 3. The win gives the Fightin’s a 2-1 series lead and puts them two wins away from a World Championship. Bryce Harper got the party started for the […]

Mike Lipinski  •  02 Nov 2022
World Series Game 2: Houston Wins 5-2 to Even the Series

The Houston Astros scored 3-runs in the first inning off Phillies starter Zack Wheeler and rode 6.1 1-run innings from Framber Valdez en route to a a 5-2 victory in World Series Game 2. The Astros win tied the series at one-game apiece. The Astros jumped on Wheeler with three doubles in the first four […]

Mike Lipinski  •  30 Oct 2022