Blogging about the 5x NL East Champion Phillies
The weather was hot in Philadelphia… hot enough to heat up the Phillies’ offense. They scored in bunches and batted around twice to beat the struggling Cleveland Indians 12-3 to sweep the AL Central basement dwellers Thursday afternoon. The runs rained down like the typhoon-like conditions that hit Citizens Bank Park in the top of … Continue reading Bats Explode As Phils Earn Sweep
As I said earlier this week, the Phillies would be welcoming back Jimmy Rollins with open arms. And boy did they ever. Rollins’ late-inning heroics made him the second player in as many days to save J.C. Romero’s ass as the Phillies won 7-6. With the score tied 5-5, Romero got himself into bases-loaded, one-out … Continue reading Welcome Back J-Roll
Jamie Moyer made history tonight, but it was well overshadowed on another stellar performance by the 47-year-old southpaw. Moyer pitched eight innings and Brad Lidge picked up a huge save as the Phillies beat Cleveland 2-1 Tuesday night in Philly. Moyer pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, his only mistake coming off of a monster … Continue reading Lidge Saves Another Moyer Gem
As expected today, the Phillies activated shortstop Jimmy Rollins from the disabled list. Rollins will bat leadoff against the Cleveland Indians tonight. On the other hand in a somewhat surprising move, Greg Dobbs was designated for assignment to make room for Rollins. The speculation was that either Juan Castro or Wilson Valdez was going to … Continue reading Rollins Activated
By Dan MacNeal If I woke up tomorrow morning as Ruben Amaro, Jr. and GM of the Phillies I’d have a list of what I could do to help the Phillies in one day. First, if I was Amaro, I’d be going to President David Montgomery’s office (probably find him sleeping, nestled with his World Series ring) and … Continue reading GM for the Day
By John Russo Thank you! Jimmy Rollins will be back in red pinstripes as early as Tuesday. Whether or not he’s playing tomorrow is unknown but I will be proudly wearing my Rollins jersey to the park. Rollins has only played in 11 games this season while having two stints on the DL. Rollins had … Continue reading Rollins to Return
By: Chris Bengel This is the one subject that has become implanted in the minds of Phillies fans since the season began. Will the Phillies resign Jayson Werth? The obvious answer is yes. But the real question really is if they should give him the huge contract extension. There’s many reasons why Jayson Werth deserves … Continue reading Is He Werth It?
By Dan MacNeal Ever since I was young, my dad and I have shared a love of baseball. He took me to my first game in 1990 to see my favorite ballplayer, Lenny Dykstra and the Phils take on the Pirates. We always watched games together when I was young, even when we stunk in … Continue reading Father’s Day
On a day celebrating fathers around the world, the Phillies were the only ones not celebrating. Roy Halladay was taken yard two times and Carl Pavano pitched a complete game to lead the Twins to a 4-1 win and series win in Philadelphia. Halladay got hit pretty well but only allowed four runs, three earned … Continue reading Father’s Day Failure
By John Russo I wouldn’t be where I am today without my father. It’s plain and simple. It was he who got me into baseball at a very young age, taking me to the Vet to see John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and the rest of that crew. It was he who signed me up for … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day
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