Victorino suspended three games; No Giants suspended

UPDATE 2 — Phillies Nation’s blog was wrong. No Giants were suspended. Eli Whiteside and Ramon Ramirez were fined, which is total bull crap. Here is MLB’s statement, which was obviously released while they were high on some good stuff: “Victorino’s aggressive actions prolonged the bench-clearing incident between the Clubs.” Placido Polanco was also fined … Continue reading Victorino suspended three games; No Giants suspended

Postgame quotes about the brawl

As soon as the final out was recorded around 1:30 AM ET, I hit the “publish” button, closed my computer and went to bed. But my phone kept buzzing with texts from Matt Gelb and Todd Zolecki’s Twitter with interesting quotes from last night so I know I had to look them up this morning … Continue reading Postgame quotes about the brawl

Tempers flare as Phils rough up Sanchez, Giants

This has become a very heated rivalry in baseball despite the two teams playing on opposite sides of the country. It all started last October in Game 3. The two culprits were Chase Utley and Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez. Now let’s fast forward tonight. It was the first time the Phils saw Sanchez since Game … Continue reading Tempers flare as Phils rough up Sanchez, Giants