Jimmy Rollins Leads List of 12 Phillies in WBC
The Philadelphia Phillies season opener is less than a month away. That means roughly 27 days left to work out all the kinks and figure out the definitive starting outfield. For some players the spring...
View ArticleChoochless, Can the Phillies Stay Afloat?
We all know about Carlos Ruiz‘ 25 game suspension this season, and how we will likely not play until May. Having Chooch miss 25 games is a big deal, but backup catcher Erik Kratz should be able to hold...
View ArticleSorry Charlie, The Phillies Need More Larry…
No one who has witnessed the recent Phillies march to success, which began in 2007 and culminated the following season with their second World Series ring, can deny the unquestionable role that manager...
View ArticlePhillies’ Spring At-Bats Provide Hope For Offensive Rejuvenation
An offense in decline. That pretty much sums up what Philadelphia Phillies fans have witnessed over the last four years. In 2009, the Phillies scored 820 runs, reaching their second straight World...
View ArticleReassessing The Upcoming Halladay Season…
As any of my Twitter followers know, I’m the first person to focus on the negatives about our Philly sports teams, mostly in fun of corse. This week has seen a level of panic about the condition of Roy...
View ArticleHamels rocked as Phillies Drop Opener in Atlanta
It certainly wasn’t the start we had all envisioned for the Phillies, as the Braves were able to hold off the visitors for a 7-5 victory on opening night. Cole Hamels struggled through five innings,...
View Article2013 Philadelphia Phillies Predictions
With one game down, a lot of people over-react, but that is our nature due to the fact that for the last five or so months, one game has mattered. The NFL plays 16 games, the 76ers threw away too many...
View ArticleAfter a Long and Arduous Journey, is Domonic Brown Finally Here to Stay?
The highly anticipated debut of Phillies top prospect Domonic Brown had the Citizen’s Bank Park crowd of over 40,000 brimming with optimism as he stepped into the batter’s box against Diamondbacks...
View ArticleWhen it Rains, it Pours, Phillies lose 1-0, and then Lose 11-2
Well, after they scrapped to win the Marlins series you knew things were bad, but what happened in the Reds series was worse than bad. The Phillies in the Reds series went a combined 13 for 83; which...
View ArticlePhillies Offense Awakens But Still Fall to Cardinals 4-3
Well the offense has been stagnant to say the least; they had 13 hits in the entire series against the Reds, and were coming in against one of the better pitchers in all of baseball. The kickoff to a...
View ArticlePettibone and the Bullpen Impress, Phillies win 3-2
The Phillies started off a series last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the same Pirates that just took 3 out of 4 from the red hot Atlanta Braves. To kick off the series they turned to one of...
View ArticleHalladay Looks to Get Phillies Back On Winning Track: Preview for 4/24/13
Tonight the Philadelphia Phillies will look to re-ignite their sorry offense after last night’s sad affair in being shut out 2-0 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Roy Halladay will look for his third straight...
View ArticlePirates at Phillies Businessperson Special Preview & Lineups: 4/25/13
Coming off a blown lead late by the bullpen the Philadelphia Phillies will turn to Cliff Lee to stop the bleeding and hopefully split this four game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 34-year-old...
View ArticlePhillies beat the Mets 4-0 & Preview of 4/27/13
If you have one of those old “Phour Aces” shirts laying around, you may want to break it out again along with some white out, scissors… maybe you just want to go out and get a new one instead. Our...
View Article2013 Phillies: First Month is in the Books
I was home for the weekend during the Cardinals series and attended the 5-0 loss on Saturday, April 20, when the Phillies mustered a meager three hits and did their very best to murder the game of...
View ArticleThankfully, the Phillies beat the Marlins 7-2
The Phillies returned home last night, after playing 2 games in Cleveland that I will just pretend never happened, and you should too. The 12-16 Phillies were set to face off against the sad 8-20...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Phillies: This Offense Sucks!
Yes that is Dick Vermeil’s famous description of the Penn State offense in 1993 near the end of a game with Iowa- a game the Lions won 31-0! However, it also describes something a lot of people seem to...
View ArticlePhillies Show Signs of Life, Beat the Giants 6-2
I expected this game to be ugly, ugly in the sense that it would be a 1-0 late Giants victory or something close to that, and of course I was wrong. The 13-18 Phillies who just lost 2 terrible games to...
View ArticlePhillies Split Final Two Games with Giants
Kyle Kendrick is the man, everyone of you reading this and everyone you know that has watched the Phillies has said the following sentence at least 1 time “Kyle Kendrick (insert any expletive, they all...
View ArticleShort Term Fix, Long Term Fix: Phillies Edition
I will be doing a series on each of the four major sports teams in Philadelphia over the next few weeks. Each will highlight what each team has to do in the short run and the long run to benefit each...
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