The sports world is stunned today as they have learned that Pat Burrell plans to retire. The 35-year old has had foot problems that will just make it too painful to continue. He told the AP back in November that it’s too problematic to keep playing, even though he wasn’t sure of his decision at [...]
You can never have enough depth. For the Philadelphia Phillies, that depth is needed in the outfield. Shane Victorino is back in centerfield, but they are trusting John Mayberry to play a full season in left and maybe hoping that Dom Brown emerges in right after competing with some of the average joe’s they signed [...]
It’s a good thing that we added a question mark to our last item regarding the Philadelphia Phillies and SS Jimmy Rollins agreeing to a deal, because it never took place. It seemed like it was about to happen for a while, but it just hasn’t gone down. Now, Scott Miller of CBS Sports is [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies had to be seriously considering a back-up option in case they couldn’t sign SS Jimmy Rollins, who had said that he had no interest in giving the club a hometown discount. But what would that option be? Freddie Galvis just isn’t ready to take over the shortstop position for a team with [...]
We mentioned earlier today that the Philadelphia Phillies were reportedly moving on from Ryan Madson and focusing their attention on Boson Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. Well, that does indeed seem to be the case. Because Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com is reporting that the Philies have reached an agreement with Papelbon and he’ll become a [...]
It was widely believed earlier this week that the Philadelphia Phillies were poised to sign a contract with Ryan Madson for four years and about $44 million. However, some reports say a deal was never in place and that Ruben Amaro backed out of the deal. Now, according to Jayson Stark on Twitter, the Phillies [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies still have “99 Problems but a Pitch Ain’t One,” but they will have less pitching in 2012. At least, as of right now they will, but the 2011 season isn’t even over yet, so that doesn’t mean much. The team has declined the options on two pitchers who at various points in [...]
Philadelphia Phillies ace (one of them) Cole Hamels is coming off of his best season as a professional. He had a 2.79 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP to go with a 14-9 record. We don’t really care about W/L record for pitchers so you can throw that out. His other numbers are close to filthy. [...]
It’s easy to blame Cliff Lee for the Philadelphia Phillies meltdown in the ALDS because he was given a four-run lead that, if held, would have lead to a sweep. But, it’s not too difficult to blame the bats when Doc Halladay holds the St. Louis Cardinals to one run in Game 5 and they [...]
With the Philadelphia Phillies tied with the St. Louis Cardinals at 2-2 and facing Game 5 tonight, you’d think there needs to be some sort of explanation. Sure, the Cardinals have a nice team, but nothing compared to this Phillies team that is stacked to bejesus and back with pitching. The easy scapegoat has been [...]
In Tuesday’s Game 3 win, The Philadelphia Phillies replaced Raul Ibanez with John Mayberry, Jr. The St. Louis Cardinals had lefthander Jaime Garcia throwing yesterday, so they decided to use Mayberry’s right-handed bat. But, with righty Edwin Jackson throwing on Wednesday for the Cardinals, the Phillies have but Ibanez back in the lineup. In the [...]
Philadelphia Phillies fans are scrambling to think of a way for their team to lost to the St. Louis Cardinal in this opening NLDS series. Does Cliff or Doc take a dump on the mound? Do the bats go silent? What could possibly happen for the Phils to lose this series? Well, this isn’t about [...]
If any news could take the wind out of the sails of Phillies fans, it’s this. They won’t care that they’ve played like total crap this past week despite locking up the NL East and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs if their boy Hunter Pence is banged up. And he is. According to Jim Salisbury [...]
There was a decent amount of debate in August and September as to who the Philadelphia Phillies should go with as their No. 4 starter in the playoffs. Conventional wisdom says that obviously you have to go with Roy Oswalt. But, the Phillies have 23-year old righty Vance Worley, who pitched his ass off this [...]
Last night, during the final game of a sweep of the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies 2B Chase Utley got a little bump on the noggin. A pitch came in towards his face and he turned his head in the other direction. It clanked him right on the helmet. Utley didn’t seem fazed. It looked like [...]
Remember the ageless Jamie Moyer? The one who retired not too long ago after pitching well into his late 40′s? Yeah, um, he didn’t retire. In fact, after undergoing Tommy John surgery in December 2010, he’s beginning a rehab assignment for the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, FL. Seriously. He’s 48-years old and hoping to be [...]
If Phillies fans weren’t already jacked up at the thought of losing Jimmy Rollins for two weeks, then they’ll be thrilled now! One of their staff aces, Cole Hamels, has now been placed on the disabled list as well with shoulder inflammation. Yay! The injury is not thought to be overly serious. But, the Phillies [...]
Hey, Phillies fans! Do you absolutely love watching the pair of Wilson Valdez and Michael Martinez playing together every night? Well, you’re going to love the next two weeks! That’s because, according to Jimmy Rollins on Twitter, he has a Grade 2 groin strain and will hit the disabled list. “Soooooo this is what we [...]
Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels has been dominant all season with the exception of a few starts. He’s 13-7 with a 2.62 ERA and has been mowing people down all year. But last Friday against the Washington Nationals, his velocity was down and he got roughed up a bit. He said afterwards he wasn’t having [...]
On Friday night, Philadelphia Phillies lefty Cole Hamels got roughed up a bit. He allowed three runs on six hits and four walks over five innings to the Washington Nationals. For him, that’s getting roughed up. But, according to Todd Zolecki, Hamels thinks he is dealing with a bit of a dead arm. “Hamels basically [...]
After the All-Star break, Atlanta Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens made his first four starts despite feeling pain in his surgically repaired knee. But, on Saturday, the team decided it was time to shut it down for a bit. This makes OTR’s Mike Perry look pretty smart. While everyone was blowing Jurrjens and his minimal ERA, [...]
In case you missed this on Friday night, it’s worth watching. The Philadelphia Phillies had a commanding lead on the San Francisco Giants in the sixth inning. Jimmy Rollins singled home two more runs to give the Phils an 8-2 lead. After that, Rollins swiped second base and that apparently didn’t go over so well [...]
According to Jen Royle, who we still don’t know much about other than her Twitter account says that she’s a Ravens/Orioles radio co-host or reporter or something, the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays are talking about a trade involving B.J. Upton. “Source: Friedman & Amaro are trying to work out a deal for BJ [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies get one of their closers back today. The team activated Brad Lidge off of the DL for the first time all season, according to Martin Frank of Delawareonline.com. He also said that to make room for Lidge, Danys Baez had to be designated for assignment. “Lidge activated; Baez designated for assignment. #Phillies,” [...]
In 2008, J.C. Romero was an integral part of a deadly Philadelphia Phillies bullpen that helped them win a World Series. Then a funny thing happened when he got busted for PED’s….he stunk. So the Phillies finally cut him this season and he was picked up by the Washington Nationals. Once they saw him play [...]