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 [...]
It’s been said in this space repeatedly that the Philadelphia Phillies have “99 Problems but a Pitch Ain’t One.” And it’s true, their pitching has been outstanding, despite the fact that Roy Oswalt has been on the DL since late June with bulging discs in his back. That doesn’t mean that Oswalt wouldn’t help out [...]
The Atlanta Braves have been on absolute fire as of late. The division-leading Philadelphia Phillies have been playing really well also, but not well enough that their lead hasn’t slowly evaporated. The Phillies now have a 2.5-game lead on Atlanta, with the Braves coming to town for an important (but not crucial…c’mon it’s July) weekend [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies got quite a scare on Sunday when Shane Victorino fielded a ball in center field, then tripped and fell to the ground as he tried to hurl it to the infield. It looked like he rolled his ankle pretty good in the turf up in Toronto. Turns out, his thumb is the [...]
Philadelphia Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins was the DH on Friday as the Phils came back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6. He’s been dealing with some shoulder soreness, but manager Charlie Manuel said that’s not why he started Wilson Valdez at short. “I’m just getting Jimmy off his feet,” Manuel said. “It’s something I’ve [...]
It was about a year ago that I sat in OTR’s very own, Micah Warren’s German luxury car (Volkswagen Jetta). We were headed to the range to hit some golf balls when I suggested an interesting, yet unlikely scenario. “The Eagles should make a move for Albert Haynesworth.” It was evident that this guy was [...]
This isn’t good. The Philadelphia Phillies have had enough issues this season with their bats (they have 99 Problems but a Pitch Ain’t One?). They’ve urinated away great start after great start by their pitching staff and can’t afford to be losing any productivity on offense. That’s what makes Jimmy Rollins’ injury so concerning. He [...]
By now, you have heard that the Philadelphia Phillies will be getting their stud 2B Chase Utley back from the DL. He’s scheduled to join the team on Monday after rehabbing his bothersome knee down in Florida. But, is Utley coming back too soon? By all accounts, they have been very patient with his knee. [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies have a miserable outfield. So much so that the 610 WIP mid-day crew of Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano were discussing the worst Phillies outfields of all time. You only do that when the current one is so awful. So, it doesn’t help them that the one good outfielder that they do [...]
The Colorado Rockies learned tonight that they would be without the services of all-world first baseman Todd Helton against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday night. He was scratched with a bad back that he tore up sliding into 2nd base Wednesday. And then, another stud, Carlos Gonzalez was lifted from tonight’s game due to a groin [...]
Philadelphia Phillies righthander Roy Oswalt has been on the DL with a sore back that he presumably injured while running out a bunt. But, according to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, he’s still on pace to make his Tuesday start. “Oswalt will throw a bullpen Sunday and is still expected to start Tuesday,” Gelb [...]
At one point last year, Domonic Brown was rated the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball. When the Philadelphia Phillies finally called him up, he had a stellar debut and the fan base was energized. But, after that first game, things started to go downhill. Brown was pinch hitting because that’s what the team [...]
