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Matt Stairs Headed to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
PHOTO: Chris Carlson/AP Former Phillie hero and current broadcaster Matt Stairs is headed to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame with the class of 2015. He will join two other notable MLB players in...
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Ken Rosenthal, Awkward Press Conferences, and Why The Phillies Are Stuck In...
“Stuck in neutral” Yesterday, Ken Rosenthal wrote about the Phillies in his column over at Fox Sports. He started out with four hypothetical “awkward” press conferences–Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon,...
View ArticleAaron Harang Off To Good Start
It’s only two games, but Phillies righthander Aaron Harang has been a pleasant surprise for the club this year. He’s 1-1 with a 0.73 ERA–or, just one earned run over 12.1 innings pitched. That’s 7th in...
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Small Ball? Not So Much
PHOTO: AP Coming into the season, the Phillies offense wasn’t expected to be much of anything. So manager Ryne Sandberg figured that the best way to get these guys to produce would be small ball....
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Is Ryan Howard Heating Up?
PHOTO: Laurence Kesterson/AP Ryan Howard hit another home run last night, giving him four on the season. All four of them have come within the last eight games. Over that span, he’s hitting...
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Inside Chase Utley’s Slump
PHOTO: Billy Hurst/AP Slumps are a part of baseball. Heck, they’re a part of life. Only there aren’t usually TV cameras and thousands of people watching your every day life. So when Chase Utley began...
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Jonathan Papelbon, And Why You Should Appreciate Him
PHOTO: APLast night, Jonathan Papelbon recorded his 113th save for the Phillies, passing Jose Mesa for the franchise record. It wasn’t any ordinary save, though. After walking Francisco Cervelli to...
View ArticleRyan Howard Is The Hottest Man In Philadelphia
A few weeks ago, we noted that Ryan Howard seemed to be heating up at the plate. He was seeing the ball well, getting lots of solid contact, and finally started to hit some home runs. Since then, he’s...
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Why Keeping Chase Utley Is A Good Thing
The Man™ UPDATE: Welp. Yesterday, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. told Sports Radio WIP that Chase Utley will likely spend the rest of the season on the Phillies. He would later clarify to reporters before...
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Phillies plan to extend protective netting at Citizens Bank Park
The Phillies are putting fan safety near the top of their priority list. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the organization is vying to become the first team to install extended protective...
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