Phillies Sign Another Guy with a Thing
“Medical redshirt” is such a nasty term. It makes you think of a despondent, broken athlete, arms folded, sitting crumpled on the sidelines with a comically large bandage around his head…Read More
Ironpigs Plan to Bobble Your Head Off
If you thought today was all about football, you are right. Please leave this baseball web site and go send negative vibes through your television to Jay Cutler’s arm. And legs and torso and…Read More
Carlos Ruiz Joins Hypothetical Team of Often Forgotten Names
There’s a reason it sounds like everybody hates Carlos Ruiz. His name and nickname have the “-ue” sound in them, and in the Citizens Bank Park official rule doctrine, the signature…Read More
BlueClaws to Battle Hawks in Baseball, Not Crime Against Nature
By now, it should be clear that the Phillies have no problem turning their farm system against itself. They also have no qualms with threatening local college students during Spring Training. So when…Read More
Phillies Scout Says Phillies Are Great, Goes to Cubs
The off season is crammed full of moves, like Ruben Amaro’s head full of secrets. Even when blockbuster trades aren’t flowing across the headlines of mainstream news outlets, tiny little…Read More
Jimmy Rollins Finally Reveals Secret of Coolness
It’s “volunteering.” Huh. I always thought it’d be vigilante crimefighting. …Read More
Charlie Manuel and Shane Victorino Disagree to Disagree
Charlie Manuel thinks one way about Shane Victorino’s hitting. Shane Victorino thinks another…Read More
Phil-Literature: “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
This week, we pluck from the shelves another piece of Phil-Literature, most commonly seen on the display…Read More
Phillies Prospect Faces Correct Accusations of Steroid Use
In one of those MLB.com articles that actually doesn’t have a video crammed in the middle,we’ve…Read More
Mark Parent Takes Stranglehold of Reading Phillies
Victory is the sweetest dance of all. [NorCal Blogs] Say hello to Mark Parent, your 2011 manager…Read More



