Let’s Get to the Bottom of this Papelbon Thing
By now, it should be clear that I have a problem with the Jonathan Papelbon signing. Not just the four year, $50 million part of it, or the Ryan Madson part of it, but mostly, how all these things add…Read More
Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay Voted Not Good Enough by Baseball Writers
You probably thought the Phillies’ pitching staff was pretty good. Yesterday, we found out just how good they were: Not very good at all. Finishing second, third, and fifth in the NL Cy Young…Read More
Phillies Prioritize Offseason Moves, Re-Sign Brian Schneider
Let’s face it: Brian Schneider is addicting. Remember that signature thing he does? You know, the one he’s known for? Without it, he’d just be a pretty vanilla background guy best…Read More
Raul Ibanez Successfully Enters Baseball Hall of Fame
“We will have memories that will last forever with my son out of this. He’ll be 50 one day and we’ll be talking about this visit to Cooperstown.” –Raul Ibanez “…and…Read More
Interminable Mike Zagurski Trade Finally Comes to Noticeable End
Mike Zagurski was traded and apparently the other team felt obligated to give us something for him, which is nice. Its always encouraging when teams work together like that. After several months of…Read More
Cole Hamels Being Shopped Around in Theory, Reports No One and Everyone
Buster Olney threatened to trade Cole Hamels (Insider required) the other day, and boy, the internet…Read More
Vance Worley Loses Rookie of the Year to Two Members of Terrible Collapse
File this one under “WTF is this shit?!” Vance Worley, who you’ll remember from being…Read More
Phillies All Say Beautiful, Heartbreaking Things About Jimmy Rollins
Jimmy Rollins took a short break from toying with our emotions this winter to host a charity event for…Read More
Phillies Welcome Ryne Sandberg Back After Little Job Interview “Experiment”
Fate is always best when it is accepted without question, I always say. For instance, I have wholly…Read More
Pat Gillick and a Cuban Sandwich
Pat Gillick takes a giant bite out of an almost comically large Cuban sandwich. ”Who knew that…Read More




