Valentines Day; Sacrificed Goats and Billy Wagner
February is a terrible month. The month is a cold, unforgiving time of year deriving its only solace from its brevity and the presumption that you have someone you care about enough to shove enough…Read More
Looking at the Aces’ Cutters
I could sum up this post with a saying from our good friend, ZWR: so cuttered. But sadly, I only have a fraction of the wit found over at Zoo With Roy, so instead I’ll go ahead and stick to nerdy…Read More
Tuesday’s Top Prospects Round-Up
Well, if it’s Tuesday, then it must be time to find out what our favorite Phillies prospects have been up to this week. Since last Tuesday, ESPN’s Scouts Inc. guru Keith Law unleashed his knowledge…Read More
The Phillies Biggest Rival is….
This week Matt Gelb of The Inquirer posted a warning to all Phillies fans: Don’t forget about the Braves. It’s true that with all the noise made by the Nationals and the Marlins, the Braves had…Read More
Billy Beane Admits ‘Moneyball’ Was All Phillies’ Idea
If you had a sneaking, baseless suspicion that Billy Beane’s antics in Moneyball, and his corresponding actions in real life were all inspired by something the Phillies did, then you, apparently…Read More
The Mystery of Chase Utley
There are many interesting storylines for the Phillies heading into the 2012 season. What will the fallout…Read More
Shane Victorino’s Role on Hawaii Five-O Revealed as “Businessman”
We had our own theories as to what role Shane Victorino was going to play on “Hawaii Five-0,”…Read More
Phillies Wall of Fame Votes Led by Fantasy Video Game Enthusiast
The Red Sox like to pretend Curt Schilling is their’s thanks to his bloody sock. But what they…Read More
NL East Infection: Jose Reyes Sells His Body
Miami Marlins In a selfless, wonderful gesture, Hanley Ramirez recently opened a new baseball field…Read More
Ed Wade Wants You To Know He Didn’t Stink
Ed Wade’s tenure as Phillies General Manager definitely didn’t end well. When the 2005…Read More
Phillies Groundskeeper Uses Magical Powers to Improve Field Conditions
This is where heaven is grown. (c/o University of Missouri Ext.) As most people know, baseball diamonds…Read More
Phast Phive: George Brett’s Magic Beans
John Stolnis decided to dig up memories of the 2000 Phillies this week, which is really mean when you…Read More
Minor League News & Notes: Phillies Prospects Under the Radar
My colleague, John Stolnis, broke down the Phillies top ten prospects in his weekly report, but I felt…Read More
This Man Had the Greatest Name in Phillies History
I was never very good at collecting baseball cards. Apparently the object is to obtain cards containing…Read More
Yankees Interested in Raul Ibanez for Presumably Baseball Reasons
Oh, those crazy Yankees! They sure are in need of things. For instance, starting pitching, hitting,…Read More
Tuesday’s Top Prospects Round-up
As you know, every Tuesday I’ll be updating you on the progress of the Phils’ Top 10 prospects……Read More
Nationals So Darn Tired of All These Darn Phillies Fans, Darn It
Obviously, tickets to Phillies games are the most precious commodity in all of Philadelphia. The team…Read More
Grading Ruben’s Off-Season
The off-season isn’t officially “off” yet. I know this. If only wanting would…Read More
Pat Burrell: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Former Phillie, Pat Burrell, announced his retirement this past week, allowing me to finally hang up…Read More
Could Roy Ride Again?
You know the expression “stranger things have happened?” It’s an expression we…Read More





















