I wrote a game recap for every game that the Phillies played in 2011.  There were 196 posts in all; from the pre spring training game with Florida State to the game five loss against the Cardinals.  This season felt like Justin and I would be writing about the Phillies deep into the postseason.  Now this website will be devoted to what is to come, an offseason in which Ryan Howard will be recovering from surgery and there will be constant inquiries into the ability of this team to succeed going forward.   (more…)

At this point I’m not really helping the team, I’m kind of a liability more than anything.

-Roy Oswalt on leaving the game with lower back tightness.

Uh oh.  Roy Oswalt is and has been pitching with pain for the last few starts.  I was of the mind that the diminutive right hander was building arm strength and would bounce back to what he was before his trip to the DL.  Apparently, “building arm strength” is code for “pitching with a fucked up back.” (more…)