Stop, In The Name of Cole: Hamels Halts Haplessness in 7-2 Win
What does a team missing its two best offensive players need? A series with another team missing its two guys that know how to hit a baseball. Enter the Colorado Rockies, who suck considerably worse…Read More
Why Can’t It Be Easy: Phillies Hold on 9-8
I am going to start this recap with a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that a baseball team scores six runs in the first inning of a baseball game. This type of offensive output would lead…Read More
Dodgers Sweep Phillies: No Really, They Swept the Phillies
This is a pretty bleak headline. What else can you say about a four game sweep? Remember when the Phillies came within a Roy Halladay bout with his arm falling apart of sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals? …Read More
The Marlins are Simply Insufferable: Miami Wins 5-4 Behind Hanley Ramirez
It is really hard to watch guys like Hanley Ramirez be good at stuff.  Make no mistake, the guy is good at baseball. He is also good at poses after base hits, making up awful celebrations that make…Read More
Ty This On For Size: Wigginton’s Six RBI Leads Phils to 8-4 Win
Ty Wigginton began his major league baseball career as a Met in 2002. Since then he has played for a shit ton of other teams. Today marked his career high in runs batted in as he went 3-3 with six…Read More
Cole Hamels is Now 7-1: Phillies Avoid Sweep 4-1
I have pretty much the same narrative after every Cole Hamels start; the ace left hander is making himself…Read More
Real Quick Breakdown of the Cole Hamels/Bryce Harper Thing
You may be confused as to why everyone’s talking about this Phillies-Nationals game tonight. Â Let’s…Read More
Cellar Dweller Phillies To Be Sellers?
It may only be the middle of May, but the rumor mill is already churning. The Phillies remain in the…Read More
Hamels Time: Phils Avoid Sweep in 9-3 Win
The whole catching up to the team that is in first place in the division by beating them things has…Read More
Phillies Rotation is Yesterday’s News
The Phillies early struggles at the plate haven’t diminished the stellar job that their starting pitching…Read More
Phils Avoid Sweep, Drub Mets 8-2
There was a time when the Phillies could erase a early deficit by socking a bunch of dingers and demoralizing…Read More
Omar Infante Homers Twice…Seriously, He Hit Two Home Runs
By its nature the “recap” is supposed to occur directly after an athletic contest…Read More
On Deck Series Cruel Replication of Actual Baseball
The on deck series. It sort of looks like real baseball, I mean they play it in the proper stadium…Read More
Cole Hamels Contract Negotiations Still Pretty Much Where You Left Them, Only Now Involve Magic Johnson
Contract negotiations are subtle dance of seduction and wordplay. Â Both sides occasionally peck at…Read More
The Agony and Ecstasy That is Dom Brown
Does anyone else find it odd that the Phillies can not beat the Houston Astros?  This team  lost 106…Read More
Rich Dubee; Disappointed Father
Michael Dubee not only had to endure watching a game winning home run fly off the bat of Lou Montenez,…Read More
Cole Hamels Contract Now Hinging on Special Bond of ‘Friendship’
When an agent and a general manager love each other very much, a contract extension is born. Â In this…Read More
Phils Drop Grapefruit Opener, Raul Ibanez Looks Weird as Yankee
It is very easy to look at the Yankees and want to exact vengeance upon them at every plausible opportunity.…Read More
ESPN Confident Reporting on Cole Hamels’ Hopes and Dreams
We can’t know what Cole Hamels is thinking. Â Right now, it’s probably that mountain of…Read More
Phillies Health Insurance Policy: Part II
The Phillies health concerns aren’t limited to the infield. In part II of my focus on the team’s…Read More





















