Has Ruben Amaro Grown Desperate?
Everyone who is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has started to grow a little desperate. It seemed for a while there that, as the Phils accumulated former Cy Young winners like a teenager acquires acne,…Read More
Roy Halladay Beats the Hell out of Shoulder Surgery
2013 President of Major League Baseball’s Team Physician Association Michael Ciccotti released a statement on Roy Halladay this afternoon: “He had an arthroscopic evaluation and underwent debridement…Read More
Platoon Splits and Lineup Optimization
The Phillies enter Thursday night with a subpar record of 19-22 following their most recent loss to the slugging Indians of Cleveland. After finishing the 2012 season at exactly .500, Phillies fans wanted…Read More
Phillies Decide Mike Adams’ Spasming Back is Worth MRI or Two
It’s just not a dreary morning without a Mike Adams’ back update! UPDATE: It’s not great. Adams threw a game of catch the other day to prove how little the back spasms he’s been…Read More
The Last Thing We Need Is For Cole Hamels To Blow Up
Something has been weird about Cole Hamels all year long. And Wednesday’s performance against the Cleveland Indians only perpetuated that weirdness. Hamels struggled with his command from the first…Read More
Phillies Announce Carlos Zambrano Signing-Talk No Longer Premature
What Ruben Amaro called “ridicuously premature” earlier in the week has now become reality. The…Read More
What Are Phillies Getting From The Four Players in SI’s Fortunate 50?
Here’s something that would have seemed inconceivable 10 years ago. In Sports Illustrated’s…Read More
Freddy Galvis Making People Think Interesting Thoughts
As Freddy Galvis ascended through the minor league system and finished a very productive 2011 season…Read More
Phillies Prove Indians Are Not 18 Runs Better Than Them, Beat Cleveland 6-2
Two weeks ago, the Phillies were the victims of a merciless beating in Cleveland. Outscored 20-2 by…Read More
Ryan Howard Could Stop The Shift If He Wanted To
Up until his final game-winning at bat on Sunday, Ryan Howard had a really rough weekend going in Arizona. In…Read More
German Phillies Prospect Starts Long Road to Not Just Being Known as “the German Prospect”
Julsan Kamara is one of his country’s best baseball players. But that country is not America. It…Read More
Mike Adams’ Back Currently Spasming All Over the Place
They say a lot of things about pitching, but “needing a back” is one of the things they…Read More
Calls To Call Up Darin Ruf Grow Louder Despite Lack Of Place To Play Him
Uh oh, everybody. Get ready for some more Darin Ruf mania. It’s easy to be anxious to call up a…Read More
Phillies Win 4-2 to end Long, Strange Trip
In some sort of baseball miracle, Ryan Howard hit a two-run single off a left handed pitcher in the 10th…Read More
Darin Ruf Working Hard to Convince You He is an Outfielder Again
Look at all the good Darin Ruf is doing down there at triple-A. Darin Ruf walks with the bases loaded…Read More
Joe Savery Completes Fallback Plan in Case “Baseball” Thing Doesn’t Work Out
Today, Joe Savery returns to Lehigh Valley for what will definitely not be the last time. However,…Read More
Phillies Apparently Don’t Sign Carlos Zambrano Despite Apparent Interest to, Apparently
Carlos Zambrano has not been signed by the Phillies, because that is something I guess we need to worry…Read More
Phillies Fans Issue Counter-Apology to Roy Halladay
Phillies fans offered a response to injured legend Roy Halladay’s gutwrenching apology the other…Read More
Roy Halladay Issues The Most Unnecessary Apology In Human History
I hope the people that booed Roy Halladay at his last two starts in Philadelphia feel about two inches…Read More
Charlie Manuel Recognized for Not Being Fired Despite Wishes of Internet
Charlie Manuel used to run this town. It was for a few minutes after the World Series. Then, enough…Read More





















