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Freddy Galvis Making People Think Interesting Thoughts

As Freddy Galvis ascended through the minor league system and finished a very productive 2011 season in Reading and Lehigh Valley, the Phillies were faced with a difficult decision regarding Jimmy Rollins‘…Read More

Freddy Galvis Crowned 30th Starting Third Baseman Since Scott Rolen

It’s official! Freddy Galvis will start a game this evening, in like an hour.  He’ll be batting seventh and covering sick Michael Young’s spot at third, who is getting a night off to…Read More

REPORT: Freddy Galvis Fiddles with Batting Glove on Bench

Back in March, the Phillies made the decision to keep Freddy Galvis over Yuniesky Betancourt. Betancourt went on to be scooped up by the Brewers, where he would go 5-for-20 with zero extra base hits,…Read More

Charlie Manuel Considers 36-year-old DH Michael Young a ‘plus-glove’ Fielder

Charlie Manuel was asked about replacing Michael Young late in games with a far more defensive-capable Freddy Galvis. This was a topic on which I was walking around like an idiot, assuming it was a foregone…Read More

Freddy Galvis Doesn’t Have To Be That Good In Order To Be Good

While Jimmy Rollins is doing his whole “I’m the most patriotic guy in the world” thing at the World Baseball Classic for the next couple weeks, the guys slated to give Jimmy a rest during…Read More

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Cole Hamels not Shellshocked Enough to Miss Out on One-Hitting Astros

This could be a bit scattered, as America is leading its WBC game against Canada at the moment, and Jimmy…Read More

Maximizing Second Base

As Spring Training moves forward, leading us generously to the start of the regular season, one question…Read More

Could a Platoon at Third Solve Some of the Phillies Issues?

The 2013 Phillies enter Spring Training having patched up some holes in their lineup during the offseason.…Read More

Winter Leagues Still Alive with Dwindling Number of Phillie Prospects

The deadline is approaching for MLB teams to pick the prospects they want to protect before another team…Read More

Contingency of Phillies Winter Leaguers Still Tearing Through Venezuela

Tyson Gillies has pieced together a solid seven games in Venezuela, hitting .385 in 26 at-bats with…Read More

Phast Phive: Phree Agent Markets

Justin Klugh Hey not an Eagles fan but I assume Juan Castillo was the quarterback; solid move, he was…Read More

Tyson Gillies and Freddy Galvis Pitted Against Each Other for Amusement of Team Executives

“It’s all part of the process,” Ruben Amaro explains in between bouts of maniacal laughter Gillies,…Read More

Freddy Galvis Destroys Image that he is Offensively and Bodily Weakened

We’ve watched Freddy Galvis transform before us over the past few months.  First, he was a slick…Read More

Phillies Accidentally Announce Secret Plan for 2013 to Everyone

What started as a few casual groundball sessions became a video of possible futures and has now transformed…Read More

Freddy Galvis Welcomed Back to Phillies Team/Disabled List

Freddy Galvis, that young spitfire/spark plug/young gun/other cliche who was pulling the Phillies’…Read More

Freddy Galvis Injury News Not Even Worth Reading, Just Assume it is Awful

It turns out there is no amount of MRIs that would have unfractured Freddy Galvis’ back.  He is…Read More

Freddy Galvis Injury Takes Him out of Running to be “Sole Bright Spot” of 2012 Season

A lot of people have been commenting on the spectacularly named prospects popping out of the draft.  Storm…Read More

Freddy Galvis Strains Back in Misguided Attempt to Fit in with Teammates

It’s always hard to be the new kid. Having to adjust to new surroundings is one thing, but when…Read More

Three Hours, Nineteen Runs and Two Awful Pitchers: Phillies Outslug Cardinals 10-9

When you saw this game on the schedule, it was preordained that we would be subjected to the images…Read More

What A Dickey: Phils Can’t Solve Mets Knuckleballer

  It’s always surprising when you hear that a guy like R.A. Dickey was a first round draft…Read More