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Winter League Phillies: Everybody’s Gone Home Edition

There are so many more Phillies in the Winter Leagues than the five-six guys I’ve been profiling weekly.  A lot more. Jay Floyd at Phoul Ballz has a way more intense and far more comprehensive version…Read More

Reading Fightins’ Sports Turf Manager Arouses all Sorts of Suspicion for Winning Sports Turf Managing Award

The Reading Fightin Phils are in the middle of answering piles of hate mail and explaining what in god’s name an ostrich is doing here. Naturally, whether we are consumed with hate or not, we have…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 steals them. Yes, that can happen.  Baseball is weird.  The Rule 5 Draft is baseball’s way…Read More

Phillies Prospects Powering Through Relentless Warmth and Sunshine of Winter Leagues

Wait, how can the Carribean WINTER leagues and the Arizona FALL League be happening simultaneously?  Do I lack a basic understanding of calendars?  It’s possible, I guess.  But there are a few…Read More

Arizona Fall League Continues, Despite Alarming Number of Double Rainbows

As the Javelinas prepare to face off against the Phoenix Desert Dogs today–the same Dogs they victimized all week long–they sit in first place with a 17-11 record.  This has a lot to do with…Read More

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Clearwater Threshers’ Latest Fundraiser to Contain Most ‘Ph’ Prefixes in Phillies History

So many words include the letter”F.”  But that’s enough for you, is it?  No, you–a…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

Reading Phillies Still Pulling Away Despite Claiming they Love Phillies

It’s hard to believe someone when they keep backing away slowly, but the Reading Phillies are…Read More

Cody Asche, Tommy Joseph Make, Contribute Briefly to AFL Rising Stars Game

Joseph gets self into legacy of Billy Hamilton Another AFL has come to a middle, and what better way…Read More

Darin Ruf Refusing to Let All This Darin Ruf Talk Die Down

Slugger hitting so many home runs oh my god Meanwhile, a Venezuelan coastal community was terrorized…Read More

Minors Monday’s AFL at the AFL: Week 3

Hey, look, pull back the curtains–it’s still fall.  I know, I know; it seems like it’s…Read More

Heir Apparent Sought to Replace Phillies Manager Heir Apparent Ryne Sandbeg in Lehigh Valley

Phillies willing to narrow candidates down to ex-Royals players and coaches, for some reason I think…Read More

Clearwater Threshers Permitted to Play in Stadium Not Decimated by Tropical Storm

It wasn’t too long ago that we were anxiously awaiting our star players’ arriva from the…Read More

Reading Phillies Mascot Serves as Inspiration for Corn Maze

The R-Phils have had a manic offseason.  Four MiLB Award nominations?  An Eastern League Executive…Read More

Phillies’ Arizona Fall League Going Great as Long as Pitcher ERAs are Ignored

Another week in Arizona has passed, but this no ordinary Arizona week swarming with rattlesnakes and…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

Arizona Fall League Coming Along Nicely, Garishly Depending on Who You Ask

The Peoria Javelinas are getting gratuitious autumnal props for the performances of prospects like Mariners’…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

BlueClaws Invite High Schoolers to Potential Best Day of Lives, or Just Normal Afternoon

Really depends on skill level of teenagers in question What were your priorities in high school?  If…Read More

IronPigs Nominated for ‘Best Reaction to Popped-Up Bunt of the Year’ Award

Competing with ridiculous Mike Trout thing for top spot It’s hard enough to remember players and…Read More