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
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





















