Aaron Altherr Striving to be 2013′s Darin Ruf, but Better
Last year, career prospect Darin Ruf surprised everyone with a push for the Eastern League triple crown. The Phillies gave him a shot in September, and he hit a few home runs, gave some people reasons…Read More
Roy Halladay Wins Game, Watches Phillies Lose It 5-3
Roy Halladay was angry tonight. He was angry that he was called back to the dugout so Kevin Frandsen could hit for him in the sixth inning. He’d given up one hit, one run, two walks, and eight…Read More
‘Operation: Demoralizing Loss’ is Huge Success, Phils Shut Out 2-0
This recap is going to come at you in the form of several stats and moments as they blink into my head as part of a rage-seizure. The Phillies have been shut out three times in their last eight games. Cole…Read More
Phillies Accidentally Stumble into Gift of a Win, 3-2
This would normally be one of those posts where I describe a grim situation the Phillies got into and frustrated everybody a bunch of times. And it is that, but at the end, the Phillies don’t lose. But…Read More
Series Six-Pack: “These are the types of questions that piss me off.”
And now for a bi-annual tradition: An incredibly hostile exchange with Tom Smith of Rum Bunter, in celebration of an interstate rivalry that does not exist with the Pirates. I answered a few of his…Read More
Phillies Sign Man Who Refused to Play in Minors to Minor League Deal
Juan Cruz, not formally known as some variation of the awesome nickname “Cruz Missile,” has…Read More
Lack of Offense and Shaky Bullpen Hand Pirates Series Win
There are a lot of reasons not to like Pittsburgh. The football team from that area of the state is…Read More
Pirate Fans Will Have Nightmares About Roy Halladay
The nightstand can no longer hold the empty cans of Iron City beer and there is no way to jam enough…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
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
Raul Ibanez Stars as Jeff Karstens Continues to Look Funny
The Phillies rebounded from their first series loss in forever by sweeping the Pirates. Hunter Pence…Read More
Ryan Howard Fails to Knock David Bell From the Record Books by Failing to Hit Triple
Hunter Pence hit fifth behind Ryan Howard and Howard went 4-4 with a homer, two doubles and fell a triple…Read More
Read This Post, There is a Dick Weik Reference
The Phillies needed a win to avoid a sweep in Pittsburgh. Huh? The Phillies and Pirates used to…Read More
I Want To Go To the Zoo With…. Charlie Morton?
Let’s just take a look at the pitchers that stumbled to the hill during this game; Kyle Kendrick,…Read More
Danys Baez is Not a Very Good Major League Baseball Pitcher
Cole Hamels gave up one hit to the Pittsburg Pirates tonight. One hit; a clean single up the middle…Read More
Real Games Start Tomorrow
Former Braves prospect and current Pirates rotation space filler Charlie Morton started against the Phillies…Read More
Phils Beat Bucs in Second to Last Game That Doesn’t Matter
ON DECK SERIES! Doesn’t typing in all caps make things more important? No? Are you sure?…Read More
Phils Get Tuffy, Gosewisch Walks Off Against Pirates
He was born James Benjamin Gosewisch in Freeport Illinois. Somewhere along the line, young James was…Read More
Phillies Play Two Games at the Same Time!
How do you think that the Phillies choose the teams for split squad contests? I would imagine it is…Read More
Brown Hurt in Phillies Loss
Why the hell did the Phillies trade Cliff Lee for this crap bucket J.C. Ramirez!?! He gave up five…Read More














