Phillies Phoes of the Week: “Beane-town and Bean Ball”
Boston Red Sox: 18-20 (5/18-5/20) The Sawx, as Michael Wilbon is so fond of calling them, are coming to town in last place in the AL East. In many ways they have been a mirror image of the Phillies. Riding…Read More
Roy Oswalt Also Getting Whistled at by Red Sox
The parade of flirtatious suitors trying to get Roy Oswalt’s attention has continued, and this time, they’re from Boston, so they’re extra annoying. This isn’t like the fling with…Read More
Phillies Welcome Ryne Sandberg Back After Little Job Interview “Experiment”
Fate is always best when it is accepted without question, I always say. For instance, I have wholly embraced my destiny to write and direct a disaster movie in which the earth’s water and land…Read More
Jonathan Papelbon Introduced as Phillies’ New Guy Who is Quirky
Ruben Amaro, typing on his Blackberry, sits at a conference room table with Scott Proefrock, Scott Boras, and Jonathan Papelbon. Proefrock: ”…all right, I think we have a deal.” Papelbon,…Read More
Jonathan Papelbon Apparently Phillies’ Answer to Offensive Issues
The closer’s role on a baseball team is to be a wild, quirky fella who can come trotting out of the bullpen when the last three outs are needed. His signature music plays, and all the fans look…Read More
Phillies Bring Rich Dubee Back for 2012 Out of Necessity, Fear
I can’t imagine trying to fire Rich Dubee. I can’t even imagine having a conversation with…Read More
Theo Epstein Rises as Culprit of Latest Phillies Coachnapping
Once again, as the cowards flee Boston, their bumbling steps are dragging lengths of debris behind them. …Read More
Red Sox Trying to Fill Post Season Void with Pete Mackanin
You know when an animal is really sick and it wanders into your yard during a wiffle ball game? But…Read More
Series 5-Pack: Red on Red
By now, you’ve heard: The Phillies are terrible. Which is what will make it so weird when all…Read More
Ruben Amaro Explains Why Red Sox Are Best Team in Baseball
“This is the best club in baseball, I think,” he said, motioning toward the Red Sox. “Their combination…Read More
It’s Time to Accept that Paul Hoover is Gone
Its never easy to lose a third or fourth string catcher. Who of us can say they weren’t sucked…Read More
Ruben Sneaks Out of Orlando with Dennys Reyes Under His Arm
Most of the big names are off the market–Gonzalez, Crawford, Werth, uh, Dennys Reyes–so you’re…Read More
Jayson Werth is Making it Hard to Blindly Believe He Will Stay
I know you’ve been somewhat update-starved lately, so I wanted to provide you with the majority…Read More
Brian from BoSox Injection Will be Happy to Take J-Dub Off Our Hands
Hello, faithful reader! That is not a typo. Because I don’t give a shit to update all the time,…Read More
Ruben Amaro Starts Feeding Jose Contreras all the Leftover Werth
The free agents are shuffling, and this time, we’ve gone from “Everyone seems to be at least…Read More
Upcoming “World Series Preview” Not A Great Time to Remind Phillies of World Series
If you’re like me, you spend a copious chunk of your concerned about Alex Rodriguez. How is he?…Read More
Phillies Mistake Tim Wakefield For Guy From That Shut Out That One Time
You have to walk down a crack alley to get to my front door. There’s a gate separating us from…Read More
Domonic Brown Probably Not the Cure-All for Slowly Dying Phils
Domonic Brown, Domonic Brown, Domonic Brown. He’s everywhere these days! Everywhere in Reading,…Read More
Cole Hamels Allows Home Run, Nothing Else
A few weeks ago, I was leaving my building to go pick up a pizza and not get murdered when I heard some…Read More







