Master plan to rebuild around Kratz and Frandsen hits a snag as rules force...
The Phillies came up short last night as the old guard folded late and the Reds beat them 5-4 to even the series at a game apiece. The Phils went into the top of the seventh with a 1-0 lead, but Lee...
View ArticlePhils hopeful J-Roll can save enough wear on his body that he’ll still be not...
Something we can all look forward to. Kyle Kendrick pitched great yesterday and Kevin Frandsen had four hits in a game that will mostly be remembered for the popup that Jimmy Rollins didn’t run out on...
View ArticleIt happens every spring, but I don’t remember it always looking quite this ugly
The Phillies continued what’s been a pretty ugly start to spring training yesterday, making three more errors and allowing 12 runs as the Twins beat them 12-5. Justin De Fratus and BJ Rosenberg, each...
View ArticleAnd a third time would be more than charming
More strong pitching for the Phillies yesterday as they topped Detroit 4-1. Hamels, Durbin and Bastardo combined to throw five scoreless innings for the Phils, who have allowed a total of two runs in...
View ArticleEverybody and Indians
The Phillies were hammered the last time they saw the Indians, outscored 20-2 as they lost both games of two-game set about two weeks ago. Just about everything went well for the Phils last night as...
View ArticleMay day after day
Domonic Brown hit two more last night, homering twice for a team that’s having a whole lot of trouble scoring as the Phils topped the Red Sox 4-3. Brown has hit five home runs in his last five games...
View ArticleJon Niese B Goode
The Phils had no answer for Jon Niese last night. Niese threw a complete-game shutout and drove in three runs as the Mets topped the Phils 5-0. Kendrick pitched pretty well early, but allowed four...
View ArticleAre we there yet?
The bad news is that Phillies/Marlins games have almost undeniably taken on a somebody-has-to-win feel. The worse news is that it happened around the middle of last year. Last night it was the...
View ArticleLess than zero
There were several players from the 2013 Phils that didn’t make the cut in the most recent post of non-pitchers with a WAR greater than zero as calculated by both Baseball-Reference and FanGraphs. A...
View ArticleAnd the hits are not forthcoming
The Phillies and the Braves played to a 2-2 tie this afternoon. The Phils got a nice start and three more solid innings from Sean O’Sullivan, but managed just five hits, all singles, in the game....
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