Wigginton To Emerge As Key Pinch Hitter, But Can He Handle It

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Injuries are the poor man’s excuse for the Phillies lack of offensive prowess of late, but that problem may be solved with one Philadelphia’s top bats returning to the lineup sooner than a February setback may have led the public to believe.
Ryan Howard’s Achilles has been healed and he is heading to Clearwater for some [...]

Freddy Galvis Looking Out Of Place On Opening Day

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Chase Utley missed Philadelphia’s season opener in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon to rehab his injured knees in Arizona.
With Michael Martinez on the disabled list and Wilson Valdez being dealt to Cincinnati, Charlie Manuel found himself throwing highly touted 22-year-old Freddy Galvis into the lineup. After speculation by many analysts of the Phillies seeking out-of-system help to [...]

Superb Pitching Anchors Phillies To Opening Day Victory

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It’s all about the pitching. The Philadelphia Phillies’ championship hopes rest on the arms of their vaunted pitching staff with vast amounts of money invested in the starting rotation, and the closer. On Opening Day, the team’s pitching staff proved to be worth every penny.
Roy Halladay got into trouble in the first inning, allowing the [...]

Phils Try To Address Utility Player Problem

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Ruben Amaro Jr signed two utility infielders to minor league deals Wednesday morning, but has really left a lot to be desired in regard to finally that hole on his professional club. The two long shots to make the team haven’t turned any heads their entire careers and I don’t see them ever setting foot [...]

No Surgery, Chase Utley’s Confident About Playing This Year

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Chase Utley talked to the media in Clearwarter, Florida today.  He’s confident he will play this year and he doesn’t believe he will require surgery to solve his knee problems.
“I was in Phoenix meeting with a physical therapist by the name of Brett Fischer for about four or five days, just to get some better [...]

Loss Of Chase Utley Not The End Of The World

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I can’t help but notice the plethora of Phillies fans freaking out over the Chase Utley injury as if this was the start of the 2009 season, not the 2012 season. The loss seems big when fans hear the name “Chase Utley,” but is the loss of Utley cause for fans to run around with [...]

Rollins Expects Ryan Howard To Miss At Least Two Months Or More

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Jimmy Rollins didn’t mince words when talking to ESPN Jayson Stark about the rehabilitation of Ryan Howard.
“I don’t know what to think, honestly,” Rollins told the ESPN baseball reporter. “If you ask me, with this infection, I don’t know if he’s going to play this year, because after all the work that he’s done, now [...]

Chase Utley Talks About Staying Healthy

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Chase Ultey talked to the media yesterday about dealing with tendonitis in his knee and his plan of staying healthy this season.  It’s a tenuous situation because he can’t workout too much or the tendonitis will flare up and he will be sidelined.  On the other hand he can’t neglect working out on his legs [...]

Ryan Howard Is Ahead Of Schedule As He Works Out In Clearwater

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Ryan Howard may be back on the field before everybody had predicted.  I think he’s still going to miss at least a month of the season, but he’s definitely well ahead of schedule.
Yesterday he was working out with the other Phillies who are at their training facility in Clearwater, Florida.  He did a little running, [...]

Now With Rollins Signed, Will He Continue To Lead Off

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As you already know the Phils have signed J-Roll to a three-year deal worth around $33 million. There is a four-year option also in there. So who is happy? Some might be and some maybe not. The Phils talked about a change of philosophy in their approach. Is this it? I mean, I love Jimmy [...]

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