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Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. announced last night that Phillies All-Star first baseman Ryan Howard will activated on Friday, which is only nine months from his Achilles injury in the National League playoffs.
I think Howard is trying to rush back to save the Phillies season and taking a major risk in the process with his [...]
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Now, by no means is he Chase Utley, but Freddy Galvis has quietly elevated his level of play. While he has always had a sharp glove in the field, the rookie is often criticized for his hitting (or lack thereof). But in the month of May, the Venezuelan native has tallied a .288 average with [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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