Everyone keeps talking about the need to resign Cole Hamels, which would solidify Philly’s rotation for the next five years but won’t help a lineup that has been no better than average as of late.
Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence have been trying to carry the load in this early season, but with a lineup missing [...]
Charlie Manuel promised that we would see a better offense than we had seen in each of the last two games. On Sunday, the manager delivered on his promise with a reshuffled, effective lineup.
Manuel put out a new lineup that he hadn’t tried yet this season, giving starts to Juan Pierre in left, Ty Wigginton [...]
For the second straight game, the Phillies fell into an early deficit against the New York Mets, and once again it was too much for them to overcome.
Starter Vance Worley struggled heavily in his second appearance of the season. The righthander gave up four runs on eight hits, struck out four, and walked four. He [...]
Ruben Amaro Jr. knows Cole Hamels should have been resigned before the season begun.The two sides have been constantly discussing a contract extension since Christmas but the deal has made as little progress.
Hamels got dinged up by an inconsistent Miami Marlins squad in his first start of the year, but regardless the California native is [...]
The Phillies fell 5-2 to the New York Mets on Friday night.
Cliff Lee wasn’t sharp at the beginning of the game, and put the Phillies in an instant 3-0 hole to begin the game. Lee gave up back-to-back doubles to start the inning, and then gave up a two-run homerun to Jason Bay.
Lee was able [...]
The Phillies won their second game in a row on Thursday, ousting the Miami Marlins 3-1. If tonight’s game was any indication, the Phillies’ starting rotation may be even better than advertised in 2012.
Joe Blanton made his first start of the season, and turned in one of best performances ever as a Phillie. The righthander [...]
In his four previous starts against the Phillies, Miami pitcher Josh Johnson had Philadelphia’s number. The ace had 2-1 record with a 0.65 ERA against the Phils since the 2010 season. His only loss came when he allowed one unearned run and finished on the losing end of Roy Halladay’s perfect game.
Wednesday’s game would mark [...]
If the Phillies offensive struggles during spring training wasn’t enough of an indication as to what fans should expect from this season’s Fightins, then their 2.3 rpg in the Pirates season factored in by their two-run output against the Marlins in game one of that series should convince the Philly faithful that this team is [...]
The Phillies have stumbled out of the gates to a 1-3 start. The season isn’t even a week old and already the team is sitting three games out of first place in the National League East. Other than the performances of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Vance Worley, there have been few positives to take [...]
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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