Cole Hamels has come a long way from where he was a year ago. After going through a poor 2009, Hamels endured a heavy amount of criticism.
Some of it was justified. Hamels took his offseason workouts too lightly, and spent too much time celebrating his success of 2008. Hamels would often show his immaturity by [...]
Hopefully, we can put to bed once and for all the ugly situation that was the Cliff Lee trade. No one wanted to see him go and the Phillies got absolute garbage in return. The team has been ripped since it went down.
But how is that looking now? Lee has been absolutely [...]
When Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Shane Victorino were on the disabled list, the Phillies were forced to turn to a lineup stocked with bench players. Domonic Brown, though inexperienced, was a significant part of that spark that the bench provided.
Since Victorino returned to the team, Brown has become a nonfactor. He has been relegated [...]
The Phillies finished their homestand by falling flat on their faces against the Houston Astros, getting swept by one of the worst teams in the National League. In the process, the Phillies missed on opportunities to gain valuable ground on the Atlanta Braves in the division. They’re lucky they aren’t 4 or 5 games back.
The [...]
The Phillies have struggled to sustain rallies this season, and one of the causes of this is that the players are getting picked off on the bases.
Too often throughout this season, the Phillies have had baserunners picked off at an alarming rate. Opposing catchers have been constantly able to catch baserunners off guard, in every [...]
According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Ryan Howard is out of tonight’s lineup against the Houston Astros. It could be for a couple reasons, which include not being able to hit a baseball effectively or getting chucked from last night’s marathon for arguing balls and strikes.
“No word on a suspension for Howard. [...]
Over the past several weeks, there has been a lot of debate over whether the Phillies should to use Joe Blanton or Kyle Kendrick as their 4th starter in the playoffs.
In my view, there isn’t any question about it. Joe Blanton is the better choice.
Blanton had a terrible start to his season, but he has [...]
Coming off strong seasons in 2008 and 2009, Shane Victorino has had a down year in 2010. While his homerun and RBI totals are up, his average in significantly down from what it has been in the past. In 2008 and 2009, Victorino hit in the .290s. This season, Victorino was barely hitting .250 before [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies are starting to their team back in order. First it was Chase Utley returning from the disabled list, and now the team has activated Ryan Howard a little quicker than expected.
According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Howard’s activation was more out of necessity. He was expected to make [...]
The Cliff Lee trade just keeps looking better and better. Not only did the Phillies get three players from the Mariners who may never see the light of day in the majors, now we see that one of those “prospects” was arrested last night on drug charges. Tyson Gillies, 21, was arrested in [...]
