The Phillies in 2013: A Deeper Look
by John Ryan pcpsports.com While the sell-off of players such as Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Joe Blanton may be viewed by the Phillies fan base as a move to rebuild, that could not be further from the truth. Consider the following : In 2013 the Philadelphia Phillies have Chase Utley (15MM) Ryan Howard [...]
Philadelphia Phillies Make Big Trades, Victorino and Pence Gone! More Coming?
By: Mike Gill Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the San Francisco Giants have acquired Hunter Pence from the Philadelphia Phillies while Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Phillies have traded outfielder Shane Victorino to the Dodgers for right-handers Josh Lindblom and Ethan Martin. Two major deals and the Philadelphia Phillies might [...]
Roy Halladay: More Trade Implications
Despite the fact that Roy Halladay would immediately make the Phillies a more dangerous team than they already are in the National League, there are some drawbacks. The drawbacks are few and somewhat inconsequential, but they exist none the less. First, the Phillies would not only be adding approximately 20 million in salary commitments in [...]
PHILLIES AREN’T THAT FAR AWAY
WORLD SERIES HANGOVER OR BROKEN MACHINE? by John Leon Pundits, radio talk show hosts, ESPN and God knows who else, are wondering what’s wrong with the Phillies this season. The problems have been numerous and before we even get into what is wrong and possible fixes, let’s remind ourselves of one thing. They’re STILL in [...]
Are the Phillies Done?
By Mike Gill With 58 days until pitchers and catchers are due to report to Clearwater, the Phillies just might be a finished product. The question is are the good enough ? Lets explore: Starting rotation : Cole Hamles Brett Myers Joe Blanton Jamie Moyer JA Happ, Kyle Kendrick, Carlos Carrasco or Chan Ho Park
An Early Holliday Season for the Phils ?
By Mike Gill Could Christmas be coming early to Philadelphia this season? According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, the Phillies could be looking to spread some off-season cheer a little early to their fans by adding Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday. The next question here is what would it take to get Holliday [...]
Phillies Name New GM, Lose Arbuckle
By Mike Gill The Phillies have made the move that has been speculated around the Delaware Valley for months – they hired Ruben Amaro Jr. as the successor to Pat Gillick as general manager. Amaro has been the face of the team for some time now, he was always the guy who appeared on TV, [...]
R.I.P. Negadelphia.: 5/31/83 – 10/29/08
Philadelphia: This One’s For You This one’s for Whitey Ashburn and Vuk, Johnny Marz and the Tugger who was the first one to teach us that You Gotta Believe. This one’s for those guys who will always be Phillies For Life: Randy Wolf, Doug Glanville, Mike Lieberthal (yes, even Lieberthal). This one’s for Marlon Anderson [...]
