Here is the column I wrote for Friday’s paper: Contrary to what has been said the Phillies’ season is not over. Sure, Cole Hamels has been shelled, Roy Halladay is a shell of his former self, the team blew two four-run leads at home, the bullpen allowed 12 of their first 13 inherited runners to [...]
It’s been more than two months since my last post and my how things have changed. Back then, the Phillies were dead in the water. They were playing lifeless, sloppy and excruciating-to-watch baseball. They were making errors, not running out groundballs and pop ups and giving away games left and right. Seeing Charlie Manuel summon [...]
If you’ve been a Phillies fan longer than the team’s recent five-year postseason run, you’ll understand the title of this post. If not, those were often the words of Hall of Fame player and fantastic color analyst Richie Ashburn to his good friend and fellow announcer Harry Kalas time and time again as the two [...]
It appears that Chase Utley will return to the Phillies for Wednesday’s game against the Pirates after missing the first 76 games of the season with creaky knees. His presence will certainly help in the clubhouse as well on the field (where the Phillies can finally stop playing Michael Martinez, who is capable defensively but [...]
It’s hard to believe baseball’s second half is just a day away. And it’s even harder to believe that the Phillies are where they are. With an inconsistent offense (and that’s putting it kindly) and a injury-ravaged bullpen, the Phillies have the best record in baseball and that’s nothing short of miraculous. Having three of [...]
So it’s been more than two months since my last post. Yikes. Other media colleagues of mine blog daily or at least several times a week. I can’t promise that (and even if I did would you believe me anyway?), but I will do my best to keep up with blogging more, both here and [...]
Thanks Captain Obvious, right? Knee injuries are never a good thing. I know. As a sophomore in high school I sprained my left knee in football practice and it still bothers me sometimes. Luckily it’s not all that often but every now and then I can feel it. So the news that Chase Utley’s knee [...]
Has it really been over a month since my last entry? Seems so. I guess now would be a good time to to touch base on a few things. First, high school basketball has just about consumed me this winter (when the snow and ice or a combination of both have allowed it to). On [...]
Like many Phillies fans (real ones and not the ones who’ve only been cheering since late in 2007) I thought this year would bring another parade down Broad St. With Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels in the rotation, Ryan Madson pitching the best baseball of his career and Brad Lidge pitching lights out [...]
As a kid and throughout most of my teenage years, I was subjected to some pretty awful Phillies teams. One of the only treats when watching the Phightin’ Phils back then was listening Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn call the action. Ashburn died in 1997 and Kalas joined him in heaven’s broadcast booth last year, [...]
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