Over the last couple of days, Philadelphia Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg took a lot of heat for taking out Cole Hamels in his first start of the year. Sandberg, though, was absolutely right to do so. When talking about a No. 2 […]
With the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ ace lefty Clayton Kershaw still on the sidelines watching, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ other ace lefty Cole Hamels finally made his 2014 season debut. Hamels has been on the disabled list since the start of the […]
The Philadelphia Phillies‘ lineup is unbalanced in 2014, with a bevy of left-handed hitters scattered throughout the order. With very few options as the team’s go-to right-handed bat, the Phillies need catcher Carlos Ruiz to assume that role in order […]
Not only are the Philadelphia Phillies losing too many close games, but the team is also winning game by the slimmest of margins more often than many would like. The latest chapter in the Phillies’ struggles to pull away from […]
To be a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies these days seems to be more a matter of waiting to see who gets on and off the disabled list than checking the lineup. Earlier this week, setup man Mike Adams got […]
The back end of the bullpen isn’t a disaster waiting to happen for the Philadelphia Phillies. It has happened already. With the team getting disastrous results from guys like closer Jonathan Papelbon, Jake Diekman and B.J. Rosenberg, it probably is time […]
On the fifth anniversary of the passing of the most popular Philadelphia Phillies icon of his generation, the current most popular team icon Chase Utley hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and win […]