By Austin Laymance, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins has something special he wants to share with Phillies fans. Rollins is one hit shy of setting the Phillies’ all-time record, and he would like to accomplish that historic feat this weekend at Citizens Bank ...
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Phillies Drop Opener Vs. Cubs With Lackluster Offensive Effort
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The four-game winning streak remains an elusive one for the Phillies. It is why they are where they are. They lost Friday to the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park, 2-1, which snapped a modest ...
Read More »Report Links Wiggins’ Wishes With Sixers
Rumors about how teams are leaning towards players they desire for the upcoming NBA Draft are a non-ending carousel of mostly opinion and conjecture based on anything from putting perceived puzzle pieces together from a roster perspective to downright whimsical ...
Read More »Phillies Finish Sweep of Padres
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — This is the week for the Phillies to get healthy. Well, relatively healthy. They are halfway through a six-game homestand against the Padres and Cubs, two of only three National League teams with a ...
Read More »Phils Beat Padres on Brignac’s Walk-Off Homer
PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels did not earn the win Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park, despite an impressive eight-inning effort. He probably should be accustomed to that. Hamels has experienced some of the worst run support in baseball over the past season ...
Read More »Phils Sign First-Round Hurler Nola
By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies made Louisiana State University junior Aaron Nola their No. 1 selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, they did so with the knowledge that the 21-year old right-handed pitcher went about his ...
Read More »Papelbon Joins 300 Saves Club
By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — When closerJonathan Papelbon came up through the Boston organization, then general manager Theo Epstein thought of the hard-throwing righty as a starter. The only problem was that’s not how Papelbon viewed himself. Papelbon worked out of ...
Read More »Phillies Open Homestand With Win Over Padres
By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — On a day the Phillies signed what they hope is a future ace in Aaron Nola, their first-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, they got an ace-like start from a veteran they ...
Read More »Philadelphia Union Supporting Local World Cup Party
The Philadelphia Union is helping to support a local World Cup viewers party June 13 in Philadelphia. AL DIA News Media is hosting the event on June 13 for the first full day of the tournament in a partnership with ...
Read More »Union Announce Firing of Manager Hackworth & Assistant
Reports From Philadelphia Union Chester, Pa. – Philadelphia Union announced today John Hackworth has been relieved of his duties as Team Manager. Union Assistant Coach Jim Curtin will take over as Interim Team Manager effective immediately. A native of Oreland, Pa., Curtin, ...
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