The Phillies split an “exhausting” double header with the White Sox Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. Two extra inning games and a nasty injury to centerfielder Ben Revere provided plenty of drama. Read more here.
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There’s Hope for Ben Revere After All
Over the last few weeks, much has been made about how Ben Revere has turned his season around. Since a terrible April during which he hovered around the Mendoza Line, the Phillies centerfielder has hit .346, good enough for seventh ...
Read More »Ryan Howard Will Be Missed
Philadelphia fans who’ve been wishful thinking that it would be nice to go back in time to reduce the length and or salary of Ryan Howard’s contract in the hopes of being more likely to trade him today better be ...
Read More »Why Isn’t Yasiel Puig a Phillie?
When the Phillies ultimately decided not to retain Nate Schierholtz after acquiring him from San Francisco last season in the deal that shipped Hunter Pence to the eventual World Series champions, the assumption was that they were more interested in ...
Read More »Could Cole Hamels Actually Lose 20 Games?
The six-year $144 million extension Cole Hamels signed last July is still the best thing that happened to the Phillies in 2012. That’s so even though “King Cole” is having the worst season for a Phillies starting pitcher in 76 ...
Read More »Shaking Up Dysfunctional Phillies Won’t Be Easy
There’s a great scene in Moneyball in which the architects of the Oakland A’s dissect Kevin Youkilis, who’s described as the “Greek God of Walks.” Getting on base and utilizing bargain-basement players, is what propels Moneyball. The Phillies of 2013 ...
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