0 comments by J.P. McClatchy on 10/6/2016
Ryan Howard played his last game in a Phillies uniform against the Mets this past Sunday on Oct. 2nd when he went 0 for 4 in the game and received a touching ceremony beforehand in front of the home crowd at Citizens Bank Park to honor him for his career. “Philadelphia will always be home.” […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 9/25/2016
Update: Jose Fernandez was indeed killed in a boating accident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the young man’s family and the Marlins organization as a whole. Horrific news out of Miami this morning. It is being reported that Marlins ace, Jose Fernandez, was killed in a boating accident. We can only hope […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/25/2016
Update: A little unexpected Thursday afternoon news coming through the wire. Phillies catcher, Carlos Ruiz, has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ruiz has spent his whole career with Philadelphia to this point. This story is still developing…
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/23/2016
Tim Tebow coming back to Philadelphia? It could happen! Comcast Sports Net’s Jim Salisbury tweeted out that the Phillies will indeed have a scout at Tim Tebow’s workout on August 3oth. Tebow, 29, has not played baseball since high school.
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/20/2016
According to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki, it is unlikely that the Philadelphia Phillies will trade veteran first baseman, Ryan Howard, before seasons’ end. Although the slugger has been hot of late, the Philadelphia front office believes that it would be more beneficial to have Howard remain on the roster for the remainder of the season. It does […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/18/2016
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Andre Knott, an in game reporter for the Cleveland Indians, found himself is such a situation tonight. Knott was conducting a post game interview when he become the target of some Indians’ shenanigans. Andre took it like a champ and, according to Twitter, is […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/16/2016
Last August, Philadelphia said goodbye to one of its’ prodigal sons. Chase Utley, Philadelphia’s long time second baseman, was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospects Jon Richy and Darnell Sweeney. It was a bitter end to a mismanaged regime that was Ruben Amaro Jr.’s tenure as Phillies GM. Losing Chase, Jimmy and Cole […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/14/2016
Mickey Moniak was drafted first overall by the Philadelphia Phillies back in June. Since then, the 18-year-old has shown his skills. Moniak is batting .296 with 10 extra base hits, including a home run, in 125 at bats. The left phenom has even shown some promising speed, stealing 7 out of ten bases during his […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/13/2016
Ryan Howard is on fire…white hot, scorching fire. This is the kind of run the 36-year-old slugger(yes, he’s a slugger again) needed to reignite what had been a horribly pitiful season to this point. Although still hitting under the Mendoza line, Howard seems to have recaptured some of the swagger of his youth. It looks […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/8/2016
(Ron Chenoy / USA TODAY Sports / Reuters) First off, let’s start by congratulating Ichiro Suzuki on an amazing career. He has carried himself with class and dignity the entire time and is well deserving of joining the 3,000 hit club. However, with all of this attention focused on Ichiro’s newly conquered milestone, people tend […]
0 comments by Graham Anderson on 8/5/2016
With their win last night, the Blue Jays moved to a tie for first place in the AL East with the Orioles. They showed with the trade deadline acquisitions that they want 2016 to be just like 2015, one that ends with a deep playoff run, and hopefully a World Series. As we start August, […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth
The Yankees have announced a press conference for today involving Mark Teixeira according to Ken Rosenthal. The reason was later clarified by Buster Olney… Mark Teixeira will retire at season’s end after a 13 year career. Tex has struggled this season posting a .198 batting average with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs. Teixeira was […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 8/3/2016
The Philadelphia Phillies stood pat at the deadline and, whether you like it or not, this is the team moving forward. It is a team of many question marks within a few certainties. Many of those questions will be answered shortly when many of their prospects will be called up in September. However, none of […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 7/29/2016
11:01AM: Rosenthal breaks complete trade details 10:20AM: Marlins will also send pitcher, Jarred Cosart, to the Padres in the deal per Jayson Stark 9:29AM: Atleast one big league player going from Marlins to Padres per Clark Spencer(Miami Herald) 9:20AM: Marlins’ reporter(MLB.com) Joe Frisaro reporting deal is even bigger 8:39AM: Josh Naylor is heading to San Diego. Naylor, […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 7/26/2016
As we head to the end of July, the Blue Jays are right in the middle of the AL East battle. With a 56-44 record they sit a mere 3.0 games back of the Orioles. The pitching rotation has had its ups and downs, but for the majority of the season have been reliable. The […]
