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 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 8/16/2016
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 8/3/2016
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 7/19/2016
(Photo/CNN.com) It was announced yesterday that former St. Louis Cardinals’ scouting director, Chris Correa, would be sentenced to 46 months in jail for his role in hacking the Houston Astros’ database. Correa was charged with 5 counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer. Using this access, the 36-year-old Correa was able to see sensitive […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 6/13/2016
According to police, the man seen in the Twitter photo circulating around the internet is, in fact, not the alleged bottle thrower. The photo has been spreading like wildfire since the incident as many believed he was the culprit. The actual bottle thrower was identified as 21-year-old Sidney Smith from Delaware. I guess it’s true […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth
The manhunt is over for the man who threw a bottle at Ryan Howard nearly two weeks ago. 21 year old, Sidney Smith of Delaware turned himself in to authorities. Action News 6 in Philadelphia has reported that Smith has been cited and released. There is no information on the extent of his punishment.
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 6/12/2016
Jonathan Papelbon’s struggles continued against the Phillies. This time thanks to the bat of Phillies third baseman, Maikel Franco. Franco would launch a solo home run to left field against his former teammate to break the 3-3 tie. As Franco began to circle the bases, Phillies left fielder, Cody Asche, also a former teammate of […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 6/9/2016
We are less than 12 hours away from the MLB draft and uncertainty still surrounds the first pick. There has been chatter that the Philadelphia Phillies will select either University of Florida picture, AJ Puk, California high school outfielder, Mickey Moniak, or Mercer Univeristy outfielder, Kyle Lewis. A few other names to watch are Corey […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 6/6/2016
I normally don’t get caught up in the relationship between fans and players, however, an incident Saturday has set me off. A fan, who we will just refer to as Dick, threw a beer bottle at Phillies first baseman, Ryan Howard. This is just another one of those acts that gives Philadelphia fans, knowledgeable and […]
0 comments by S.P. Duckworth on 6/5/2016
Update: More photos of man surface As you may have heard, there was an incident at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. A fan who has yet to be identified threw a beer bottle at Phillies’ first baseman, Ryan Howard. We need your help in tracking down this man: If you have any information about […]
