Mostly, though, I’m just excited we’re on pace to get seven more wins on fly...
The Phillies have scored just 23 runs in their last six games, which is about 3.8 runs per game. Thanks to a monster start by the offense, though, they are still on pace to score more runs than they...
View ArticleAncient art
Jamie Moyer has been a treat to watch over this last couple of starts, tossing two gems in three outings. After allowing 11 hits over 22 1/3 innings in those games, Moyer’s got some nifty numbers for...
View ArticlePhils due for some maintenance work as the spark plugs are getting old
The Phillies got Jimmy Rollins back in the lineup last night, but it was a guy who has been here all along that did the heavy lifting as the Phils topped the Cleveland Indians 2-1. Jamie Moyer was...
View ArticleGlum for the thumb
No need to argue about whether Chase Utley is injured or not any more. Utley injured his right thumb sliding into second base in the fourth inning of last night’s game. In the ninth he was removed for...
View ArticlePhils still hoping someone on the pitching staff might meet them in St Louis
The Phillies have started the second half with three awful starts in five games by the stating rotation. Throw in a late home run by Aramis Ramirez in a close game in Chicago and you’ve got 1-4 to...
View ArticleCommittee working on Kendrick’s Hall of Fame induction speech disbands...
Ditto for the committees working on the speeches for Bastardo, Herndon, Baez and Romero. Kyle Kendrick was on a nifty little run coming into last night’s game. He had strung together three very nice...
View ArticleDeeper still
Quick — who allowed fewer runs per start in 2010, Cole Hamels or Roy Halladay? I’m guessing Halladay is your answer. Or at least it would have been mine before I looked it up. But it’s a trick...
View ArticleMuch ado about how much there is to do
One thing to remember when you consider how many innings the new rotation might save the pen in 2011 is that in 2010 the bullpen threw less innings than any other team in the National League. Phillie...
View ArticleFans hopeful the Phils find a way to get Madson a break next year that...
Most fans will remember that the bullpen in 2010 was nothing special for the Phils, and that they lost the NLCS after Juan Uribe broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning of game six with a home run off of...
View ArticleDon’t be a stranger
After four whirlwind games, the Florida Marlins are finally leaving town. They’ll be welcome back whenever they want to come, though. The Phils dismantled the Fish in the series, outscoring them 25-6...
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