No More “Halladay” but Phils find a “Lee” Way!
GM Ruben Amaro today pulled off his first major blockbuster deal as he acquired Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco from the Cleveland Indians for minor leaguers Jason Knapp, Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson and...
View ArticleWow!
Cliff Lee’s first start as a Phillie was pretty damn awesome! He threw a complete game against the San Francisco Giants winning by a count of 4 to 1 and even had two hits as a batter! Lee was...
View ArticleToo Many Starting Pitchers ??
J.A. Happ tossed his second complete game shutout of the season on Wednesday night as he beat the Colorado Rockies 7-0. That effort secured his spot in the starting rotation for the rest of the season...
View ArticleIt’s On
Coming into this weekend’s series with the Florida Marlins the Phillies held a seven game lead over the second place Fish and had an opportunity to perhaps bury them early this summer by sweeping...
View ArticleBack on Track – Phillies sweep Cubbies
For he first time since 1984 the Phillies went into Chicago and swept a series away from the hometown Cubbies. After winning the first game in extra innings on Tuesday the Fightins came out of their...
View ArticleCliff Lee = Win Day !
The Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks last evening by a count of 8 to 1 as Cliff Lee tossed his second complete game for the FIghtins since joining the team. Back in the day when “Lefty” Steve...
View ArticleHall of Fame Worthy
On Sunday I witnessed, along with many other fans, a true rarity in Major League Baseball. Eric Bruntlett pulled off an unassisted triple play to end the game and give the FIghtin’s a 9 to 7 win over...
View ArticleLiving on the Lidge… Houston, we have a problem
September 3rd – Houston 5 Phillies 4 Charlie Manuel is perhaps the most patient and supportive manager in major league baseball but one has to truly wonder how much even he can take. Brad Lidge was...
View ArticleLCS Predictions
NLCS The Dodgers plan to use Vincenti Padilla and Randy Wolf in the playoff starting rotation, those guys used to pitch for the Fightin’s when they stunk! Granted both are good pitchers but do we...
View ArticlePartial Halladay
One shouldn’t complain when your club goes out and picks up a stud pitcher like Roy Halladay but it would be dishonest to state that as a Phillies phan that I am super excited with the overall deals...
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