In a typically fine article today, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal speculated that things could get pretty awkward down in Clearwater when Phillies spring training opens next week.His theory: that the failure of Ruben Amaro to deal players such as Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Jonathan Papelbon, and others during the off-season will create a distraction for those players, as well as for the … Continue reading Phillies right to be firm in Hamels trade talks
Angel Ibo Castillo Interview
Angel Ibo Castillo is a name that is likely unfamiliar to most fans of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club. But to the members of the approximately 200,000-strong Hispanic population in and around the city who follow the team, his is a very familiar name and voice. For the 2006 and 2007 seasons and … Continue reading Angel Ibo Castillo Interview
Mitch Williams Interview
Former big-league relief pitcher Mitch Williams is one of the most colorful, controversial, and popular athletes in Philadelphia sports history. "The Wild Thing" who heroically shut down the Atlanta Braves to clinch the 1993 National League pennant and then became a publicly vilified goat upon yielding Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run just 10 days … Continue reading Mitch Williams Interview
Phillies as MLB’s all-time losers
From 1883 through 2014, the Philadelphia Phillies have a combined all-time win-loss record of 9,464-10,551. The team is 1,087 games below the .500 mark. It would thus take the franchise approximately 60 consecutive 90-win seasons to get back to that all-time break even mark.Those 10,551 losses are more than any club in MLB history. Only the Braves franchise with … Continue reading Phillies as MLB’s all-time losers
Phillies Quadruple-Double Club
It's not the rarest feat in the game, but it does take a special player with a special and varied set of tools to join the "Quadruple-Double Club", something accomplished by just 19 players in the 132 seasons of Philadelphia Phillies baseball.The Quadruple-Double is accomplished when a player reaches double-digits during a season across four … Continue reading Phillies Quadruple-Double Club
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