The Philadelphia Phillies bill their annual "Phillies Phestival" as a "fun-filled autograph and auction party for all ages", and this year's event will take place this evening at Citizens Bank Park on what is an open date in the Phils MLB schedule.The goal of the Phestival is to raise funds to help battle the devastating, … Continue reading Fightin’ Phils Battle ALS
Chase Utley fighting Father Time
Over the past two seasons at ages 34 and 35, Chase Utley has effectively managed the bad knees that threatened to end his tremendous career prematurely. Moving into 2015 at age 36, there remains an issue that he will find even more difficult to manage, a looming showdown with Father Time.After losing the first month and a half of the 2011 season, … Continue reading Chase Utley fighting Father Time
Phillies 2015: Glass Half-Full View
Over the last couple of weeks, Michael Stern at That Ball's Outta Here examined the worst-case scenarios for individual Phillies players in the coming 2015 season. I'm going to expand that idea out over two parts: an absolute best and worst-case scenario for the 2015 Philadelphia Phillies as a team.In today's look at a best-case scenario, I'm pulling the … Continue reading Phillies 2015: Glass Half-Full View
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
Time running out on Chase Utley
Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley turned 36 years old last month. In this day and age, where players are no longer capable of extending their careers and/or enhancing their performance with the help of substances, that is old age in baseball years.Not only is Utley battling Father Time, he is also battling his own body. He has … Continue reading Time running out on Chase Utley
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