Nola has become an ace for Phillies(Photo: By Arturo Pardavila III via Wiki Commons)This 2018 season has been a true breakout campaign for Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola. In his fourth year at the MLB level, Nola has shown that he can be that rarest of commodities – a true ace.The 25-year-old right-hander was chosen by … Continue reading Phillies should not shut Aaron Nola down with just two starts remaining
Phillies Christmas stockings: Gifts or coal?
Phillies Christmas stockings: coal or gifts?It’s Christmas morning, and all across the Delaware Valley folks are waking to find presents under the Christmas tree and stockings stuffed with gifts. But what about the Phillies? For their 2014 performance, what did we leave in their TBOH Phillies Christmas stockings: gifts or coal?For the good boys, the good … Continue reading Phillies Christmas stockings: Gifts or coal?
10 contenders at the Winter Meetings
Aces Scherzer, Lester, Shields hold key to the FA marketAs the Winter Meetings got underway yesterday, all of MLB's major contenders are looking to shore up weaknesses on their rosters.A number of those contenders have a hole, or at least a weakness, at the hot corner. This should make the only real free agent 3rd … Continue reading 10 contenders at the Winter Meetings
AJ & KK: Innings don’t grow on trees
Kendrick and Burnett were healthy rotation regulars in 2014There has been a thought process floating around in some baseball circles that the more innings a team can get from it's starting rotation, the more likely the team will have success.One school of thought has floated the number of 1,000 innings as a goal for a … Continue reading AJ & KK: Innings don’t grow on trees
Time running out on 2008 Phillies champs
They are heroes, icons to a generation of Phillies fans who grew up on the team in the last decade when it moved from the concrete behemoth that was Veteran’s Stadium into the gorgeous ballpark that is Citizens Bank Park.They are the last remnants of the 2008 World Series champion team: Cole Hamels, Carlos Ruiz, … Continue reading Time running out on 2008 Phillies champs
MATT VEASEY 