Phillies take 2 out of 3 from the Yanks

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel thought about hitting for Carlos Ruiz(notes) in the 11th inning, and ended up sending the catcher to the plate. Good decision. Ruiz hit…

Phillies vs Yankees game 2

Alex Rodriguez(notes) is batting .204—and making his hits count. Rodriguez hit a tying homer off Brad Lidge(notes) in the ninth inning and Melky Cabrera(notes) capped the three-run…

Phillies snap the Yankees winning streak.

Jimmy Rollins(notes) sent A.J. Burnett’s(notes) first pitch of the night deep over the right-field scoreboard.Carlos Ruiz(notes) had his first homer since Game 3 of last October’s World…

Sorry I was gone for the weekend

Sorry I went away for the weekend up to my father’s Mtn House ended up getting sick and had to come home early (last night).  It was…

Phills double up on the Reds 12-5

Chase Utley(notes) homered and drove in four runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies’ powerful offense overcame another disappointing performance by a starter on Thursday in a 12-5 victory…

Phillies win streak snapped

Aaron Harang(notes) had everything working. Against this lineup, he needed it. The right-hander limited the NL’s highest-scoring lineup to a solo homer Wednesday night, and Brandon Phillips(notes)…

Happ now #5 and got that starting job

Chan Ho Park was parked in the bullpen Tuesday — replaced in the Phillies rotation by J.A. Happ, according to a report on Philly.com. The Phils had…

Phillies win 5 straight

Whenever Cole Hamels(notes) comes to town, he thinks about the first time he was on a major league mound. It was here. And it was impressive. The…

Jim Johnson taking a leave.

Jim Johnson is taking some time off from his duties as the Eagles defensive coordinator because of health problems.Johnson is battling cancer and was coaching from a…

Bring out the BROOMS BABY!

It was an unsightly series that could end no other way. The final decisive runs in the Philadelphia Phillies’ four-game sweep of the pitching-poor, error-prone Washington Nationals…