State Of The Union – Myers, Happ, Utley, Eaton and Manny

     The Phillies starting pitcher turned bullpen help Adam Eaton was demoted yesterday to AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.  This comes off of a 2 inning mess on Sunday against the Braves that he allowed 3 runs with 2 of them being longballs.  Eaton was recently demoted into the bullpen hoping he could at least fill [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Welcome Joe Blanton !!

  
   Tonight I heard that the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton through a trade of 3 minor league prospects.  The Phillies sent Adrian Cardenas, Josh Outman and Matthew Spencer in return for the solid right handed hurler.  With Brett Myers still slated to return on 07/23 against the Mets that pushes Adam Eaton out of the rotation [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – If I Was Pat Gillick For A Day

1.  My starting rotation would look like the following:

Cole Hamels
Brett Myers
Jamie Moyer
Kyle Kendrick
J.A. Happ

     Trade Adam Eaton or make him another righty in the bullpen to replace Tom Gordon.  Tom Gordon should no longer be in the Phillies future.  He is no Jamie Moyer . . . . .
2.  I would either trade off Carlos [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Eaton Alive

     Last night Adam Eaton who was 5-0 and a 3.29 ERA against the Mets was pulled after 2-2/3 innings.  Eaton gave away 8 runs off of 10 hits in his short outing yesterday in the Phillies’ 3rd loss to the Mets.  There were some heroics in the game with Chase Utley (25), Pat Burrell [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Brother In Arms

     The Philadelphia Phillies won last night against the Atlanta Braves in their return to the National League schedule.  Kyle Kendrick pitched his way into the 8th win of the season at Turner Field.  He allowed 3 runs over 6 innings while accruing 6 hits 2 strikeouts and 2 walks.  Kendrick received his usual run [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Win Self Epic Battle

     Tonight the Phillies broke the 6 game losing streak with a shut out win of 4-0 against the Oakland Athletics.  The Phils were able to get back into their groove with accruing 11 hits over 9 innings and manufacturing run support for Kyle Kendrick’s 7th win of 2008.  Kyle pitched 8 innings while only [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Offensive Woes Continue

The Mighty Philadelphia Phillies were once again silenced by the Angels of the American League.  The bats of the Phils have been struggling over the past several series.  This was the case last night against the Los Angeles Angels who they fell to with a score of 7-1.  The Angels racked up 17 hits compared [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Success By Numbers

The Philadelphia Phillies have the night off to prepare for the upcoming barrage of teams that they must face for the next 22 games until the All Star game.  The Series are as follows:

Angels
A’s
Rangers
Braves
Mets
Cardinals
Diamondbacks

This is by no doubt a difficult task, but If you research some of the stats it should ease some of your [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Scalping the Competition

The Philadelphia Phillies finished up a 3 game series at Turner field in which they tomahawked the Atlanta Braves into submission.  Ryan Howard went 3 for 5 with 4 RBI’s by clubbing 3 doubles on Sunday’s game.  Shane “the Flying Hawaiian” Victorino also went 3 for 5 with 1 RBI allowing the Phightins to win over the [...]

Philadelphia Phillies – Last Stand Series

The Philadelphia Phillies have already plundered 2 games from the Atlanta Braves solidifying their dominance in the N.L. East.  The first game came to fruition due a fielding error by Braves 2nd baseman Kelly Johnson and yesterday’s game was won with the longball by Ruiz, Burrell and Rollins.  The Phillies have been more effective at manufacturing runs [...]