Baseball Historians

I’m going to try to keep an update going throughout the game.  I’ll probably be updating in the comments so that anyone else can join in.  I’ll also be updating with ASponge here.
Meanwhile Myers has already given up a run in the first.  A single, a walk, and a double without an out is not […]

Go figure.  Not only will the announcer be comparing the middle infielders tonight, but ESPN.com started in on it too.  I would also like to point out that I will be working in conjunction with ASponge from thesouthfloridafan blog during this series.  He really does some nice stuff over there.  Check his stuff out here.  […]

Tonight is the first game in a series bound to shake up the standings in the NL East. The Florida Marlins hold the lead in the division, but only by a half game. After dropping their last 2 to the Mets, Florida comes in looking to rebound and get through a very tough […]

As I told the guys at South Florida Fan, Dan Uggla, no matter how amazing of a season he has, will never be the starting 2nd basemen of the All-Star game. The Marlins don’t have enough fans, plain and simple. End of story.
Through tonight’s games, the voting for NL 2nd basemen looked like […]

The Phillies were outhit by the Rockies 8-6 in tonight’s game, but still won 6-1.  The runs were due in large part to Colorado’s starting pitcher Greg Reynolds’ 8 walks in just 5 2/3 innings.
Shane Victorino got one of his 3 infield singles in the first inning, then stole 2nd.  Reynolds then walked Chase Utley, […]

Yeah the Phillies won last night.  But they only scored 7 runs in doing so.  Here I’ve grown used to seeing grotesque numbers on the board and they left me empty with only scoring 7.  The Phillies did all of their damage in the first 2 innings of the game.  So if you add up […]

When a team scores 20 runs in 8 innings, it’s down right impressive.  Pair that with the 15 runs that the Phillies scored on Sunday, and it’s just scary.  The 35 runs combined in two consecutive games is 2nd all time for the Phillies.  I think the most was in ‘79 against the Cubs with […]

After the Phillies went 1-2-3 in the first inning, Cole Hamels got the first two Astros out in the bottom of the inning before giving up a single to Miguel Tejada, and a week hit to Lance Berkman. Carlos Lee then came up to the plate. After fouling a ball off, Lee’s follow […]

Last night was absolutely the worst way that a team could lose a game.  Trailing by 1 with the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, Shane Victorino hit a fly ball to left field.   Darin Erstad made the catch for out number 2.  Pedro Feliz, who was on third, tagged […]

It appears that I should bench Pat Burrell more often on my fantasy team.  After cooling off considerably, Burrell has gone deep in each of the last two games.  It was exactly 2 games ago that I finally decided to go with Adrian Gonzalez as my utility hitter rather than Burrell.
Burrell’s solo, pinch-hit homerun in […]

Chris Berman would have had a field day calling last nights blowout win over the Nationals last night. The Phillies hit 4 homeruns en route to a 12-2 victory. And for all of those critics out there who say that the Phillies only hit a lot of homeruns because they play in Citizens […]

…when it is the other team’s score at the end of the game.
This was the case Tuesday night when the Phillies beat the Nationals 1-0. Greg Dobbs singled in what would be the winning run in the top of the 9th inning. Eric Bruntlett, who was pinch running for Pedro Feliz, came around […]

The Phillies were shut out last night in the series opener against the Nationals last night.  Shane Victorino, Chase Utley, and Geoff Jenkins each had 2 hits, but the Phillies left a total of 9 men on base.  That makes it pretty hard to win a game.  Brett Myers did get a quality start (6 […]

Since the last time I wrote, a few things have happened with the Phillies.
I was correct that Cole Hamels would be able to get the team back on board.  I was worried that I might jinx him, but he came out and threw his first career complete game shutout against the Braves last Thursday.  He […]

Eric Karabell at espn.com wrote a nice article dealing with fantasy relievers.  In his article, Relief Efforts: Good relief pitching can be contagious, he highlights the Phillies bullpen and the fact that they have the lowest bullpen ERA in the majors.  For all of you fantasy owners struggling to find a good closer, he also […]

After a horrible showing by Brett Myers last night, the Phillies need to regroup and get things together in order to keep pace with the Marlins. Yes, that is correct. The Florida Marlins are in first place in the NL East. It’s strange how they sent their best pitcher and best hitter […]

Jimmy Rollins returned to the lineup last night for the first time since sustaining a sprained ankle against the Mets way back when. Rollins went 3-5 with a homerun, a double, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored. Having him back at the top of the lineup sent a bolt of energy through the […]

Brandon Webb pitched a complete game victory against the the Phillies today.  The Dbacks won 8-3 with Brett Myers getting tagged for 6 earned runs in 5 innings in his losing effort.  Webb gave up only 2 earned runs and improved his record to an astounding 8-0.  He is only the 7th pitcher all time […]

…and it was a big fat LOSS.
After Eaton struggled to get through the first inning (he gave up a double, 2 singles and a run), he pitched well in the 2nd and third and had a 2-1 lead going into the 4th inning.  Then Eaton became Eaton.  He gave up 5 runs in the 4th […]

In what will be the closest series of the season, the Phillies split the two weekend games against the San Francisco Giants.  2 out of the three games in the series went into the 10th inning, and last nights game was won in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs.
Saturday the Giants scored in […]

Jim Salisbury at the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote an article dealing with with future of the Phillies GM.  He comments on how Gillick’s contract is up this fall and he will probably retire.  Meanwhile, the Yankees are struggling and that means that Cashman’s run there might come to an end.  Apparently Cashman liked Philly when he […]

Ryan Howard struck out yet again in his first atbat of tonight’s game. This brings his season total to 43 strikeouts! Coming into tonight, he had 42 strikeouts in 30 games. More importantly he has only had 108 recorded atbats (walks do not count as an atbat). This equals a 39% […]

Chase Utley was named the National League Player of the Month.  Some people argued for Chipper Jones, but Utley has been hitting on a torrid pace, and the honor is well deserved.

With the game tied 4-4 at the end of the 9th inning, the Phillies and Giants went into extra innings last night.  JC Romero came into the game to pitch and gave up a leadoff homerun to one time Phillie Aaron Rowand.  Romero struggled but got through the rest of the inning without allowing any […]

After Adam Eaton gave up another first inning 2-run homerun to Adrian Gonzalez, it looked like the Phillies might be in line for the same thing that happened last night.  However; 2 RBI doubles in the 3rd by Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell tied up the game.  Howard then broke the 2-2 tie in the […]

Eric Bruntlett is a serviceable shortstop at best. Lately he has been real quiet, which is better than when he had everybody talking about him for being terrible. Today he gets bumped back up to the second spot in the lineup. He can’t handle being there. The Phillies haven’t even batted […]

The Phillies poured it on late to ensure the victory last night over Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres.  Doubles by Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, and Greg Dobbs helped in the big inning.  Utley, Ruiz, and Pedro Feliz each went 2-4 on the day.
Cole Hamels got the win for the Phillies.  He pitched 7 […]

The Phillies lost to the Pirates today 5-1.  Pirates lefty starter, Paul Maholm, won the game in 99 pitches.  He only allowed 2 hits, and faced just 30 batters in the game.  He walked 4, but also got 2 double plays in the game.
Pat Burrell got one of the hits on a double in the […]

In the midst of this 3 game winning streak and winning 6 of their last 7, the Phillies have improved their record to 14-11 and are just a half game behind the Florida Marlins for first place in the NL East.  The Phillies had struggled to get above .500 for most of the season but […]

The Phillies were able to outlast the Pirates last night to win 6-5.  With 1 out in the bottom of the 4th inning, I thought that Adam Eaton and the Phillies were going to roll through the rest of the game.  Boy was I wrong.  Eaton proceeded to give up a homerun to Jason Bay, […]