For the second time in this series, the Phillies were beaten by a former teammate ... Tonight came in the form of JA Happ (4-2, 3.45) ... Happ was sent to Houston in a trade in which Philadelphia acquired left fielder and part time pitcher, or err you know, Roy Oswalt ... Happ did receive [ ... ] ...
Houston Astros (57-69) at Philadelphia Phillies (70-56)Wandy Rodriguez, LHP (9-12, 4.00 ERA) vs. Kyle Kendrick, RHP (8-6, 4.58 ERA)Time: 1:05, Citizens Bank ParkWeather: Partly Sunny, 83TV: Comcast SportsNet/MLB NetworkFollow Twitter hereJoin us below for a live chat starting at 12:45. You can post some questions or thoughts early, don’t be shy! Most of the Phillies [ ... ] ...
Houston Astros (55-69) at Philadelphia Phillies (70-54)Bud Norris, RHP (6-7, 5.23 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels, LHP (7-10, 3.51 ERA)Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank ParkWeather: Cloudy/Rain, 65TV: MyPHL 17Follow Twitter hereThe Band is back, as @Jwerthsbeard put it on twitter. The full lineup that started the year, that was supposed to stay healthy and tear the NL [ ... ] ...
Houston Astros (55-69) at Philadelphia Phillies (70-54)J.A. Happ, LHP (3-2, 3.54 ERA) vs. Roy Halladay, RHP (16-8, 2.16 ERA)Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank ParkWeather: Cloudy, 78TV: Comcast SportsNetFollow Twitter hereThe only way to describe last night’s 16-inning Stanley Kubrick film of a baseball game is “absurd.” Absurd is one of those words (“awesome” is another), that’s [ ... ] ...
Philadelphia Phillies (73-57) at Los Angeles Dodgers (67-64) Roy Halladay (16-10, 2.22 ERA)vs. Hiroki Kuroda (9-11, 3.56)Time: 10:10 p.m at Dodger StadiumTV: Comcast SportsNetWeather: Mostly Sunny, 67Twitter: @philliesnationThis is what sets 2010 apart for the Phillies.Faced with a similar position the past two seasons – heading into a big road series in need of wins, the [ ... ] ...
Philadelphia Phillies (70-57) at San Diego Padres (76-50)Roy Oswalt, RHP (9-13, 3.22 ERA) vs. Matt Latos, RHP (13-5, 2.33 ERA)Time: 10:05 EDT, Petco ParkWeather: Partly Sunny, 77TV: Comcast SportsNetFollow Phillies Nation on TwitterThe Phillies come into tonight’s game after a long and dour plane ride across country ... They will be greeted by one [ ... ] ...
Philadelphia Phillies (71-57) at San Diego Padres (76-51)Joe Blanton, RHP (5-6, 5.32 ERA) vs. Jon Garland, RHP (13-8, 3.25 ERA)Time: 4:10 EDT, Petco ParkWeather: Cloudy, 64TV: FoxFollow Phillies Nation on TwitterWhen Jimmy Rollins slid past Yorvit Torrealba in the 12th inning last night, the Phillies achieved something historic. On August 10, the Braves beat [ ... ] ...
Philadelphia Phillies (72-57) at San Diego Padres (76-52)Cole Hamels (7-10, 3.47 ERA) vs. Clayton Richard (12-5, 3.55 ERA)Time:4:05 EDT, Petco ParkWeather: Partly Cloudy, 65TV: MY PHL 17Follow Phillies Nation on TwitterThe Phillies have rebounded quickly after being swept by the lowly Houston Astros. Now, the Phillies are on the verge of sweeping the first place San [ ... ] ...
As Dutch native Lise De Boer, 5, lies in a bed at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, undergoing the second of five rounds of care to destroy the remaining cancer in her little body, cancer doctor Stephan Grupp toils across the street in a new $504 million building to develop the next generation of treatment for patients like her ...
Six employees of the city and the Philadelphia Parking Authority have been fired or forced to resign after a probe by the city inspector general found them fixing parking tickets for friends, family, co-workers and an unidentified fleet of delivery vehicles ...