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Phillies Notes: Phillies' call-ups won't come all at once

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 10:07 a.m.

SAN DIEGO - Last season, the Phillies called up seven players once rosters expanded in September. Expect a similar amount of help this season ...

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Phillies Notebook: Phillies' huggable Sweeney glad to give Howard a rest

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 9:13 a.m.

SAN DIEGO - It is still far too early to tell if the Phillies' acquisition of first baseman Mike Sweeney will pay dividends similar to the ones they reaped from August additions Matt Stairs and Scott Eyre during their World Series run in 2008. But the early returns are promising ...

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Catcher is 3d pick for Phils

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:31 a.m.

Four of the Phillies' first six picks on the second day of the baseball draft were pitchers. But a catcher, Cameron Rupp, really got scouting director Marti Wolever excited ...

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Phils turn it on late

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:27 a.m.

They had needed a big hit for weeks, it felt like. Rarely anything had gone the Phillies' way, so there was little reason to believe luck could change with one Ben Francisco swing ...

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Paul Hagen: Despite 11 runs in two games, Phillies' offense still struggling

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Published June 7, 2010 at 1:51 p.m.

THE BASEBALL box score is one of the more elegant inventions of the game. At a glance, it's possible to get a real sense of how the game unfolded, the stars and goats, the ebbs and flows of the action. All without actually witnessing a single pitch ...

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Inside the Phillies: Dead bats aren't the only problem

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Published June 6, 2010 at 5:43 p.m.

At the end of the Phillies' 2-7 road trip, Shane Victorino declared that the players were sick and tired of talking about the team's slumbering bats ...

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Phillies deny stealing signs

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Published May 13, 2010 at 11:29 a.m.

Phillies bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer was looking toward home plate with binoculars while the Phillies were batting in the top of the second inning Monday night. And the Phillies' past performances at Coors Field show why Colorado thinks there might be something going on ...

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John Smallwood: Phillies' pitching plans found to be flawed

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Published May 6, 2010 at 10:25 a.m.

NOBODY IS SAYING Ruben Amaro Jr. should be "Carnac the Magnificent."Still, when the Phillies' general manager was asked last night about his team's tenuous pitching thus far, his response was far too simple ...

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Lidge returns to Phillies, others to follow

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Published April 30, 2010 at 10:16 a.m.

THE SECOND crack of daylight came yesterday morning. After an offseason of rehabilitation that stretched through the first 3 weeks of the season, Brad Lidge officially rejoined the Phillies' active roster, having been activated off the 15-day disabled list in time to participate in tonight's series opener against the Mets at Citizens Bank Park ...

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Paul Hagen: Talk soup on Howard's megadeal from Phillies

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:44 a.m.

In these parts, the Phillies' decision to commit an additional $125 million to slugger Ryan Howard almost two full seasons before that decision had to be made was generally well received. Chicks dig the longball, and so does everybody else. And if it all backfires someday, well, what the hell? Eat, drink and be merry in the meantime ...

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