Shane Victorino

The Phillies speed- burn brothers Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Phillies with leg injuries- gimp gang Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. The top of the lineup went from DSL to dial-up in a matter of a week and that's a bummer. Rollins is expected to be held out of the game again today in lieu of his left ankle sprain and Vic has already been placed on the 15-day DL with a right calf strain. Both are emotional leaders on the field and in the clubhouse and play with a high level of energy... Read Full Story

Some interesting plays from the past week: Rollins turns the double-play. Shane Victorino gets caught stealing. This is one of the rare times you will see a caught stealing, catcher unassisted. -------------------------------------------- Last Night's Game I'm not going to harp on all the negative aspects of the game last night (Howard's fielding, Victorino's un-clutchness, Bruntlett's baserunning, etc.) Check out the comment section from yesterday's post to get a few fans' takes. I do... Read Full Story

Unlike me, the Phils actually had a rather productive weekend. The Phils took 2 of 3 games from the visiting Cubs last weekend, which currently puts them in second place in the NL East. They did this without the services of Jimmy Rollins, who is still out with a sore ankle. Brett Myers looks like he is close to righting his ship on Friday, as he held the Cubs to 3 runs over 8 innings in what was his best outing to date in a 5 - 3 Phils win. Pat Burrell continued his hot start, with a... Read Full Story

The Phils won another one last night on some timely hitting by Chase Utley, god he’s incredible. The highlight of the night however came in the 8th inning courtesy of the Flyin’ Hawaiian and Co-Jack. Shane Victorino struck out swinging, but the ball got past D-Backs catcher Chris Snyder, and Shane took off for first , [...] Read Full Story

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