8 innings of struggles against Darth Santana coupled by the fact Joe Blanton did his best Adam Eaton impersonation and on the verge of conceding 1st place to the Mets...disheartening. Jose "I freakin' hate him" Reyes making a mental fielding gaffe, So Taguchi collecting his 1st pinch hit of the season to knock in 2 runs, and the Phils posting 6 runs in the 9th against the Mets horrendous bullpen sustaining 1st place for the time being...shocking. Although I am prone to typos, the line... Read Full Story

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 The following young men have been hyped as "Can't Miss Prospects", but they've obviously been overhyped and they surely are missing. The Suspects- Andy Marte and John Van Benschoten. Marte was signed as a free agent by the Braves in 2000 out of the Dominican Republic. He came highly touted and was supposed to be their future 3rd baseman eventually displacing some slouch named Chipper Jones. Marte spent only 1 season with Atlanta (2005) before being the... Read Full Story

The Joe Blanton Philadelphia Phillies era begins tonight against Johan Santana and the Mets. What a lucky guy to draw Darth Santana and our biggest rival at Shea Stadium for his first Phils start. We're all hoping for the best but expecting the worst...let the force be with you Young Fattione. The series shakes down like this: Joe Blanton (5-12, 4.96 era, 1.42 whip) vs. Johan Santana (8-7, 3.10, 1.22) tonight at 7:10. Then tomorrow night on ESPN, which means a loss because it's nationally... Read Full Story

Philadelphia Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel dropped some nice quotes following yesterday's sickening extra inning 1-run low scoring loss to the Marlins. Here's how Chuck summed it up... "We're not hitting the baseball. Our situational hitting is absolutely terrible. Off the chart, really. The guys might be trying too hard, and it seems like when you remind them to make sure you get [the runner] over, all of a sudden, they don't do it." *Situational hitting, what a novel idea. "Also, we... Read Full Story

Sunday, July 20, 2008 I love me some ballgirls! posted by GM-Carson at 5:43 AM About Me Name: GM-Carson Location: Central, PA Phillies, baseball, food, and family- that's all a man needs to be happy. View my complete profile Previous Posts Fun With Stats Bump that Ump! Big For His Age Dodge This Future Star Something Fishy Help, My Balls Are On Fire! More Mets Hatred What is this? My Ball Needs Stitched Subscribe to Posts [Atom]   Read Full Story

Back from my vacation to discuss the Phillies news of the past week a bit browner, heavier, and tired. First on the agenda... 1. All-Star Game: I am about to employ the WSBGM's brigade to start a public smear campaign against that retard Clint Hurdle. First he snubs our boy Burrell, who happens to be having a killer season, then he snubs Hamels by picking imploding reliever Carlos Marmol to replace the injured Kerry Wood. What's that, another Cub (8 total) you ask?! Then he goes out of his... Read Full Story

Here is ESPN.com's injury report for the game last night against the Marlins: It's good news that Garcia has been upgraded to "day-to-day," but what about some of the other injured Phillies pitchers? Where are the reports on Steve Ontiveros, Bobby Munoz, and Chad Ogea? The Phils need pitching depth and it would be nice if one or all of those guys could make it back. --------------------------- Series Notes - The old guy does it again. He made Dan Uggla, Hanley Ramirez and the bunch look... Read Full Story

So from the looks of things, the majority Phillies fans are not too thrilled about this trade. (Seems to be a lot of nausea and vomiting involved when learning of this trade.) The consensus: they gave up to much to get a guy that is only a marginal upgrade for the staff. Because the general opinion is so negative, I feel that it is my obligation to defend the minority view. It's not because I really think this is a good trade, it's more because I really like being contrarian. Therefore, I... Read Full Story

The Phils acquired Joe Blanton from the Oakland A's for minor league players Adrian Cardenas, Josh Outman, and Matthew Spencer. More to follow... Corey Read Full Story

I know I'm a bit of a curmudgeon (I hate Christmas, etc.) but I really do dislike the All Star game. It was fun when I was a kid and got to see all the great players that you normally didn't see much during the year. But now, with ESPN baseball and Baseball Tonight and Fox baseball and the MLB package, you see these guys everyday. That novelty is over. The game doesn't count for anything...except that it does. Why give home field advantage to the league winner when the game isn't played like... Read Full Story