Hunter’s Homer, Worley’s Hurt, Diekman Impressive
Ah, Chicago, Milwaukee’s little brother to the south. The Phillies got into town last night following a 4-3 victory over Houston in 10 innings. Some crazy things happened in that game, but perhaps none...
View ArticleAumont? De Fratus? Cloyd? September Call Ups
MLB.com’s Jake Kaplan took a look yesterday at some of the potential September call-ups for the Phillies. Read his story here. I think of the guys currently on the 40-man roster Justin De Fratus,...
View ArticleDiekman Could Put Heat on Lefties in Pen
Can Jake Diekman get out left-handed hitters? Can he throw strikes? If he can, he should put serious heat on the left-handers currently in the Phillies bullpen: Antonio Bastardo, Jeremy Horst and Joe...
View ArticleBalk Shouldn’t Have Been Called, Ump Says
Jake Diekman got called for an unusual balk in the eighth inning last night at Citizens Bank Park. Diekman was working out of the stretch with runners on first and second when Rockies third baseman...
View ArticleDiekman’s Sizzling Fastball
The Phillies are looking for relief pitchers, and lately left-hander Jake Diekman has made his case to be in the 2014 bullpen. He struck out the only two batters he faced in the eighth inning in...
View ArticleBullpen Blow Up
Marlon Byrd probably summed up last night’s 9-6 loss to the Braves better than anybody: “For a fan it’s got to be a great game to watch, entertainment-wise. It sucks for us. We came out on the losing...
View ArticleBullpen A Strength In Phillies’ Run
One of the reasons for the Phillies’ recent success is their bullpen. During their 7-2 run, the bullpen is 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA, allowing 15 hits, three runs, three walks and striking out 32 batters in...
View ArticleDiekman Ticked Off at Ejection
Jake Diekman had every reason to be frustrated following the top of the 10th inning tonight at Citizens Bank Park. He walked Nationals center fielder Denard Span to start the inning. Then after Chase...
View ArticleGiles’ Awkward, Hilarious Address
Your browser does not support iframes. Before tonight’s game the Phillies honored Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon for last week’s combined no-hitter against the Braves. They...
View ArticleLineup, Bullpen Moves Aren’t Working
Ryne Sandberg continues to mix and match his lineup and bullpen, hoping one day one of his combinations will work. So far they have not. The Lineup Sandberg has tried 12 different lineups in 16 games,...
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