August 31 Philadelphia Daily News columnist Sam Donnellon “IF I WERE MANAGER of the Philadelphia Phillies, here are some things I might have already done. Take Jimmy Rollins out of the leadoff spot permanently. Cut Raul Ibanez, or trade him for a bag of peanuts. Bench Jayson Werth for at least a game after he was [More...]
August 31 Philadelphia Daily News “If the Phillies entered last night hoping to face the Hiroki Kuroda whom they demolished in the National League Championship Series last October, they came away severely disappointed. Instead, the pitcher they faced looked strikingly similar to the one who had stymied them on four other occasions, not to mention [More...]
August 31 Philadelphia Inquirer “Andy Reid hardly ever strays from the main practice field at the NovaCare Complex. So when the Eagles’ coach waddled over to an adjoining field Monday to watch one-on-one drills between his offensive and defensive lines, there could be just one reason. Reid wanted to see if Jamaal Jackson, in his [More...]
August 31 Camden Courier-Post “Trent Cole painted an optimistic picture of his availability for the Eagles‘ Sept. 12 season opener against the Green Bay Packers despite suffering what looked like a major ankle injury Friday night in Kansas City, Mo. “I’m all right,” said the defensive end, who won’t play in Thursday’s preseason game vs. [More...]
August 31 Camden Courier-Post “Stacy Andrews took his customary place at right guard Monday afternoon in practice. For a minute, speculation about his job security seemed moot. A few snaps later, Andrews was on the sideline, subbed out for Nick Cole. Let the right guard controversy begin because, for the second straight day, Cole took [More...]
August 31 Philadelphia Inquirer “In Kevin Kolb’s two starts under center last season, Eagles tight end Brent Celek caught 12 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown. Because of Celek’s production with Kolb, there was an assumption heading into this season that he would benefit most from the quarterback’s promotion. But it hasn’t been that [More...]
August 30 Philadelphia Daily News “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. In yesterday’s 5-0 [More...]
August 30 Philadelphia Inquirer “Last season, the Phillies called up seven players once rosters expanded in September. Expect a similar amount of help this season. On Wednesday, major-league rosters expand from 25 players to 40. Plenty of candidates in the minors could help fill out the roster during a pennant race. They won’t all arrive [More...]