It was billed as a “huge announcement” from WIP, and while it’s not quite the hype the Eagles built up before announcing that fan pics would be on season tickets (lamest blue ball trick in recent memory), it’s up there. Phillies President David Montgomery went on with Anthony Gargano and Glen MacNow to announce that [More...]
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Top 25 Prospects in the National League East, Part 2: 11-25
Continued from Part 1: The Top Ten… 11. Brian Goodwin, CF, Washington – Goodwin was one of Washington’s last chances to splurge in the draft with the new draft spending rules now in place. He hasn’t made his pro debut yet, but he’s a potential five tool player in center with plus or better speed [More...]
Top 25 Prospects in the National League East, Part 1: The Top Ten
Now that we’ve gone over the Phillies organization’s top 30 prospects, it’s time to see how they stack up against the rest of the division. The Phillies have had a stranglehold on the NL East for the past five seasons, but the gap may be shrinking. While the Mets are rebuilding, the other three rivals [More...]
PSC Phillies Talk: Sign Chad Qualls; Pence on the offense; more…
Here’s a sampling of recent/active threads from the PSC Phillies message board, along with the first post of each. Click the thread title to get the latest news and updates and to participate in the discussion: Thread: Phillies signed Chad Qualls Yuck Thread: Hunter Pence on the Offense “We have the capability to be a [More...]
The Crow’s Nest: Pat’s Bat Goes Quiet For Good
The word going around baseball today was that longtime Phillie and two time world champion Pat Burrell was going to retire from baseball. The former number one pick in the draft has cited his oft injured foot as keeping him from playing at a high level and over a long 162 game season. Foot problems [More...]
The Crow’s Nest: A Farewell to Arms
Phillies take a step back from the Lidge Being a closer can be a thankless job at times. At others it can be a job with rewards and many accolades. Brad Lidge has experienced both in his time with the Phillies.Lidge’s 2008 was a season of pure mastery and perfection. He was as lock down [More...]
PSC Phillies Talk: Pence signs 1-year deal; Sign Juan Pierre; more…
Here’s a sampling of recent/active threads from the PSC Phillies message board, along with the first post of each. Click the thread title to get the latest news and updates and to participate in the discussion: Thread: How long until Pence is traded? UPDATE: Signs 1-year, $10.4 million deal for 2012 [Editor's note: Hunter Pence [More...]
Phillies Countdown: Top 30 Minor League Prospects
After reviewing the top 15 hitters and pitchers in the organization, it’s time to combine them into an overall top 30. However, it’s not quite a 15/15 split; there will be 16 pitchers. There is a lot of talent in the lower levels, but it’s still going to be a few years before those guys [More...]
PSC Phillies Talk: Valdez traded to Reds; Lidge signs with Nationals; more…
Here’s a sampling of recent/active threads from the PSC Phillies message board, along with the first post of each. Click the thread title to get the latest news and updates and to participate in the discussion: Thread: The great wilson valdez has been traded to the reds for someone named jeremy horst Thread: Lidge signs [More...]
The Crow’s Nest: Lows, Highs, and Puzzling In-Betweens
RIP Andy Musser Growing up in Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania it was a long haul to Philadelphia so it was not every day we were able to go see the Phillies play at the Vet. Sitting at home we would catch the games on TV on WTAF 29, WPHL 17, and on Prism and on the radio [More...]