An Opening Act With A Bullet
April 2, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Bryce Hapre and Stephen Strasburg made a compelling case on Opening Day to be considered the two best talents ever to play Major League Baseball in Washington, DC. Facing a depleted Miami Marlins roster, Stephen Strasburg seemed to hardly work up a sweat as he breezed through seven innings on eighty pitches without allowing a […]
Fearless forecast for 2011 flag chases
March 30, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · 1 Comment
The first rule in making baseball predictions is to expect the unexpected. Don’t go with last year’s winners, popular favorites, or big-money ballclubs. Unless they deserve it, of course. Now that we’ve gotten past the obvious rules, there are the string of unknowns that can pop up anywhere during the course of a 162-game schedule, […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL East – Philadelphia Phillies
March 22, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Phillies 1B Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies (2010 record: 97-65) The Phillies entered the new year as one of the handful of teams with a legitimate claim to the designation as the best team in baseball. They entered the free agent fray towards the end of the process and lured southpaw Cliff Lee away from both […]
The Philly Phan’s Guide to the Playoffs
October 6, 2010 by Matt Aber · Leave a Comment
October baseball is now a rite of passage in Philadelphia. No longer are Phillies fans left to wonder about “next year†or suppose “what if†or try to convince themselves that they had better appreciate fall baseball because they may not see it again for awhile. No, not for the foreseeable future in this town. […]
NL East Serves Notice to Phillies
May 31, 2010 by Matt Aber · Leave a Comment
The Phillies open a series against the Atlanta Braves this Memorial Day only a half game up on them in leading the division. Not surprising is that the Nationals are in last place with the Marlins; what is, though, is that they are both only four games out of first place. Almost 50 games into […]
News and Notes from the Grapefruit League
March 10, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
Like the Army, baseball is filled with Hurry Up & Wait situations. That’s especially true for writers, who arrive hours before gametime in an often-frustrating effort to pin down players or managers for interviews. There’s competition for each player, with the biggest stars commanding the most attention from media types, and a pecking order that […]
