I love this video. Dom Brown’s second home run as remembered by Long Drive of the Fightins.
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Larry Greene is a big, young man who can run fast.
Shout out to T.R. Goyne over at Phour Score for posting this on his Twitter. That’s Phillies’ 2011 first pick (39th overall) Larry Greene, standing 6’1, 230 lb., hitting an inside-the-park home run and completing his journey around the basepaths in 15.28 seconds. Todd Zolecki believes Greene has indicated that he may bypass playing college…
Why You Need To Know Who Brian Gordon Is
As I type this, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs are up 3-0 at Charolette, with chance to extend their International League-best winning percentage to .631 and strengthen their odds at their first winning season and their first International League North Title. The Ryne Sandberg-led club is filled with capable MLB replacement-level position players like Pete…
Things I Forgot About the 2008 Phillies: Chris Coste Walk Off
The picture above is after Chris Coste hit a walk-off single to end a 13 inning marathon between the Phillies and Mets that put the Phillies ahead in the NL East. The box score is confusing, improbable, and mind-blowing; how did this group of Phillies end up winning the World Series in 2008? Jamie Moyer…
Things I Forgot About The 2008 Phillies: Jimmy Rollins Wore High Socks
Earlier this season, J-Rol wore his socks high. I had forgotten that he had also done this during the 2008 season. This screen grab was captured from the Phillies third game, and first win, of the 2008 season where a walk-off Jayson Werth walk won them the ball game.
It’s OK That The Phillies Aren’t Scoring Runs. Really.
If you have watched or listened to any Phillies broadcast lately, you might have heard that the Phillies have had trouble scoring runs. The magic number of runs to score to win a ball game seems to be four; the Phillies are now 23-2 when scoring four runs or more after beating the Mets 6-4…
JC Romero = .393 oOBA
Some times the most striking stats are the simplest. Credit Matt Gelb for statistics; Romero has allowed 22 of 56 batters to reach base. Surely Zagurski would be an improvement.
Revisiting Acquiring John Mayberry Jr.
The Phillies entered the 2011 season minus an All-Star right fielder, down a top prospect, and with a lot of question marks after Ryan Howard‘s place in the line-up. An unlikely hero was found Opening Day when John Mayberry Jr., the fourth or possibly fifth outfielder at the time,had a pinch-hit single in the 9th…
Chooch Bobblehead = Thank You Chris
You know you have really good friends when you’re unable to go to a Phillies’s game a year prior and they remind you that they picked you up an extra Carlos Ruiz bobble-head stadium giveaway and give it to you without asking for anything in return. Thanks Chris!
When Pete Orr plays, the Phillies win.
Or maybe not, actually. By winning tonight, the Phillies are 24-12 and likely would not have won without Pete Orr’s two key doubles. The stat that amazes me is that the Phillies are 9-11 when Pete Orr plays and just 15-1 when he doesn’t. This is obviously due to a number of factors: game is…
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