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Oswalt To Phillies….Will The Braves Counter?

In his latest “Fried Baseball” audio blog, Kent Covington wonders how creative the Braves are willing to get in their efforts landing another big bat. Throw in your 2 cents in the comments area below… or leave a message with your questions or comments for a future commentary at 888-669-5368 (ext.701.)

30Jul2010 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued

Oswalt To Phillies….Will The Braves Counter?

In his latest “Fried Baseball” audio blog, Kent Covington wonders how creative the Braves are willing to get in their efforts landing another big bat. Throw in your 2 cents in the comments area below… or leave a message with your questions or comments for a future commentary at 888-669-5368 (ext.701.)

30Jul2010 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued

What Roy Oswalt To The Phillies Could Mean For The Braves

Pending his approval, Roy Oswalt will be making 12 plus starts for the Phillies over the course of the next two months. As Dave Cameron of Fangraphs.com points out, this trade is an admission of guilt by GM Ruben Amaro for inexplicably trading Cliff Lee last off-season. The Lee trade left the team with a […]

29Jul2010 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued

Go to Your Room, Charlie Manuel

Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been suspended for one game after making contact with an umpire. Not only was he fined an undisclosed amount, he will not be present for tonight’s game at Pittsburgh against the Pirates.Manuel was tossed…

1Jul2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Half of Phillies Infield on the DL

Sucky news out of Philadelphia today: the Phillies just lost half of their starting infield to injury.Second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco have both landed on the 15-day disabled list, with a sprained right thumb and sore left e…

29Jun2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

NL East on par with AL East

In the last two weeks, the Atlanta Braves have played the Tampa Bay Rays, the Philadelphia Phillies the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Now the Florida Marlins are playing the Rays and the New York Mets are taking on the Yankees now that they’ve demolished the pitiful Baltimore Orioles. The record so […]

19Jun2010 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued

Stay Classy, Philadelphia

Fans running onto the field.Grown men vomiting all over little girls… on purpose.And now, finally, little boys slamming beers.It’s been an exciting season so far at Citizen’s Bank park, and one can only wonder what is coming next. Whatever it is, I h…

7Jun2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Roy Halladay Is Perfect

Cliff who?Roy Halladay has firmly cemented his place in badass hall of fame. In the Phillies 1-0 victory over the Marlins last night, he pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history. This is the second perfect outing in the big leagues this season - na…

30May2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Get Off the Damn Ballfield, Hoodlums

What the hell is up with Philadelphia Phillies fans lately?Monday, a fan ran onto the field at Citizen’s Bank Park and was immediately tased by security. Obviously, this prompted another man to rush the field the very next night. Was he hoping to be …

5May2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Phillies Fan Makes Bad Call

This whole situation couldn’t have been any better unless the guy in question was dressed as green man.[The Fightins] | [We Should Be GMs] | [Crimsom and Cream Machine]Become a fan on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!

4May2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Ryan Howard Gets the Big Bucks

The Philadelphia Phillies and Ryan Howard agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract extension Monday that could end up keeping him around until 2017.The slugging first baseman will make $20 million a year in 2012 and 2013 before putting away $25 mil…

26Apr2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Season Previews: Philadelphia Phillies

Since the season is already underway, we should probably keep moving along with our Season Previews, which we were apparently supposed to finish before Opening Day… Three years ago, they began as a semi-serious analysis and ended up as half-assed hai…

7Apr2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Tribute To Phillies Fans

During a recent conversation (via Twitter) with Phillies fans about the apparent fact – according to them – that Roy Halladay is indeed the second coming of Christ, I was reminded of just how wonderfully spirited Phillies fans can be. While I realize that trading one ace for another (Cliff Lee for Roy Halladay) makes […]

15Feb2010 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued

Ruiz Remains in Philly, Stairs is Old School

The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly reached an agreement with catcher Carlos Ruiz to the tune of $8.85 million over three years, avoiding salary arbitration.After batting .255 with 43 runs batted in and a career-best nine home runs in his fourth …

25Jan2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Roy Halladay Will Sorta Miss Canada

Roy Halladay loved his (devastated) Blue Jays fans so much that he gave them a thank you card in the form of a full-page newspaper advertisement this Tuesday.[warm fuzzies]After 12 seasons with Toronto, the 2003 Cy Young Award Winner was traded to the …

22Dec2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued