Philadelphia Phillies
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
Roy Halladay FINALLY Going Somewhere
If there’s one thing we dislike here at BLB, it’s teams pussyfooting around. The Toronto Blue Jays have held Roy Halladay hostage for over an entire season, but it looks as though they’re ready to ship him off to Philadelphia.In what should go down as …
14Dec2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Pedro’s Agent Blames Flu For Sickly Game 6
According to his agent, Pedro Martinez wants to pitch a full season next year.Fern Cuza told FOX Sports that the old school righty is 100% healthy for the first time in three years and that pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies this postseason “rejuve…
16Nov2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
The Last Baseball Game of the Season
Congratulations to the New York Yankees, this season’s World Series Champions. The last day of the baseball season is a sad one for everyone. Everyone except the fans whose team just won the ring.The Bronx Bombers won their 27th World Series title Wedn…
4Nov2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
The Clifton & Chutley Show
Man, Chase Utley is good at hitting baseballs over fences.Stealing the glory right out from under Cliff Lee, the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman nailed not one, but two home runs in his team’s 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the…
3Nov2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chase Utley Is Pretty Good At Baseball
Not to take anything away from the entire Philadelphia Phillies rotation and lineup, but Chase Utley can really swing a bat.In a must-win situation for his team, Chutley launched a 4-seam fastball from New York Yankees starter A.J. Burnett to the right…
2Nov2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
You Can’t Catch Johnny Damon!
A day after the New York Yankees came back to win Game 3, Johnny Damon became the difference-maker with a two-out, ninth-inning, game-saving performance.The Yankees took a 3-1 World Series lead with a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies just aft…
2Nov2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Burnett Lights Up The Phils In Game 2
Jayson Werth should really do something about that squirrel hanging out on his chin. Just a thought. The New York Yankees’ bats finally woke up for Game 2 of the World Series Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the reigning world champion Philadelphia…
29Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Cliff Lee Once Slammed a Revolving Door
Cliff Lee was down-right filthy Wednesday night during his Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-1 victory in Game 1 of the World Series. The placid southpaw, donning a nasty spike curveball, lasted all night long. He calmly allowed six hits and just one run, whi…
28Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedYank on This
This video was shared with us today by NBC Philadelphia. We chuckled.Enjoy Game 1 tonight, we’ll be cruising 310 to Joba’s liveblog actionfest.
28Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
J-Roll is a Confident Man
Jimmy Rollins is either trying to get a rise out of the New York Yankees and their fans, or he’s just exercising his psychic powers. Also, he believes Elton John is the greatest switch-hitter of all time.”Of course we’re going to win,” he said on The…
27Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Philadelphia Phillies: Destiny to Dynasty?
The reigning World Champion Philadelphia Phillies’ roster is stacked from top to bottom. They own the arms, they boast the lumber, and their defense isn’t too shabby either. They possess all the swagger a World Series team should have.Continue read…
26Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Oh, Halos. There’s Always Next Year…
Instead of recapturing the glorious moments of the New York Yankees’ 40th American League pennant and first World Series berth since 2003 (like the above photo of Nick Swisher doing what he does best) we’re going to dwell on the sadness of every broken…
25Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
