Philly Sports Jabronis

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Burnett pitched on Monday like a man not quite ready for retirement. Maybe he will pitch in 2015, after all. “You go out there and do that tonight and it makes you wonder,” Burnett ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Five months and three cities later, Jerome Williams appears to have finally settled in. The journeyman right-hander proved to be an experiment gone wrong in stints with the Astros and Rangers earlier this year, ...

The Phillies are mourning a member of their ownership “family.” Sally Buck passed away at 83 Saturday. She’s the second member of the ownership group to die this year, following the death of Claire Betz. For more on this story, ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — There are just five weeks of baseball left in the 2014 season, but the Phillies are still struggling in an area that was highly stressed by manager Ryne Sandberg during Spring Training. Poor execution ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — It was another headache of a first inning for Kyle Kendrick on Friday night. But he wasn’t the only pitcher to endure early struggles in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park. Kendrick allowed ...

By Spencer Fordin, MLB.com There’s another ballplayer lined up in the fight against smokeless tobacco. Curt Schilling said Wednesday that he believes his use of smokeless tobacco led to oral cancer that required radiation and chemotherapy. Schilling revealed the type of ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com  PHILADELPHIA — The multiple mound meetings were one indicator. The two wild pitches were another. All the signs clearly denoted that Cole Hamels’ start against the Mariners was unlike his past eight outings. Fortunately for the ...

Report From Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies might have the third-highest payroll in baseball, but they are going to miss the postseason for the third consecutive year. But Phillies president David Montgomery’s support for general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Ryne Sandberg beamed in February, when the Phillies announced they had signed A.J. Burnett. He pictured big things from his rotation. “He’s the belated Christmas present and Valentine’s Day present that I’ve been waiting ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Jerome Williams didn’t appear to be the prettiest addition, even for a starting rotation starving for help. A 6.04 ERA in 47 2/3 innings prompted Williams’ release from the Astros in June. Two starts, ...