Philly Sports Jabronis

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins rounded first base, clapped his hands, kicked out his right leg and smiled brightly. His history-making moment happened almost exactly the way he pictured it. He ripped a fastball to right field for a ...

By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Before Sunday’s game against the Cubs, the Phillies took time to honor Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning. Bunning came to Philadelphia to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of his no-hitter at Shea Stadium against ...

By Austin Laymance, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins has something special he wants to share with Phillies fans. Rollins is one hit shy of setting the Phillies’ all-time record, and he would like to accomplish that historic feat this weekend at Citizens Bank ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The four-game winning streak remains an elusive one for the Phillies. It is why they are where they are. They lost Friday to the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park, 2-1, which snapped a modest ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — This is the week for the Phillies to get healthy. Well, relatively healthy. They are halfway through a six-game homestand against the Padres and Cubs, two of only three National League teams with a ...

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels did not earn the win Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park, despite an impressive eight-inning effort. He probably should be accustomed to that. Hamels has experienced some of the worst run support in baseball over the past season ...

By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies made Louisiana State University junior Aaron Nola their No. 1 selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, they did so with the knowledge that the 21-year old right-handed pitcher went about his ...

By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — When closerJonathan Papelbon came up through the Boston organization, then general manager Theo Epstein thought of the hard-throwing righty as a starter. The only problem was that’s not how Papelbon viewed himself. Papelbon worked out of ...

By Michael Radano, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — On a day the Phillies signed what they hope is a future ace in Aaron Nola, their first-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, they got an ace-like start from a veteran they ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com CINCINNATI — Ken Giles heard the pleas from Philadelphia the moment he threw his first 100-mph fastball in Double-A Reading. How could he escape it? “It trickled down pretty fast,” Giles said Sunday morning at Great American ...