Philly Sports Jabronis

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com After drafting LSU’s Aaron Nola with the 7th overall pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, the Phillies were hoping to make it clear they were looking for “now stuff.” Players who are capable of making an ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com CINCINNATI — If Cole Hamels could not beat the Reds on Friday at Great American Ball Park, it might have been time for the Phillies to drive the ‘For Sale’ sign into the front yard. Hamels ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com WASHINGTON — The Phillies hinted last week they preferred a polished baseball player, not just an athlete with the proverbial “high ceiling” with the seventh overall pick in Thursday’s First-Year Player Draft. They followed through and selected ...

By Ben Standig, Phillies.com WASHINGTON — Starting in 2007, the Phillies reached the postseason five straight seasons, winning one World Series championship. Many of those title-winning players remain, but the 2014 version isn’t at that pennant-raising level. It hasn’t been ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com WASHINGTON — The Phillies keep coming to the ballpark, hoping that one afternoon or one night something will change. But change hasn’t come. The Phillies lost a rain-delayed game to the Nationals on Wednesday night at ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com WASHINGTON — A good talk can only do so much. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg held a brief team meeting before Tuesday night’s 7-0 loss to the Nationals at Nationals Park. He stressed the urgency of the ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies added depth to the organization on Tuesday when they announced they signed Jason Marquis to a Minor League contract. Marquis will report to extended spring camp in Clearwater, Fla., on Wednesday. The veteran right-hander went ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — With an 11-game homestand on the slate, the Phillies were granted an opportunity to turn their season around. Instead, Philadelphia was no-hit by Josh Beckett, shut out by Clayton Kershaw and dropped two extra-inning games to the ...

By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — For the third consecutive game, nine innings wasn’t enough for the Phillies and Mets. After back-to-back, 14-inning marathons, Sunday afternoon’s contest only lasted 11 frames. Lucas Dudaripped a ball just to the left of the 409-ft. ...

Report From Philadelphia Phillies PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard‘s three-run, opposite-field homer in the seventh inning of Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Mets game gave him 1,000 career RBIs. Howard needed just 1,230 games to reach the milestone, the fewest games needed ...