Phillies Nation

Chase Does Not Mess Around

That's what I'm talking about!  Everyone, including myself, always like to talk about Chase Utley - how he's a special player that...

Ryan Recognizes Reality

The Phillies managed to salvage a single game from the Wild-Card leading Padres this weekend as the offensive arose from their recent...

What a Difference a Week Makes

Last week I on the radio interview, I was proclaiming how the Phillies were going to win the Wild Card after a...

Hamels to Miss Next Start

The Phillies announced yesterday that ace Cole Hamels will miss his start tonight due to a strained elbow on his pitching arm. ...

WNJC Radio Interview

As Cole Hamels and his newly trimmed hair took care of the Nationals last night in the blazing heat of DC, I...

Phillies vs. Pirates – PNC Park

Phillies-Nationals Rubber Match Tonight

Russell Branyan was unable to duplicate his heroics from the previous night in last night's game as the Phillies dropped one to...

Big Events

The Phils are opening a series with the Nationals in DC, so you know what that means, road trips and tailgate parties! ...

Contrasting Statistics

We've heard all season how the Phillies vaulted offense is one of the best in the league, yet it's hard to appreciate that while...

Update on Utley

Chase Utley is slowing recovering from his broken right hand.  He visited with doctors yesterday to remove the stitches left over from...

Lowered Expectations

Monday off days are great opportunities for taking stock of the season, looking ahead on the schedule and managing expectations.   That said, the Phils...

Another Game, Another Injury

The Phils are dropping like a Ryan Howard pop up as newcomer Kyle Loshe is the latest player to be beset by...

A Bunch of Phillies Phodder

As the Phils were pulling off a nice win yesterday over the Cubs on national television, many ancillary news stories broke.  Here's a...

Making Charlie Look Good

When Chase Utley went down with a hand injury, it undoubtedly left a huge hole in the lineup.  It can even be...

Huge Terrible News

Phillies All-Star Chase Utley suffered a broken hand when Nationals rookie John Lannan hit him with a pitch in the fifth inning...

A Must Win Game

Awesome game last night.  Jimmy Rollins' expedient trip around the bases in the ninth was just the beginning of an amazing finish.  A...

Injured Pitcher Updates

Brett Myers took another step towards returning to the Phillies bullpen yesterday.  He threw 25 pitches in a single-A game against the...

Phillies Nation on the BBC

Hey did you hear the Phillies lost 10,000 games as a franchise?  Yes, it happened on Sunday on national television but apparently...

Power Hitting Leadoff

Jimmy Rollins is a power hitter.   On Saturday he launched his fifth leadoff homer of the year, 22 on his career. ...

Phillies Nation…Almost There

One of the main driving forces behind Phillies Nation is to help organize Phillies fans around the world.  We all know how...

Fantasy Update

Being that we are at the halfway point of the baseball season, I thought it would be appropriate to give an update...

All-Star Break

Heading into the weekend series in Colorado, the Phillies are battling to stay above .500.  After an ugly April and a hot...

Losing Proposition

The present beware, the future beware, it's coming, it's coming! 10,000 losses for the Phillies is almost a reality. I have a...

All-Star Selection – Shortstops

Chase Utley, Aaron Rowand and Cole Hamels are All-Stars - deservedly so.  Jimmy Rollins is not - deservedly so or undeservedly so? ...