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Who Is Julsan Kamara? What We Know of the German Prospect the Phillies Signed
May 20, 2013, 2:08 PM EDT
About a week ago some of our favorite Phillies blogs had caught wind of a seemingly minor although very intriguing signing by the organization in Julsan Kamara. Details are still sparse however, as the front office hasn’t made too big a deal over the 17-year-old prospect from Germany. The report originally surfaced from the European…
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Quotable: Mike Vick Says Chip Kelly Taught Him How to Hold a Football
May 20, 2013, 1:16 PM EDT
“Chip told me how to run with the football the other day,” Vick said. “He taught me how to run with the football and how to carry the football, and I think it’s something that you just have to work on.” [...] “The other day, I broke out in the pocket, and the first thing…
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The thing about this video that makes it so impressive is that it covers a tremendous number of the quirks surrounding this Philadelphia Eagles football team: the nostalgia for the glory days of Brian Dawkins, the Shady bus incident, the Nnamdi car eating, Chip Kelly’s strange practice patterns/music, Jason Kelce’s grooming habits, pools that haven’t…
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Let me preface this by admitting up front that I liked the addition of Michael Young to the Phillies during this offseason. The club had a hole at third base that the front office was able to fill temporarily with a seven-time All Star for the low-price of two minor-league relievers, while the Rangers are…
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Cliff Lee Makes Awful Base-running Blunder But Wears Awesome T-Shirt So Whatever
May 19, 2013, 6:21 PM EDT
Cliff Lee’s base-running blunder in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday could have cost the Phillies the game. It didn’t. And Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis got Lee off the hook by bashing back-to-back home runs off of Aroldis Champman to propel the Phils to a series victory. [watch video of Lee’s base-running…
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WHAT THE!?! Kratz and Galvis CRUSH Back to Back Jacks to Walk Off Winners
May 19, 2013, 4:57 PM EDT
Holy crap. That was one of the more improbable endings to a Phillies game we’ve ever seen. After Delmon Young worked a leadoff walk in the bottom of the ninth off of Aroldis Chapman, Charlie Manuel decided to use Cliff Lee as a pinch runner. That didn’t work out real well. Cliff Lee got picked…
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Saturday was ugly down at Citizens Bank Park. Even the typically quiet-tweeting Jim Salisbury felt the need to point out what a savage pummeling the Phillies were receiving. But today is Sunday and a win in the rubber match eases the pain of yesterday. This has turned into a savage pummeling — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN)…
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Phillies in the late afternoon on FOX: Arroyo vs. Kendrick
May 18, 2013, 3:14 PM EDT
Staff ace Kyle Kendrick (4-1, 2.47) takes on Reds right-hander Bronson Arroyo (3-4, 3.76) this afternoon in a 4:05 start time with the game getting the national FOX treatment. The Fightins will look to keep up their tradition of pounding the Reds at Citizens Bank Park. According to Elias, The Reds are now 11-23 (.324)…
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Fans expected the unexpected when Chip Kelly became head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Chipper is already delivering. TE Clay Harbor’s future with this team became a bit cloudy once the they signed James Casey a few weeks ago, so it’s not overly surprising that the team has tinkered with him at a new…








