July 1 Game Recap: Braves 11, Phillies 1

Cole Hamels is joins the growing list of non-existent or injured cornerstones on a team that appears short on horses. Is it time to despair? The season is a marathon and not a sprint and yada-yada, but there’s one important marker the Phillies must strive to reach: July 13, the first of a three-day All-Star break. This is a tired team, this is an anxious team, this is an increasingly...

What happened? Cole Hamels got roughed up as the Phils lost their second in a row to the Braves to fall to 39-36. Who did what? Cole Hamels (4-5) took the loss, giving up seven runs in four innings. He allowed nine hits, two walks and struck out one. Shane Victorino went 1 for 3 with a walk. Jayson Werth [...]

(Brant Houghton, the guest writer of this piece, is the lead blogger over at That Ball’s Outta Here, FanSided’s Philadelphia Phillies blog.) Colbert Michael Hamels, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. He can throw a baseball at 94 miles per hour. He also has a smoking hot wife, Heidi Strobel, who starred on the reality TV show [...]

In the 2008 postseason, Cole Hamels gave up a total of seven runs in six games.  In four innings against the Atlanta Braves, he matched that total. Hamels had an easy first and second inning, but the wheels fell off in the third.  Jair Jurrjens, the Braves starting pitcher, started with a soft hit to right [...]

The second-place Marlins completed a sweep of the Nationals today, while the Mets shutout the Brewers 1-0 behind Mike Pelfrey. The Phils turn to Cole Hamels tonight as their series continues in Atlanta. Jair Jurrjens goes for the Braves.

Philadelphia Phillies (39-35) at Atlanta Braves (36-40) Cole Hamels (4-4, 4.44 ERA) vs Jair Jurrjens (5-6, 2.93 ERA) Time: 7:00 p.m at Turner Field Weather: Partly Cloudy, 93 TV: Comcast Sportsnet Twitter: Phillies Nation Cole Hamels looks to rebound from a rough outing against the Blue Jays.  He hasn’t been consistent and right now would be the perfect time for [...]

Apologies for the lack of a proper game thread here tonight, it's a busy day for the Levelers. It's also been a busy day for the Flyers, as Marty's post below will show, but things have slowed down on the free agency front in time for some mid-season baseball. The big talk in Phillies camp is that Rodrigo Lopez will start this Friday against the Mets—not Drew Carpenter, not Carlos...

You've heard it before, including in this very space.... The Phillies may be crashing and burning but fortunately they play in the weak NL East division where everyone else is muddling along. Don't tell the Florida Marlins. That's right, those pesky Marlins are baaaccck...again. Sure, they play in the worst stadium in America in front of more vendors than fans. Yes, the weather...

It's not the greatest morning for Phillies fans. We needed to see a win, a confirmation that the series in Toronto was a step in the right direction. But despite playing a decent, close game with the Braves, the Phils gave it up late, with Ryan Madson allowing the tying run to score and Chan Ho Park giving up the go-ahead. On top of the shaky bullpen work, Jimmy Rollins failed to...

Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino are 6-for-70 against the Braves this season. They’re hitting a combined .086, with a .143 on-base percentage. Think about that for a second. This means that the top two hitters in the Phillies lineup have gotten on base once every seven plate appearances against Atlanta, a team the Phils are 2-6 [...]