Philly Loves Their Pitchers Enough to Stalk Them

Chase Utley isn't the only Phillies infielder recovering from surgery.  Third baseman Pedro Feliz, who had back surgery on November 20th, is expected to make his Grapefruit League debut in 10 days.Feliz dealt with an ailing back most of last season and it even landed him on the disabled list toward the end of last summer.

Kyle Kendrick and the Phillies host Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Team USA 12:05 from Bright House Field. Including yesterday's exhibition win over Team Canada, the Phils have won four straight contests, as bench candidates such as John Mayberry Jr. continue to state their case for making the Phillies' roster. But one player locked in a roster battle has been sidelined...

It's too nice to sit inside and track baseball if you're a fan living in the Delaware Valley. But in case you are, the Phillies host Detroit at 1:05 in Clearwater, where Jamie Moyer, J.A. Happ and Scott Eyre are scheduled to pitch. Meanwhile, the WBC gets underway for Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Team USA, looking for revenge over their 2006 loss to Team Canada. That one starts...

Moral of the story? There's no beating Chase F. Utley. ...

Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and the World Baseball Classic American team will play the Phillies today in Clearwater. (...)

That's right, the Phils are up against two of their own today in an exhibition game that pits them against the vaunted Team USA.? Expect tempers to flare in this battle between the home team and two castoffs from the WFC.? Jimmy should be used to the boos after last summer's ...

Ryan Howard hit a three-run home run, but the Phillies couldn’t overcome the offensive power of the American World Baseball Classic team, as they fell 9-6. (...)

Chris Short Starting Pitcher 1959-1972 Career w/Phillies: 2253 IP / 132-127 / 3.37 ERA / 1585 K Fourth all-time in franchise wins. Fourth all-time franchise shutouts. (...)

We at TMS have nothing substantive to say about the Houston Astros. Well, nothing kind anyway. However, we do feel obligated to bring you something that resembles a preview, rather than tossing up a "Gone Huntin'" photo, or simply the link to Cabela's.Drayton McLane and Ed Wade have done an admirable if not tardy job of bringing the Astros roster up to date...

Brad Lidge and I do not have much in common. He stands 6' 5'' tall. I'm 5'8''. He throws a 95 mph fastball. I can't recall cracking 55 on the radar gun at Knoebel's. His second pitch is a devastating slider while mine is the pitch I throw after the first one. Lidge went... ...

The Philadelphia Phillies lost to Team USA 9-6 in an exhibition game this afternoon. Kyle Kendrick looked solid in his first 2 innings of work but gave up 4 runs and did not make it through the third inning. Clay Condrey and Ryan Madson

John Mayberry, Jr. brings a very formidable, if a little one-dimensional, skill set to the table. But will it be enough to get him one of the five role player spots that will be available on the Phillies' bench?

There are very few times I would ever cheer for a team to beat the United States but today is one of them. The World Champion Philadelphia Phillies will play Team USA

Last night on XM Radio's Homeplate, Joe Castellano was asking callers what their team's weakness was and if they addressed it this off season. It was great for once having won the World Series and not having

On Pro Baseball Central on Wednesday night, we were debating which of the two teams had an advantage at each position. I decided to investigate a bit more, looking up projections from five different systems: MattS (from The Good Phight and Statistically Speaking), Bill James, CHONE, Marcel (all ...