Despite struggling at the plate in the postseason, no one could question Johan Rojas' ability to patrol center field for the Philadelphia Phillies. From the moment he was called up from Double-A Reading, he was virtually flawless in center field.
It looks like Charlie Manuel will accomplish his goal. In Matt Gelb’s early January feature, over at The Athletic, on Manuel and his stroke recovery, Manuel detailed his goal to attend Phillies Spring Training this year — and to be speaking well enough at that point to do so.
Shane Victorino and Nick Castellanos wore the number eight in the World Series We’ve come to the eighth and final day of Chanukah, which means it’s time to wrap up my series on some of the players to have worn the number eight for the Phillies.
Shane Victorino is back in uniform … sort of. The Flyin’ Hawaiian recently made a guest appearance with the viral sensation Savannah Bananas during the team’s recent tour stop in Las Vegas.
Cole Hamels caught a ceremonial first pitch prior to Game 3 of the 2022 World Series alongside Jayson Werth, Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino. It was nice to see Hamels, a future Phillies Wall of Famer, back in red pinstripes again.
We don’t know everything about baseball, particularly the front office stuff, even after following the game for years. The Rule 5 Draft was introduced to many of us fans when we stopped to think about how the Philadelphia Phillies got Shane Victorino in the first place.
You probably remember exactly where you were in 2008 when the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series. Fewer will remember where they were and what they were thinking when Shane Victorino grounded out to end the 2009 World Series.
The Phillies are honoring the stars of the team’s last era of postseason success by inviting alumni to throw out a first pitch before each home playoff game.
As postseason baseball returns to South Philadelphia for the first time since 2011, a fan favorite from the greatest era of Phillies baseball will get the party started at Citizens Bank Park.
Eleven years is a long time to wait for anything. For playoff baseball in Philadelphia, it’s felt like eons. On Friday, Citizens Bank Park will host a Phillies playoff game for the first time since 2011.
Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Shane Victorino and now Chase Utley can be added to your 2008 Philadelphia Phillies squad in MLB The Show 22. Slated to come out April 5, 2022, the new entry in the MLB The Show franchise will help tide over baseball fans frustrated by the lockout.
If you’re just joining us, the Philadelphia Phillies have a center field problem. The days of Shane Victorino are long in the past. Where’s the next Doug Glanville when you need him?
What change are you most looking for in the new CBA? Yesterday marked the anniversary of when the team drafted Shane Victorino in the Rule 5 draft. Victorino
Once again, today's date in Philadelphia Phillies history is a light one, but there are some things to share. First, we begin in 2011, when Phillies center
We start off today's day in Philadelphia Phillies history in 2008, where Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino were awarded Golden Glove awards. For Rollins,
It was Thursday, October 2, 2008. The Philadelphia Phillies were set to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park.
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