Philly.com —Ryan Howard felt a tiny pinch Sept. 18 when a team physician's needle penetrated the numbed surface of a left heel that had been throbbing red-hot for weeks.
Philly.com —CLEARWATER, Fla. - Anthony Hewitt has that special quality scouts love to talk about.When his bat meets ball, it makes a different sound: a sweet, explosive crash made possible only through the...
Philly.com —Justin Verlander already has "future Hall of Famer" stamped on his baseball card and has been in the history books for a year, ever since he became the 17th pitcher to throw two...
Philly.com —CLEARWATER, Fla. - It was 10:03 a.m. Wednesday when I carefully pushed through the glass doors that lead to the bullpen and infield diamond that sits below the main entrance to Bright House Field.
Philly.com —Going into this uncertain season, Freddy Galvis was one of the Phillies' biggest question marks.With a quarter of the regular season in the books, Galvis has raised some questions of his own with...
Philly.com —The Phillies had squandered so many chances Saturday night until a 90-foot sprint by Jimmy Rollins. When the shortstop's right foot touched first base, he spread his arms to signal safe....
Philly.com —Jonathan Papelbon conceded that this weekend's series with the Boston Red Sox had extra meaning.How could it not?Before signing a four-year, $50 million free-agent deal with the Phillies in the...
Philly.com —One-time Chicago Cubs wonderkid Kerry Wood went out the way he came in on Friday - with heat.In what he said would be his final game, Wood struck out Dayan Viciedo of the Chicago White Sox on...
Philly.com —Charlie Manuel wouldn't come out and say he deserved his one-game suspension as a result of his nose-to-nose altercation Tuesday night with umpire Bob Davidson, but the Phillies manager wasn't...
The Morning Call (Mandy Housenick) —Placido Polanco cleared something up Sunday morning. The reason, he said, that he hasn't started the four consecutive games, including Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox, is because he has...
The Morning Call (Mandy Housenick) —Pat Burrell didn't have to think for a second when a reporter asked him to reminisce about the 2008 World Series parade. "That's got to be No. 1," said Burrell, who signed a one-day, minor league...
The Morning Call (Mandy Housenick) —Watching managers get ejected can be pretty entertaining stuff. Bobby Valentine's ejection by first base umpire Gary Darling in the top of ninth inning tops the list. Valentine was jumping up and...
The Morning Call (Mandy Housenick) —All the rumors swirling around regarding the call-up of Joe Savery from Triple-A Lehigh Valley were right. The left-handed reliever is being added to the Phillies' 25-man roster because starter...
The Morning Call (Mandy Housenick) —Vance Worley has been scratched from his scheduled start tomorrow in Chicago. Instead, he will stay in Philadelphia to have his right elbow looked at tomorrow, he confirmed after Tuesday's 4-3...