Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters before Friday’s game against the Cubs that Hall (thumb) is getting close to starting a rehab assignment, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Thomson notes that Hall hasn’t hit live pitching yet, but he is hitting on the field and hitting off HitTrax […]
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Phillies rout Cubs to end skid, shuffle their rotation: How Dylan Covey might fit
PHILADELPHIA — For 2 hours and 47 minutes Saturday, it all felt like it was supposed to feel. The rain cleared before first pitch. The air was muggy at Citizens Bank Park, so Kyle Schwarber and Kody Clemens ripped balls over the wall. Aaron Nola did what top-of-the-rotation pitchers do […]
Phillies’ Bryson Stott: Takes seat on bench to open Sunday
Stott is not in the starting lineup against the Cubs on Sunday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Stott drove in a pair of runs while hitting at the top of the lineup in Saturday’s rout of the Cubs, but he’ll open Sunday’s finale against Chicago on the bench. […]
When Pete Rose faced serious backlash after callous response to question on statutory rape charges
In 2022, former MLB Pete Rose made his first appearance on the pitch in Philadelphia since being handed a lifelong suspension in 1989. Rose was part of the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies World Series championship team. The Phillies had earlier decided not to honor Rose in 2017 after a woman claimed […]
Philly Dems tout ‘dinosaur roar’; Church windows sell for $200k; Year-round school proposal
RECAP: Looking back on the week that was • Philly elects a presumptive 100th mayor In the end, the mayoral contest wasn’t close at all. Democratic nominee Cherelle Parker garnered 32% of the vote, definitively besting Rhyhart’s 23% and Gym’s 22%. Mapped out by ward, Parker led in North Philly, Kensington, Southwest, and […]