Philly Sports Blogs» Chase Utley

Gameday: Phillies (94-64) at Nationals (68-90)

Michael Baumann — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:53:02 +0000

Philadelphia Phillies (94-64) at Washington Nationals (68-90) Joe Blanton (8-6, 4.94 ERA) vs. Ross Detwiler (1-2, 2.52) Time: 7:05, Nationals Park Weather: Rainy, 66 TV: CSN Follow Phillies Nation on Twitter Nationals Park is where it all began this season, where the division was won, and, tonight, the Phillies will say goodbye to Washington until next spring. That is, if the [...]

Phillies Fail to Clinch at Home, Lose to Mets, 7-3

Pat Gallen — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:06:11 +0000

—Citizens Bank Park It’s not the way they wanted things to end at home, but the Phillies did get some help in the standings. Even though the Phils lost to the Mets 7-3 in the series finale, the Atlanta Braves lost to the Washington Nationals, 4-2. With a six game lead with six to play, any win [...]

Another extra inning affair.

Joseph Birmingham — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:30:24 +0000

What next for the Phillies ?

Much has been made of Ryan Howard’s performance since his return from the disabled list, and now sources are saying there may still be something wrong with the big man preventing him from playing at 100%.

Last night, the first 6 innings were relatively uneventful as the teams played to a 1-1 draw. The Phillies looked lifeless after being swept by the Astros in a 4 game series that included losses to former Phillies… Finish Reading

Houston we have a problem

Eric Schwartz — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:38:02 +0000

For months Phillies fans trotted a sentence that went something like this: “If we can just stay in the race while our stars are out, this team will catch fire once its healthy.”

The team played well above expectations during injuries to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Placido Polanco, Shane Victorino, Carlos Ruiz … and so on.

Now that the gangs finally all here, things were supposed to really take off. Instead, the team has gone into another funk. The Phillies… Finish Reading

Trade more than just a rumour now.

Joseph Birmingham — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:01 +0000

It is looking more and more like the Phillies will acquire a new pitcher.

With Victorino, Rollins and Utley on the DL, and Moyer apparently done forever, the Phillies are trying to shore up a roster that looked a lot deeper and stronger at the beginning of the year then it does now.

Roy Oswalt may be the missing piece. Oswalt has not yet waived his no trade clause but appears very unhappy with his standing as the staff ace for… Finish Reading

Are the Phillies on their way down?

Doug — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:25:42 +0000

Well we are almost at the midway point of the baseball season. The All Star game is next week and the Phillies are in third place and six games back. What a shocker! At the beginning of the season there was a real sense of anticipation and excitement. We were all waiting to see how Roy Halladay would perform. Personally I want to see the Phillies and Yankee back to the World Series, and this time we win!

Recently… Finish Reading

Five keys for Phillies to survive injuries

Eric Schwartz — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:09:07 +0000

As reported yesterday, the Phillies will be without Chase Utley and Placido Polanco for at least the next 15 days, and in all likelihood a little longer. The timing of the news is not great as the team had broken out of its hitting slump and looked poised to regain the lead in the NL East. Now with these injuries that becomes a lot more difficult. I still think the Phillies can hang right with the Braves and Mets over the next… Finish Reading

Phillies place Utley and Polanco on DL

Eric Schwartz — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:28:18 +0000

The mountain to climb to get back to first place in the NL East just got a little tougher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

And it has nothing to do with the schedule.

Just hours after finding out Chase Utley was being put on the DL the team announced that Placido Polanco will be joining him. That’s two All-Stars in one day.

Utley injured his thumb in last night’s loss to the Reds, while Polanco had missed the last three games… Finish Reading

Guess Who’s Bizack

Marc Fanelle — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:02:46 +0000

The Phillies….After seeing some much needed pep Thursdays night vs the Yankees. The Phillies D ignited their O. A couple of great plays from Jason Werth and Placido Polanco have many around town believing that it sparked the Phils offense. After several weeks of seeming that the players were just going through the motions on both sides of the diamond, it was good to see some life. That buzz carried over into tonight where the Phillies trounced the visit… Finish Reading

Phillies, Halladay set to face Yankees, Sabathia

Eric Schwartz — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:57:27 +0000

There are a ton of storylines following the Phillies as they head into a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.

- The Yankees are one of the hottest teams having caught the Rays in the AL East after being as far back as six games a month ago.

- The Phillies bats have gone silent for the better part of three weeks, leaving the team in third place, 3 ½ games behind the Braves.

- Is a series against the defending… Finish Reading