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Phillies, IronPigs warm up a cold winter's night at their annual banquet
Opening day for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs is on April 4, precisely 10 weeks or 70 days from Thursday night, and assistant GM Howard Scharf happily pointed out: "We've already had our first sellout of 2013." That's right, a sellout crowd of 1,100 at the...
Tags: Music, Chase Utley, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Ben Revere, Roy Halladay
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Plenty of questions as Phillies look toward 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Manuel doesn't tire easily — unless you're talking about all the trips he made to the mound during the eighth inning of Friday's game, when he needed four pitchers to get three outs. That's something he wants to avoid...Tags: Derek Jeter, Cincinnati Reds, Freddy Galvis, Carlos Ruiz, Spring Training
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IronPigs shine on midseason report card
Of the nine position players in IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg's Opening Night starting line-up, six are no longer with the team. Six players who were on the roster for that first game are now with the Phillies — Erik Kratz, Hector Luna, Jeremy...
Tags: Pat Misch, International League, Spring Training, Mike Fontenot, Philadelphia Phillies
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Sandberg ready to move up; will Phillies make room for him?
Growing up in pre-Rockies Colorado, Scott Elarton — like countless fans in non-major league markets in the pre-ESPN, pre-MLB Network era — got most of his baseball fix watching the Chicago Cubs on Superstation WGN. "I knew all the Cubs guys,"...
Tags: International League, Carlos Ruiz, Minor League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs
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Frandsen, Kratz making most of their chances
PHILADELPHIA — With a disabled list that has been overflowing with Phillies most of the season, the last thing you wanted was for Carlos Ruiz and Placido Polanco to join the list of visitors. Ruiz was among the league's top hitters when he went...Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, National League, Gold Glove Awards, Cincinnati Reds, Carlos Ruiz
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Changes are a must to keep Phillies future contenders
PHILADELPHIA — There will be aspects about it that will make you cringe. Some may bring tears to your eyes. Others will tick you off. It comes with the territory. Parting ways and making changes are rarely easy. It means putting your favorite...Tags: Ryan Zimmerman, Ben Francisco, Chase Utley, Bryce Harper, Baseball Statistics
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Manuel feels Ruiz's pain
PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Manuel has been forced to answer a myriad of questions about trips to the disabled list made by his players this year. The winningest manager in Phillies history is never without a disappointed look when he's explaining the...
Tags: National League, Chipper Jones, Carlos Ruiz, Baseball Statistics, Hanley Ramirez
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Suomi left alone behind plate after Lerud summoned to Phillies
The Hog BlogJosh Fields and Pete Orr are praying that nothing happens to John Suomi during Sunday's IronPigs game with Charlotte. Fields and Orr became the IronPigs back-up catchers, at least for a day, when Steven Lerud was summoned to the Phillies after Erik... -
Phillies promote Cameron Rupp to IronPigs
The Hog BlogAfter just 143 at-bats at Reading, the Phillies are giving Cameron Rupp a taste of Triple-A baseball. The 24-year-old catching prospect was promoted from Reading to the IronPigs Monday after Steven Lerud was called up to the Phillies following Saturday... -
Phillies streak in wrong direction --- again
The Phillies FilesThe Phillies seemingly can't stand prosperity. After finally getting above .500 for the first time all season on Thursday, they followed that with back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday, and outcomes like that are hardly a first. The Phillies have....... -
Howard unlikely to move from clean-up spot in near future; Roster move made
The Phillies FilesRyan Howard's numbers are hardly that of a clean-up hitter, especially in the last five weeks. From May 8 to June 12, Howard hit .218 (22-for-101) with one home run in 111 plate appearances (29 games, 26 starts). His slugging...... -
Rollins out of lineup with foot pain
The Phillies FilesIt was a completely new kind of photo day for Jimmy Rollins. Injuries have that affect. The Phillies shortstop rode along in a utility cart for much of the time during photo day because he fouled two balls off his......
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