Swing and a Miss

Sunday was a beautiful early spring day in Philadelphia.  A clear, deep blue sky, light breeze and temperatures in the '60's.  On th...

It's time to say goodbye.  It's been wonderful writing largely for myself, my two dogs and the two remaining readers I know about.  ...

If we still need proof that winning in baseball is still about pitching take a look at the Dodgers.  They are starting Jimmy Rollins and Cha...

Goodbye, Chase.  You gave us a lot of good memories, especially about dedication. Goodbye, Ruben.  You gave us nothing but misinformation....

If Aaron Harang were a horse they would have put him out of his misery already. * * * * * * * * Chase Utley has  done his Lazarus impers...

Until they arrived in the desert the other night the Phillies had defied not only gravity since the All Star break but every other natural p...

Cole Hamels is gone.  He departed in a fashion as dramatic and timely as any exit in Philadelphia sports history. The question all along w...

The Phillies made a good move yesterday, trading a horse's ass to the Washington Nationals, where he can romp among the donkeys and elep...

And quite a debut it was as the rookie hurler pitched very well but lost 1-0 as his mates managed a measly four hits, one of which was by No...

There has never been a better time to trade Cole Hamels than now...despite the poor outings he's suffered recently. As I've writte...

The morning after Jonathan Papelbon is traded you won't need to read his scathing comments about the atmosphere surrounding the current ...

A suggestion for the Phillies: When the All Star break ends, don't come back.

So, Chase Utley is done in this town.  At least that's the word from GM Ruben Amaro, the point man of the Phillies' alleged brain tr...

Revision: The other day I wrote this about Ryne Sandberg: From the outside looking in Ryne Sandberg appeared to be a good man.  That...

If the reports are true, Pete Rose's case for reinstatement to baseball fell apart yesterday.  Of course Rose is presumed innocent until...

"We knew that we were not going to necessarily be challenging for the National League East title, but at the same time we need to see i...

Headline in today's Inky:   EMBIID FUTURE CLOUDY, 76ers center could miss start of regular season, maybe more Well, that's a surpr...

Every generation has its own heroes.  Not their grandfathers' heroes.  Not even their fathers' heroes. And certainly not their child...

Let's get this out of the way first.... What do I know???!!! The Phils new scouting director makes his debut by selecting a shortsto...

Most if not all hopes for the Phillies' rebuilding effort begin with the coming draft, so it was interesting to read the thoughts of the...