This isn't a big deal, I just thought it was funny. From a phillies.com story on Kris Benson: Since being selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Pirates in the 1996 First-Year Player Draft, the...

Here's the problem with the Phillies organization nicely encapsulated in the introduction to this article about Pat Gillick's successor likely being either Ruben Amaro or Mike Arbuckle. If...

I just heard on the radio broadcast today that Phils first-base coach Davey Lopes, who helped guide the team to the best stolen-base percentage in MLB history last season, will be taking a leave of...

With a nudge from Ryan Howard's arbitrators and some debatable accounting, the Phillies are now firmly over the $100 million payroll threshold for 2008. The Inquirer's Todd Zolecki yesterday pegged...

I'm sitting here at home, listening to Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen calling the Pirates-Phillies game from Florida. First at-bat I heard: Chase Utley double. Second at-bat: monstrous Ryan...

Zolecki writes, "Charlie Manuel explained that they made the move for match up reasons, but it wouldn't be surprising if they also made the decision to boost Myers, who they returned to the...

UPDATE: Arthroscopic surgery for Lidge! Three to six weeks recovery. Whether he'll be ready for Opening Day remains to be seen, but I doubt it. Don't you looooooooovve this team?Well, it only took...

Philadelphia nightlife legend and SCUBA expert Todd Zolecki reports that Ryan Howard has won his arbitration hearing against the Phillies, marking the first time the Teflonics (thanks bill1chair)...

The day we all hoped both parties could avoid has finally arrived: As I type, superstar first baseman Ryan Howard and his agent are probably sitting across the table from the Phillies' front office...

The big question for the future of the Phillies right now is Ryan Howard.  With his arbitration tomorrow, all attention is focused on the difference between $7M and $10M.  But, obscured in the...