How 'Bout Them Phillies?!

New blog

2009-09-25T00:54:24Z

Hey everyone,

My new blog is: http://ashmariex3.wordpress.com/

It's more of a personal blog, but I will be talking about the Phillies, especially with the postseason right around the corner...

Hope to see you all over there!!

So long, for now...until I move on

2009-09-21T20:16:12Z

From the looks of things, the last time I wrote in here was back in April...

As if my absence wasn't proof enough, I'm gonna stop with this blog and move on to another blog, one not just about the Phils, but probably about sports in general, maybe throw some tidbits in about my life...we'll see if I actually keep up with that one..haha..

So, for now...I bid you adieu. If and when I do decide to create another blog elsewhere, I'll post the web address on here, so if any one of you fine people would like to follow me, you can :)

Until then...

Let's go Phils!!!!!

sad, sad week in baseball

2009-04-13T19:55:54Z

I am still in shock with the news I came into my house hearing today...

Harry Kalas, a voice I've known since the day I was born, has passed away around 1 pm.

There are no words to describe how much he meant not only to the Phillies, but to the city of Philadelphia, surrounding area, and Phillies fans nation/worldwide. He was amazing at what he did, and his "that ball is OUTTA HERE" call will forever live with me.

He will be sorely missed. My prayers and condolences are with the entire Kalas family and the Phillies organization.

RIP Harry Kalas :'(

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Also last week, the LA Angels lost a huge part of their future. Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident last Thursday. He was only 22, and had a very bright future ahead of him.

My prayers and condolences are also with the Adenhart family and the Angels organization.

RIP Nick Adenhart

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on a lighter note, the Phils are winning as I type, 3-2, over the Nationals in the bottom of the 3rd. They won yesterday in their typical come-from-behind fashion and beat the Rockies, 7-5.

LET'S GO PHILS...do it for Harry<3

devastation....

2009-03-02T06:42:20Z

ok, so this entry isn't phillies-related...well, not totally, of course i'll talk about the phils, but like every other philly fan out there, i have to get one thing off my chest...

WHYYYY is brian dawkins gone?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

i, like everyone else, am completely heartbroken. he was one of my favorite players on the team. actually, he might have been my favorite, along with westbrook and akers (yes yes i know, he's the kicker...but i don't care he's still my favorite. :) )

...and just when i thought i could come to terms with this mind-numbing loss, i learned that correll buckhalter, jon runyan, and lito sheppard are also gone.

my uncle, who is a long-time season ticket holder, cancelled them.

i've been having serious conversations with myself on leaving the eagles altogether and switching to a team in the afc. (i know i know, it would be a hasty decision....all i'm saying is the eagles better make up for this and sign someone just as good as those 3, and then i'll think about it.)

but now that that's off my chest, not completely, but close...let's get to those phils...

they, at least, are not breaking my heart into a million pieces.

they won their last two games, against the rays and the braves, with the scores 12-5 and 7-3, respectively.

and, we got to see pat the bat in his new uniform (speaking of philly giants leaving...), and also saw that he received a warm ovation from the home crowd in clearwater. i miss pat, and it was good to see him again, even if it was on the opposing team.

tomorrow, while the entire northeast is enjoying their 12 inches of snow, the phils will be hard at work in sunny florida, where they'll play the blue jays @ 1:05.

LET'S GO PHILS!!!

**34 days till opening night!!!!!!!**

spring training, day 2

2009-02-26T20:18:51Z

so, the phils didn't have the most successful spring training game yesterday, getting knocked out by the pirates 8-2...

and today isn't really the greatest either...as of right now, they are losing, 6-2 against the blue jays...

i'm also sitting here wondering whether or not i should sign up for a fantasy baseball team...i guess since it's free, why not, right? hmm....

the next spring training game for the phils is tomorrow at the reds @ 1:05....

LET'S GO PHILS!!!

finally!!!!! :)

2009-02-25T15:40:07Z

spring training is slated to start today!!!! yes!!!!!!!!! :D

i've been waiting all offseason for this, been waiting through my eagles losing to the cardinals, waiting through watching my flyers win some and lose some.....

finally my team, my heart, will be playing some baseball!!!!

unfortunately, they won't be on tv, but that's what the internet is for, right?

luckily for me, there will be some baseball on tv, even though it isn't the phils...on mlb network, which is the best channel ever created (those who have it know what i'm talking about!!), they will show 2 games, one from each league.

they are: the giants at the indians @ 3pm (east. time)

the red sox and the twins @ 7pm (east. time)

those should be fun to watch!!! i know i'm excited!!!

getting back to the phils...

they will play TODAY at 1:05 at the pirates.

here's the line-up, according to phillies.com:

1. Jimmy Rollins, SS
2. Shane Victorino, CF
3. Raul Ibanez, LF
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. Geoff Jenkins, RF
6. Matt Stairs, DH
7. Jason Donald, 2B
8. Eric Bruntlett, 3B
9. Chris Coste, C

also from phillies.com, here's the pitching rotation for today:

Jamie Moyer, Joe Blanton, Joe Bisenius, Scott Nestor, Dave Borkowski, Mike Koplove and Jake Woods.

should be an exciting game....LET'S GO PHILS!!!!!!!!!!!

Its been a while...

2009-02-20T20:27:54Z

Hey everyone...
it's been a while, i know...

And a lot's been going on since i've written last. First off, Pat Burrell is not a Phillie anymore :(.
He's now with the Rays...how's that for irony??

Alex Rodruiguez is the head of the steroids debacle, and recent word has it that he lied about his supplier, which most likely means suspension for him.

Spring training has also started, and to the Phillies, that means whether or not Chase can come back Opening Day. Which is looking very good, according to recent reports.

I'm so psyched for Spring Training games to start!!!

whyyyyyyyyyy

2008-11-20T18:43:12Z

this is quite possibly the WORST news ever...especially for me. :(

as i'm sure everyone knows, chase utley has been plagued with hip problems, esp. towards the end of the season....

well, espn has just announced that he will have surgery on his hip, and will be out 4-6 months.

he will get the surgery next week.

best case senario, he will return early april. or, he is expected to return late may-early june.

:( nooo chase utley :(

please, please, pleaseeeee have a speedy recovery!!!!!!!!

in other news, congrats to dustin pedroia and albert pujols for winning mvp.

and congrats to ryan howard for placing second in mvp voting!!

extremely late...

2008-11-14T20:22:49Z

Yeah I know, I dropped the ball a bit haha...

I haven't written in a week, but school's been kicking the life out of me...so this is the only time I can get to write about the million things that have happened in the past week.

First things first: Matt Holliday has been traded to the Oakland A's. Interesting...I didn't think they were in that whole fiasco...oh well, he was asking for too much anyway...

Next, to the various awards that have been handed out...

Manager of the Year: not Charlie Manuel, but Lou Pinella. They had based it on the regular season, when the Cubs did have the best record in the NL, so it's understandable...Mr. Manuel did come in second though, so it's not a total loss.

AL Manager of the Year was Joe Maddon, and respectably so.

Cy Young Award: AL, Cliff Lee; NL, Tim Lincecum.

Brad Lidge placed 4th in voting.

Silver Slugger: Yay for Chase Utley for winning this award the third year in a row!!!! He is the best second baseman, let's be serious.

The other winners were, by position~

1B-AL, Justin Morneau..NL, Albert Pujols

2B-AL, Dustin Pedroia..NL, Chase Utley :D

3B-AL, Alex Rodriguez..NL, David Wright

SS-AL, Derek Jeter..NL, Hanley Ramirez

C-AL, Joe Mauer..NL, Brian McCann

OF-AL, Josh Hamilton; Carlos Quentin; Grady Sizemore..NL, Ryan Braun; Matt Holliday; Ryan Ludwick

P-NL, Carlos Zambrano

DH-AL, Aubrey Huff

~~The League MVP's will be handed out on Tuesday.

Now going onto the latest offseason activity...

Jamie Moyer is definitely planning to stay with the Phillies. Whooooo :)

CC Sabathia has gotten a hefty offer from the Yankees.

Pat Burrell's future is still unknown, as of right now. :(

Kerry Wood has not resigned with the Cubs.

The biggest question right now: Who wants Manny?

And that seems to be it, aside from the many others who have filed for free agency

If I can get a chance, and something huge comes up, you will see it here :)

Little late...Phils news 11/7.

2008-11-08T05:35:57Z

Breaking news!!! (Ok, maybe not since it's 12:30 on Saturday morning haha...)

But anyway, it has been known that both Jamie Moyer and Pat Burrell are filing for free agency...

I reallllly wish Philly had enough money to keep the '08 championship team together...but as the days go on, it's not looking good.

And, Matt Holliday? To the Phillies?? Hey, it's possible...

According to the Hot Stove Blog, the Phils are keeping an eye on him. Seems good, right? Not so fast!!!! This potential trade, if it even happens, may also require Shane Victorino or Jayson Werth. To me, it's not worth it. Seriously, it's too much to lose over a guy who was in a slump....

There are others on the Phillies list, including Rocko Baldelli (Rays), Kevin Mench (Blue Jays), and Jerry Hairston, Jr. (Reds).

There's still a lotta postseason left.......

Phils news...11/6

2008-11-06T21:53:41Z

Heyyy everyone!!! Here's your daily fill of Phillies news...

Jimmy Rollins has been entered in the AFL (Arizona Fall League) Hall of Fame!!!

here's the article for those who want more info:

J-roll's in the hall of fame

And this article, I've found, has got all the up-to-date stuff for the offseason, salary-wise.

Phillies.com has become my Godsend lol...

Offseason stufff...

I'm sure with more of the offseason to come, there will be plenty more news to come...but that's all I've seen for right now...

Let's hope Pat stays...BRING BACK PAT!!!

(haha yes, I am a big Burrell fan...but none bigger than Chase Utley, of course haha.)

Hail to the Chief....aaand Phils news for the day.

2008-11-05T23:33:02Z

Congrats to Obama for getting over 300 electoral votes and winning the Presidency...it's time for change!!!

Now that I've said that, let's get away from politics...

and I've decided to make this blog as a catch-up for all Philly sports, but it'll of course mainly be Phillies.

Congratulations J-Roll and Shane Victorino for winning Gold Gloves!!! Yay!!!

So Taguchi has been let go...he really didn't play much anyway.

Third base coach Steve Smith has also been let go after two seasons with the Phils.

Pat Burrell has become a restriced free agent when his contract was not resigned within the past 24 hours.... :(

But, the Phillies have negotiating rights with him until Friday..BRING BACK PAT!!!!!!

The Sixers are now 3rd in the Atlantic Conference after beating Sacramento, 125-91.

The Flyers are 4th in the Atlantic Division after their loss to Edmonton on Sunday.

The Eagles are 3rd in the NFC East and play the Giants on Sunday.

That's all for now kids!!! Until tomorrow....

hey everyone...

2008-11-04T20:01:18Z

Just reminding everyone to go out and vote!!!!

Doesn't matter who you're voting for, just go out and do it!!!!!

The new GM is...

2008-11-03T19:59:23Z

...Ruben Amaro, Jr.!!

Good choice, front office...good choice.

He's been up there with the best of them for a while now, and definitely deserves it.

Cannot wait until 2009!!!!

after baseball...thanks for making me featured blog!!!

2008-11-03T03:09:44Z

I am still taking it all in...

I want every single piece of memorabilia available, but unfortunately my income won't allow it...haha.

And, after all is said and done, I don't think it's fully hit me just yet.

I cannot get enough of the final out, and I'll remember till the day I die where I was and what my reaction was when I witnessed my first world championship in my lifetime.

The parade in itself made my lifetime. I may have been there since 6 am, stood for 6 straight hours (which, trust me, I am completely paying for now..lol), and got caught up in the mayhem known as Philadelphia public transportation...but it was all worth it, just to see all the Phils up on their floats, taking pictures and videos, and just basking in their moment. J-Roll waved to me :D, because I was screaming my lungs out, and I spotted him and yelled J-ROLL!!!!! He pointed, laughed, and waved. Best moment ever, right there. Unfortunately, Chase Utley was on the opposite side of me :(, but it's ok, cause I still got home in time to see the rally at Citizen's Bank Park on TV!!!!!!! Ohhhh man, best day of my life, easily. Well, besides the win Wednesday night.

It's amazing, but now all I can root for is for February and March to get their butts here!!! haha.

But, until Spring Training comes, I still have the other three major sports, the Eagles, the Flyers, and the Sixers...luckily, all show some type of promise this season.

The Eagles beat down on the Seahawks, 26-7.
The Flyers, unfortunately, lost a tough one to the Oilers, 5-4.
The Sixers don't play until tomorrow.

Ok, ok...none are as awesome as the Phillies are, but of course a world championship will do that to ya :)

Now, I'm just hoping for a complete takeover in Philly by the other major sports teams...that, my friends, would be AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

PS-Thanks so much for making me the featured blog!!! I gotta say, it was awesome to see my face on the home page of the MLB blogs site!!!!!!!! :D