It’s a big day in South Philadelphia. Jake Arrieta makes his Phillies debut today against the Marlins. With a win, the Phils will sweep their first series of the year and get to .500. Gametime: 1:35 p.m. The lineup: Hernandez – 2B Santana – 1B Herrera – CF Hoskins – LF Williams – RF Franco – […]
Granville Wilbur Hamner was my great grandfather. I volunteered to write this article so I could learn more not only about him as a player but as a person as well. The first thing I learned was that he hated the nickname “Granny”. When it came to nicknames his preference was the name his family […]
We didn’t see this one coming. Vince Velasquez quickly fell behind 1-0 thanks to a long first inning that included a throwing error by Jorge Alfaro. Then the Phillies came up and loaded the bases with nobody out. Rhys Hoskins walked to tie the game. One batter later, Maikel Franco launched a 2-2 pitch into […]
