Posts Tagged ‘phillies’

50 Years for Huyke

Prior to Monday’s game against the Phillies the Pittsburgh Pirates took time to honor long time minor league coach Woodie Huyke for his 50-years in professional baseball.  Woodie is surrounded by the games umpiring crew, Phillies Manager Gabe Kapler, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle and the honoree himself on the right.

Spring is in the Air, Spring Training that is

  Phillies Phans lined up early on Thursday the 5th to buy the team’s single game spring training tickets at Bright House Field in Clearwater.  The line was a bit shorter than previous springs according to one knowledgeable employee who said more fans are buying their tickets on line.  Also the stadium might be getting a […]

Phillies Win on Hellickson’s Quality Spring Start

  The Philadelphia Phillies ran their spring record to 13-5-2 with a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday at Bright House Field in Clearwater. The game featured a pair of outstanding pitching performances from both starters, but the difference was a huge day by Philadelphia second baseman Cesar Hernandez, who collected three hits, scored […]

Audio: View from the Dugout – 2015 NL East

Kris Dunn knows what the teams in the NL East need in 2015…Listen Now: View from the Dugout

Clearwater Sets New Single Season Attendance Record

PRESS RELEASE courtesy of the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7-2010 CLEARWATER, Fla. – For the fifth consecutive season, the Clearwater Threshers have established a new single season record for attendance with 172,726 fans coming through the gates at Bright House Field this year. Clearwater is the Advance Class A affiliate and spring training home of the Philadelphia […]

Hyatt Named FSL Pitcher of the Year

PRESS RELEASE –Courtesy of the Philadelphia Phillies  Hyatt Named FSL Pitcher of the Year  CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Florida State League has announced that former Clearwater Thresher Austin Hyatt is the 2010 FSL Pitcher of the Year. Hyatt, who was promoted to double-A Reading on August 10, went 11-5 with a 3.04 ERA and struck […]

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) 8-11-2010

     Okay fantasy campers miss me or weren’t you awake last Saturday morning to hear my golden throated toned voice sooth you and yours to an awakened state of mind between seven and eight in the AM?      Well at least my run on lead sentence full of useless adjectives and high brow bull will […]

Kennelly Rewarded For Excellent July

PRESS RELEASE Courtesy Clearwater Threshers  CLEARWATER, Fla. – For the second straight month and third time this season, a Clearwater position player has been named Phillies Minor League Player of the Month. Tim Kennelly earned July’s honor by notching a .388 batting average, tops among the Phillies’ minor league system.  The Australian native entered the […]