Game 103: Phillies (45-57) at Nationals (61-40)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:              8
Washington Nationals:           0

WP:   Cliff Lee (2-6)

Kevin Frandsen gets two RBIs (2)
Jimmy Rollins gets two RBIs (38)
Cliff Lee gets an RBI (2)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (58)
Laynce Nix gets an RBI (12)

Kevin Frandsen gets a Home Run (1)
Jimmy Rollins gets a Home Run (10)*

* Inside-the-park Home Run


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Hunter Pence

Hi everybody,

The Phils traded Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants for Nate Schierholtz (outfielder), Tommy Joseph (minor league catcher) and Seth Rosin (minor league pitcher).  I am really surprised that Pence was traded.  I think it was a lousy trade and a salary dump.  I would not have traded Pence...especially since Shane Victorino was already sent packing.

Pence was one of my favorite Phils. Even though he was only here for one year, I am going to miss him.  I really don't like the Giants but I do wish him luck.

Pence's final stats as a Phillie this year are 59 Runs Scored, 59 RBIs, 17 Home Runs, 37 Walks and 4 Stolen Bases.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Shane Victorino

Hi everybody,

The Phils traded Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Josh Lindblom (relief pitcher) and Ethan Martin (minor league relief pitcher).  Victorino was going to be a free agent at the end of the season so I understand why the Phils traded him but it is still sad to see him go.  He was one of final Phils from the 2008 World Series team.  Good luck in LA, Shane...you will always be a Phillie to me.

Victorino's final stats as a Phillie this year are 46 Runs Scored, 40 RBIs, 9 Home Runs, 35 Walks and 24 Stolen Bases.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 102: Phillies (45-56) at Braves (56-44)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:         2
Atlanta Braves:                   6

LP:   Roy Halladay (4-6)

Shane Victorino gets an RBI (40)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (57)

Shane Victorino gets a Home Run (9)


I'm too depressed to comment about the game.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 101: Phillies (45-55) at Braves (55-44)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:         1
Atlanta Braves:                   2

LP:   Joe Blanton (8-9)

Chase Utley gets an RBI (14)

Chase Utley gets a Home Run (5)


It looks like the Phils are going to be sellers before the trade deadline.  Joe Blanton pitched well but the Phils managed little offense in the 2-1 loss.  I think we will be saying good-bye to some of the Phils in the next couple of days.  This whole season has been pretty sad.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 100: Phillies (45-54) at Braves (54-44)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:         1
Atlanta Braves:                   6

LP:   Cole Hamels (11-5)

Shane Victorino gets an RBI (39)


Tough loss by the Phils.  They need to win tonight because if they don't, the Phils will more than likely trade some players before the trade deadline on Tuesday.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Cole Hamels

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to congratulate Cole Hamels on his 6-year, $144 million contract extension with the Phillies.  It is great to know that Hamels will be a member of the Phils for years to come.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 99: Brewers (44-52) at Phillies (44-54)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:**

Milwaukee Brewers:        6
Philadelphia Phillies:       7 

** Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

WP:   Michael Schwimer (2-1)

Erik Kratz gets an RBI (6)
Chase Utley gets three RBIs (13)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (59)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (56)
Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (36)


Yet another comeback win by the Phils as they win their fourth straight game and sweep the Brewers.  This was the Phils first three game sweep of the season.  The team as a whole has been playing better and it has been really fun watching them over the last few days.  The Phils next play on Friday in Atlanta with Cole Hamels on the mound.  Let's hope they can keep this winning streak going.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (7-25-12)

Hi everybody,

This week I have a picture from a special guest photographer...me!  I took this at the Phils game this past Saturday!  Hope you all like it!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 98: Brewers (44-51) at Phillies (43-54)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Milwaukee Brewers:        6
Philadelphia Phillies:       7

WP:   Michael Schwimer (1-1)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (22)

Ryan Howard gets an RBI (9)
Erik Kratz gets two RBIs (5)
Carlos Ruiz gets three RBIs (55)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (58)

Erik Kratz gets a Home Run (3)


Another exciting comeback win by the Phils.  Trailing 6-1 in the bottom of the 8th inning, the Phils scored six runs to take a 7-6 lead.  Jonathan Papelbon would close out the game in the 9th inning to earn his 22 save of the season. These last three games have been really fun to watch and I hope the Phils can keep it up.  Vance Worley is on the mound tomorrow afternoon as the Phils go for the sweep against the Brewers.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 97: Brewers (44-50) at Phillies (42-54)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Milwaukee Brewers:        6
Philadelphia Phillies:       7

WP:   Joe Savery (1-2)

Chase Utley gets an RBI (10)
Ryan Howard gets three RBIs (8)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (52)
Ty Wigginton gets an RBI (36)

Chase Utley gets a Home Run (4)
Ryan Howard gets a Home Run (4)


What a comeback win!  The Phils scored four run in the bottom of the ninth to win the game 7-6.  What a thrill to watch!  Let's hope the Phils can keep it up tomorrow night with Cliff Lee on the mound.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 96: Giants (53-41) at Phillies (41-54)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:**

San Francisco Giants:         3
Philadelphia Phillies:           4

** Extra innings (Game ended in the 12th)

WP:   Kyle Kendrick (4-8)

Chase Utley gets an RBI (9)
John Mayberry Jr. gets two RBIs (25)
Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (35)

John Mayberry Jr. gets two Home Runs (8)


Nice win by the Phils to end their three game losing streak.  Joe Blanton pitched well for eight innings.  Kyle Kendrick got the win in the 12th inning with Jimmy Rollins game winning RBI.  John Mayberry Jr. also hit two solo Home Runs.  Roy Halladay pitches tomorrow night as the Phils go for two wins in a row.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 95: Giants (52-41) at Phillies (41-53)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:**

San Francisco Giants:         6
Philadelphia Phillies:           5

** Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

LP:  Jonathan Papelbon (2-4)

Chase Utley gets an RBI (8)

Ryan Howard gets three RBIs (5)

Cole Hamels gets an RBI (3)

Chase Utley gets a Home Run (3)
Ryan Howard gets a Home Run (3)
Cole Hamels gets a Home Run (1)


What a great game...until about the eighth inning.  Chase hit a home run his first at bat! Cole Hamels hit his first home run ever!!  Ryan Howard hit a three run home run!!!  Shane Victorino got his 1000th hit!! But they still couldn't win the game.  I was there so it made it even tougher to watch.


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 94: Giants (51-41) at Phillies (41-52)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

San Francisco Giants:          7
Philadelphia Phillies:           2

LP:   Vance Worley (5-6)

Ryan Howard gets an RBI (2)

Ryan Howard gets a Home Run (2)


Not a good way to start the series against the Giants.  Vance Worley pitched well early before falling apart in the 6th inning.  The Phils only managed two runs...one of which was courtesy of a balk by Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. Hopefully the Phils can get back on the right track today.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 93: Phillies (41-51) at Dodgers (48-44)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:**

Philadelphia Phillies:            3

Los Angeles Dodgers:          5

** Extra Innings (Game ended in the 12th)

LP:   Jake Diekman (1-1)

Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (51)
Hunter Pence gets two RBIs (57)


Tough loss by the Phils in extra innings.  The Phils had a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 10th after Hunter Pence hit a two run single in the top of the inning.  Unfortunately Jonathan Papelbon blew the save as the Dodgers tied the game 3-3.  They would go on to win the game 5-3 in the 12th.  Cliff Lee had a great outing but got a no decision.  All in all the Phils did have a good road trip going 4-2.  Let's hope they can continue winning series when they return home Friday night against the San Francisco Giants.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (7-18-12)

Hi everybody,

Hope everyone is having a fun week!  I don't really know what else to say because it's hot so here is a cool Chase picture to get us all through the heat wave!  Enjoy!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 92: Phillies (40-51) at Dodgers (48-43)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           3

Los Angeles Dodgers:        2

WP:   Kyle Kendrick (3-8)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (21)

Chase Utley gets an RBI (7)
Hunter Pence gets two RBIs (55)


Roy Halladay made his return last night and pitched five innings as the Phils earned their fourth straight win.  Doc pitched well and Kyle Kendrick got the win with Hunter Pence's two run go ahead single in the 8th inning.  The Phils go for the sweep this afternoon with Cliff Lee on the mound.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 91: Phillies (39-51) at Dodgers (48-42)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           3

Los Angeles Dodgers:        2 

WP:   Joe Blanton (8-8)

SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (20)

Juan Pierre gets an RBI (19)

Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (34)

Ryan Howard gets an RBI (1)

Jimmy Rollins gets a Home Run (9)

Ryan Howard gets a Home Run (1)

The Phils won their third game in a row last night.  Joe Blanton pitched well for his 8th win and Ryan Howard also got both his first RBI and Home Run of the season.  Roy Halladay returns to the mound this evening from the DL to hopefully lead the Phils to their fourth straight win.  It will be good to see Doc back in action.

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

Game 90: Phillies (38-51) at Rockies (34-53)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:        5

Colorado Rockies:            1

WP:  Cole Hamels (11-4)

Carlos Ruiz gets one RBI (50)

Hunter Pence gets three RBIs (53)

Placido Polanco gets one RBI (19)

Hunter Pence gets a Home Run (17)

The Phils win their first series since June 20th.  It was a fun game to watch and Cole Hamels pitched great!  

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

Game 89: Phillies (37-51) at Rockies (34-52)

It's nice to be able to use this picture again

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:        8
Colorado Rockies:            5

WP:   Vance Worley (5-5)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (19)

Carlos Ruiz gets three RBIs (49)
Chase Utley gets two RBIs (6)
Vance Worley gets two RBIs (2)
Shane Victorino gets an RBI (38)

Carlos Ruiz gets a Home Run (14)


The Phils end their five game losing streak with an 8-5 victory.  Vance Worley pitched well for the win and helped his cause with two RBIs.  Jonathan Papelbon provided a five out save to secure the win.....his 19th of the season.  The Phils go for the series win this afternoon with Cole Hamels on the mound.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 88: Phillies (37-50) at Rockies (33-52)

I'm tired of having to use this picture

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:        2
Colorado Rockies:            6

LP:   Cliff Lee (1-6)

Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (33)
Chase Utley gets an RBI (4)


That is all...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (7-11-12)

Hi everybody,

In honor of the All-Star Game this week (even though Chase was not playing) I've chosen this picture of him on the red carpet parade from a few years ago.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 87: Braves (45-39) at Phillies (37-49)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Atlanta Braves:                  4  
Philadelphia Phillies:        3

LP:   Raul Valdes (2-2)

Jason Pridie gets three RBIs (3)

Jason Pridie gets a Home Run (1)


The Phils head into the All-Star break losing their 50th game of the season. They have lost 10 of their last 11 games and were swept at home by the Atlanta Braves.  I am rapidly losing faith that this season can be salvaged. Hopefully the Phils can clear their heads over the next four days and come back swinging on Friday against the Colorado Rockies.  I hope so.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 86: Braves (44-39) at Phillies (37-48)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Atlanta Braves:                  6  
Philadelphia Phillies:        3

LP:   Joe Blanton (7-8)

Juan Pierre gets an RBI (18)
Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (32)
Joe Blanton gets an RBI (1)


Sigh.......

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 85: Braves (43-39) at Phillies (37-47)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Atlanta Braves:                  5 
Philadelphia Phillies:        0

LP:   Antonio Bastardo (2-3)


Another loss by the Phils bullpen...thanks to Antonio Bastardo who gave up five runs in the 8th inning.  That was more than enough for the Phils to lose again.  Kyle Kendrick pitched well but gets a no-decision.  This game also marked the return of Ryan Howard who hit a double and single.  Let's hope Howard can keep it up.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 84: Phillies (37-46) at Mets (44-38)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:            5
New York Mets:                     6 

LP:   Jonathan Papelbon (2-3)

Jimmy Rollins gets two RBIs (31)
Juan Pierre gets an RBI (17)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (50)
Shane Victorino gets an RBI (37)


That was a really lousy ending to the game.  I'm too sick to talk about it.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 83: Phillies (36-46) at Mets (44-37)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:            9
New York Mets:                     2                  

WP:   Cliff Lee (1-5)

Chase Utley gets two RBIs (3)
Carlos Ruiz gets two RBIs (46)
Jimmy Rollins gets two RBIs (29)
Ty Wigginton gets two RBIs (35)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (49)

Chase Utley gets a Home Run (2)
Carlos Ruiz gets a Home Run (13)
Ty Wigginton gets a Home Run (9)


The Phils end their six game losing streak with an impressive win.  Cliff Lee also finally gets his first win of the season.  Lee pitched a great game and the Phils offense came through with nine runs.  The Phils were behind 2-0 in the 7th before exploding in the final three innings.  Chase Utley started the scoring with a two run Home Run to tie the game.  Carlos Ruiz followed up with with a Home Run of his own to give the Phils a 3-2 lead.  The offense scored three more runs in each the 8th and 9th innings to get the win.  It was great to see Lee get his first win and hopefully he can build on it in his next start.  The Phils go for the series win against the Mets tomorrow night with Cole Hamels on the mound.  Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (7-4-12)

Hi everybody,

It's an Independence Day edition of Photo of the Week.  Chase was awesome in today's game hitting his second home run of the season!  I decided to use a picture of him running the bases since I couldn't find any patriotic Chase pic.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Fourth of July

Hi everybody,

I hope everyone has a great Fourth of July with your friends and family.  Just don't wear this costume...

Dork of July

Here are some great patriotic pictures that I found while perusing the Web:

What an awesome picture

Whoops!!!  Sorry about the last four pictures.  I am still having trouble figuring out how to delete stuff.  The pictures of the four ladies may not be patriotic per say but they do prove that I am a red-blooded American guy. Anyway.....Happy Birthday U.S.A.!!!


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 82: Phillies (36-45) at Mets (43-37)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           1
New York Mets:                   11 

LP:   Vance Worley (4-5)

Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (44)

Carlos Ruiz gets a Home Run (12)


Sigh...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 81: Phillies (36-44) at Marlins (37-40)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:         2
Miami Marlins:                     5

LP:   Joe Blanton (7-7)

Hunter Pence gets an RBI (49)


Phils lose again.  That's 5 losses in a row.  I didn't even get to enjoy watching Chase play today.  At least they can't lose tomorrow.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase