Jake Diekman Traded to the Texas Rangers

Hi everybody,

Even though the trade to the Texas Rangers was discussed in length in the previous post (Cole Hamels Traded to the Texas Rangers)...I also wanted to wish Jake Diekman well with his new team.  Good luck, Diek!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Cole Hamels Traded to the Texas Rangers

Hi everybody,

Phillies Ace starting pitcher Cole Hamels, relief pitcher Jake Diekman and $9.5 million have been traded to the Texas Rangers for five prospects and one MLB ready starting pitcher (Matt Harrison).  The prospects traded for Hamels & Diekman are:

1) Right-handed pitcher Jake Thompson
2) Right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff
3) Right-handed pitcher Alec Asher
4) Outfielder Nick Williams
5) Catcher Jorge Alfaro

With Hamels departure...there are only three Phillies left from the 2008 World Series Championship Team (Utley, Howard & Ruiz).  I understand that the trade had to be done but it is still sad.  Hamels leaves the Phillies as a three time National League All-Star and the MVP of both the 2008 National League Championship Series and World Series.  He also pitched a No-Hitter in his final Phillies start as well as being part of a Combined No-Hitter last season with Diekman, Ken Giles & Jonathan Papelbon.

Good luck in Texas Cole!  You will always be a Phillie to me!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Congrats to Carlos Ruiz for Tying MLB Mark for Catching No-Hitters

Hi everybody,

I also wanted to congratulate Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz for also making history during Cole Hamels No-Hitter against the Chicago Cubs yesterday (July 25th) by catching his fourth No-Hitter.  This achievement ties the MLB record of four (also held by former Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek) as well as becoming the National League record holder.

Ruiz has caught both of Roy Halliday's No-Hitters in 2010 as well as the combined No-Hitter (Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles & Jonathan Papelbon) last September.  Congrats again to Chooch for his historic achievement.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 72: Phillies (24-47) at Yankees (38-31)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                11
New York Yankees:                    8

SP:   Kevin Correia

WP:   Jake Diekman (2-1)


RBIs:*

Maikel Franco = 5 (24)
Ryan Howard = 2 (36)
Cesar Hernandez = 2 (14)
Ben Revere = 1 (18)

* An additional run scored

Home Runs:

Maikel Franco = 2 (9)

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 2 (36)
Cesar Hernandez = 3 (20)
Maikel Franco = 3 (21)
Cody Asche = 1 (12)
Freddy Galvis = 2 (27)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 68: Orioles (34-31) at Phillies (22-45)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Baltimore Orioles:                 1
Philadelphia Phillies:            2

SP:   Sean O'Sullivan

WP:   Jake Diekman (1-1)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (13)


RBIs:

Ryan Howard = 2 (30)

Home Runs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (12)

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 1 (32)
Ryan Howard = 1 (22)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 6: Nationals (1-4) at Phillies (3-2)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:*

Washington Nationals:                    4
Philadelphia Phillies:                      3

* Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

SP:   Sean O'Sullivan

LP:   Jake Diekman (0-1)


RBIs:

Cody Asche = 1 (1)
Darin Ruf = 1 (1)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (2)

Home Runs:

Darin Ruf = 1 (1)

Runs Scored:

Freddy Galvis = 1 (2)
Sean O'Sullivan = 1 (1)
Darin Ruf = 1 (2)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 1: Red Sox (0-0) at Phillies (0-0)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Boston Red Sox:                          8
Philadelphia Phillies:                   0

SP:   Cole Hamels

LP:   Cole Hamels (0-1)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 159: Phillies (72-86) at Marlins (75-82)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                    4
Miami Marlins:                               6

SP:   David Buchanan

LP:   Jake Diekman (5-5)


RBIs:

Chase Utley = 2 (78)
Domonic Brown = 2 (63)

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 2 (71)
Chase Utley = 1 (73)
David Buchanan = 1 (2)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 147: Marlins (71-74) at Phillies (67-79)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:*

Miami Marlins:                                1
Philadelphia Phillies:                    3

* Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

SP:   Cole Hamels

WP:   Jake Diekman (5-4)


RBIs:**

Cody Asche = 2 (45)

** An additional run scored due to an error

Home Runs:***

Cody Asche = 1 (10)

*** Walk-off Home Run to win the game

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 1 (66)
Cody Asche = 1 (39)
Chase Utley = 1 (68)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 140: Phillies (64-75) at Nationals (79-59)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:*

Philadelphia Phillies:                      9
Washington Nationals:                   8

* Extra Innings (Game ended in the 11th)

SP:   Jerome Williams

WP:   Jake Diekman (4-4)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (34)


RBIs:

Ben Revere = 3 (23)
Ryan Howard = 2 (89)
Chase Utley = 1 (72)
Carlos Ruiz = 2 (27)
Maikel Franco = 1 (2)

Home Runs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (21)
Carlos Ruiz = 1 (6)
Ben Revere = 1 (2)

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 1 (64)
Jimmy Rollins = 1 (76)
Ryan Howard = 1 (60)
Domonic Brown = 2 (41)
Carlos Ruiz = 1 (40)
Maikel Franco = 1 (1)
Cesar Hernandez = 1 (12)
Grady Sizemore = 1 (20)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Phillies Throw First Combined No-Hitter in Team History

Hi everybody,

On Monday (9/1), Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon threw to the first combined no-hitter in Phillies history.  Hamels threw the first six innings, Diekman threw the seventh, Giles the eight and Papelbon closed it out.  Congrats to all four for making history!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 137: Phillies (62-74) at Braves (72-65)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of Monday's (9/1) game*

Philadelphia Phillies:                  7
Atlanta Braves:                            0

* Combined No-Hitter by Four Pitchers

SP:   Cole Hamels

WP:   Cole Hamels (8-6)

No-Hitter Pitchers:

Cole Hamels
Jake Diekman
Ken Giles
Jonathan Papelbon


RBIs:

Ben Revere = 5 (20)
Jimmy Rollins = 1 (55)
Ryan Howard = 1 (87)

Runs Scored:

Domonic Brown = 1 (39)
Carlos Ruiz = 1 (38)
Cody Asche = 3 (36)
Cole Hamels = 1 (1)
Grady Sizemore = 1 (18)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 134: Phillies (61-72) at Mets (62-72)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                1
New York Mets:                         4

SP:   David Buchanan

LP:   Jake Diekman (3-4)


RBIs:

Cody Asche = 1 (42)

Runs Scored:

Marlon Byrd = 1 (68)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 94: Nationals (49-42) at Phillies (42-51)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:*

Washington Nationals:               5
Philadelphia Phillies:                  3

* Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

SP:   Cole Hamels

LP:   Jake Diekman (3-3)


RBIs:

Marlon Byrd = 2 (54)
Ben Revere = 1 (12)

Runs Scored:

Jimmy Rollins = 1 (46)
Chase Utley = 1 (51)
Cody Asche = 1 (22)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 85: Phillies (36-48) at Marlins (41-43)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                    5
Miami Marlins:                               4

SP:   Kyle Kendrick

WP:   Jake Diekman (3-2)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (19)


RBIs:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (3)
Cameron Rupp = 2 (2)
Jimmy Rollins = 1 (32)
Chase Utley = 1 (39)

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 1 (36)
Chase Utley = 1 (46)
Ryan Howard = 1 (39)
Cesar Hernandez = 1 (8)
Tony Gwynn Jr. = 1 (14)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 44: Phillies (20-23) at Marlins (24-23)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of yesterday's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                    3
Miami Marlins:                               4

SP:   Cole Hamels

LP:   Jake Diekman (2-2)


RBIs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (25)
Marlon Byrd = 2 (29)

Home Runs:

Marlon Byrd = 1 (6)

Runs Scored:

Jimmy Rollins = 1 (26)
Chase Utley = 1 (24)
Marlon Byrd = 1 (18)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 18: Phillies (7-10) at Rockies (10-9)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                 10
Colorado Rockies:                      9

SP:   Roberto Hernandez

WP:   Jake Diekman (2-1)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (5)


RBIs:

Jimmy Rollins = 2 (13)
Ryan Howard = 3 (10)
Marlon Byrd = 1 (11)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (1)
Chase Utley = 2 (12)
Domonic Brown = 1 (9)

Home Runs:

Jimmy Rollins = 1 (3)
Ryan Howard = 1 (4)

Runs Scored:

Ben Revere = 2 (9)
Jimmy Rollins = 2 (10)
Chase Utley = 1 (10)
Ryan Howard = 3 (11)
Marlon Byrd = 1 (5)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (1)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 13: Braves (8-4) at Phillies (6-6)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Atlanta Braves:                            9
Philadelphia Phillies:                  6

SP:   Roberto Hernandez

LP:   Jake Diekman (1-1)


RBIs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (7)
Marlon Byrd = 2 (10)
Domonic Brown = 3 (8)

Home Runs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (3)
Domonic Brown = 1 (1)

Runs Scored:

Tony Gwynn Jr. = 1 (5)
Jimmy Rollins = 1 (8)
Chase Utley = 1 (9)
Ryan Howard = 1 (8)
Marlon Byrd = 1 (4)
Domonic Brown = 1 (5)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 10: Marlins (5-5) at Phillies (3-6)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Miami Marlins:                              3
Philadelphia Phillies:                   6

SP:   A.J. Burnett

WP:   Jake Diekman (1-0)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (2)


RBIs:*

Marlon Byrd = 2 (8)
Domonic Brown = 1 (5)
Ryan Howard = 1 (4)
Chase Utley = 1 (7)

* An additional run scored during a double play with Carlos Ruiz at bat

Runs Scored:

Tony Gwynn Jr. = 1 (2)
Jimmy Rollins = 1 (5)
Chase Utley = 2 (5)
Ryan Howard = 2 (6)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 140: Nationals (70-68) at Phillies (63-76)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Washington Nationals:                   3
Philadelphia Phillies:                     2

LP:   Jake Diekman (1-4)


RBIs:

Cesar Hernandez = 2 (3)

Runs Scored:

Cody Asche = 1 (13)
John Mayberry Jr. = 1 (45)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase