Ruben Amaro Jr No Longer Phillies General Manager

Hi everybody,

Ruben Amaro Jr. was fired from his position as Phillies General Manager yesterday afternoon.  RAJ has been the Phillies GM since the start of the 2009 season as he has led the Phils to three straight NL East Titles (2009-2011) and one NL Pennant (2009).  He has also failed to make the postseason the past four seasons.  The Phils are expected to announce their new GM by the end of October.

I am glad that RAJ is finally gone as he has made some questionable decisions the last few seasons...including trading Hunter Pence to the Giants for nothing in 2012 and sending my hero Chase Utley to the Dodgers last month.  I also have to give him credit where it is due for the Four Aces (Halliday, Lee, Oswalt and Hamels) as well as getting Pence in 2011.

Pick a winner...

I wish RAJ well in his future endeavors but I think it's time to celebrate.

Party time....woohooo!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Roy Oswalt is Retiring

Hi everybody,

Former Phillies starting pitcher Roy Oswalt announced his retirement yesterday.  Oswalt had a 13-year career that spanned four teams.  He played for 9+ seasons with the Houston Astros before being traded to the Phillies in July of 2010.  He remained with the Phils until the end of the 2011 season and was a part of the Four Aces along with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels.  He spent his final two seasons with the Texas Rangers (2012) and Colorado Rockies (2013).

One of my favorite memories of Oswalt was an extra innings game in late 2010.  Due to a lack of players left available, Oswalt was forced to play left field in the top of the 15th inning. He received loud cheers and even caught a ball hit out to him.  He seemed to be enjoying himself out there as evidenced by the picture above.  Good luck in the future Roy Oswalt....I enjoyed watching you pitch in Philly!

The Four Aces

Always found this picture funny.......

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase