| Rockies send Wigginton to Phillies |
Sun Nov 20 19:43:16 2011 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies traded infielder Ty Wigginton to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Wigginton, 34, batted .242 with 15 home runs and 47 RBI in 130 games for the Rockies last season. The right-handed swinging Wigginton has a career .265 batting average with 158 home runs, 232 doubles and 548 RBI in 1,190 games for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Houston, Baltimore and the Rockies. |
| Phils sign C Schneider to one-year deal |
Thu Nov 17 15:48:15 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies signed catcher Brian Schneider to a one-year contract on Thursday. The 34-year-old Schneider batted .176 with two home runs and nine RBI in 41 games for the Phillies in 2011. With Schneider behind the plate last season, Philadelphia pitchers posted a 2.85 ERA. He ranks seventh among active catchers in most runners thrown out (194). In 1,014 career games with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2000-07), New York Mets (2008-09) a |
| Phillies make Papelbon deal official |
Mon Nov 14 14:35:10 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies officially signed closer Jonathan Papelbon to a four-year, $50,000,058 million contract Monday. The deal has a vesting option for the fifth year. "We are really pleased to bring Jonathan to Philadelphia," said Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. "He is among the elite closers in the game and someone who clearly has a passion to win." Papelbon, who will turn 31 years old November 23, has been Boston's closer for the past six seas |
| La Russa announces his retirement |
Mon Oct 31 10:58:38 2011 EST |
| ob with the team. St. Louis found itself 10 1/2 games out of a playoff spot in late August only to go 23-8 down the stretch and secured the wild card spot on the final day of the regular season. The Cards then took out the heavily favored Philadelphia Phillies in a decisive fifth game of the NLCS before beating the Milwaukee Brewers in six games in the NLCS. The Cardinals then pulled out a thrilling win in the Fall Classic, beating the Texas Rangers in seven games after twice being down to thei |
| Carpenter to start Game 7 for Cardinals |
Fri Oct 28 16:21:31 2011 EST |
| 7 starter before or after Thursday's epic Game 6 win, but there was little doubt Carpenter would be the pick. Carpenter will go on three days' rest for just the second time in his career, even though the first time didn't go so well. The Philadelphia Phillies battered Carpenter for four runs and five hits in three innings in Game 2 of their NL divisional series. The Cardinals went on to win the game. "You learn a little bit about it," Carpenter said. "I learned what my body's going to feel lik |
| Several Phillies on the mend |
Fri Oct 28 13:40:29 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies announced updates on several injured players Friday, including first baseman Ryan Howard and pitcher Cole Hamels. Howard, who ruptured his left Achilles tendon on the Phillies' last at-bat of the postseason, had stitches removed on Tuesday and began his rehabilitation program in Philadelphia, progressing to partial weight bearing. Hamels had his stitches removed on Thursday from surgery to remove loose bodies in his pitching arm. The |
| After one for the ages, Rangers-Cards comes down to a Game 7 |
Fri Oct 28 11:27:19 2011 EST |
| mination is something this Cardinals team seems to thrive on. They've been in this position basically since the middle of August and had to overcome a 10-1/2-game deficit to just make the playoffs. Then, not only did they beat the 102-win Philadelphia Phillies, they beat Roy Halladay in a decisive fifth game in Philadelphia. Nothing rattles this St. Louis club. They never give up and now find themselves on the cusp of their 11th World Series title. Another win tonight would also make them the f |
| Tigers exercise 2012 option on Valverde |
Fri Oct 28 11:17:26 2011 EST |
| son, becoming just the third pitcher to convert each of his save chances while posting at least 40 saves. Eric Gagne of the Los Angeles Dodgers converted all 55 of his opportunities in 2003 and Brad Lidge was perfect on 41 chances for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. The right-hander easily surpassed the Detroit record for saves in a season this year, eclipsing Todd Jones' mark of 42 in 2000. He also posted a record of 2-4 with a 2.24 earned run average and 69 strikeouts in 75 appearances. Va |
| Winner take all: Rangers, Cards play Game 7 at Busch |
Fri Oct 28 10:28:26 2011 EST |
| who will be going on three days' rest for just the second time in his career. "Why wouldn't you want the ball?" Carpenter said. "If you don't, then you might as well go home." Carpenter's first foray on short rest did not go well, as the Philadelphia Phillies battered him for four runs and five hits in three innings of his Game 2 start in the NLDS. The Cards, though, went on to win that game. "You learn a little bit about it," Carpenter said. "I learned what my body's going to feel like, what |
| Cardinals pick up 2-year option on Wainwright |
Thu Oct 27 19:53:27 2011 EST |
| aining to have his right elbow examined and then underwent surgery, ending his season before it started. The 30-year-old was coming off a career season, when he went 20-11 with a 2.42 earned run average in 33 starts and finished second to Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay in NL Cy Young Award voting. Wainwright had missed his final scheduled start in 2010 because of a forearm strain. He helped the Cardinals win the World Series in 2006 as a reliever and moved into the starting rotation the |
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