Michael Schwimer

On Wednesday night I attended the Phils-Reds game at Citizens Bank Park as a paying spectator. It was a good, crisp, fast-moving game. I was in my car by 10:20 and in my driveway by 11:40. At 11:40 on this night, a night when I was pinch-hitting for Mandy...

They can't officially hang up a help-wanted sign, but we all know it's come to that point. The Phillies need someone to be the set-up man. It's been a long time since the club had to worry about that. Ryan......

Michael Schwimer doesn't understand what all the media and fan fuss is about. The Phillies/IronPigs relief pitcher said he informed the organization last Thursday, the day he was optioned back to the minors, that he was going to seek a second medical...

One of the beauties of minor league baseball is that you never know who is going to be asked to be a hero. Mario Hollands began his second full pro season in extended spring training before joining Low-A Lakewood in late April, moved to Clearwater in...

When Juan Pierre realized he had legged out an infield single that gave the Phillies a walk-off 8-7 win in the 11th inning at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, he ran around shallow right field and then jump into Jeremy......

Phillies relievers may have been the weakest link earlier this season, but in the last three weeks, they're been doing more than their fair share. In the last 19 games (since July 20), the Phillies bullpen has posted a National......

I know Phillies fans like to boo, and sometimes it's justified. But the boos Michael Schwimer received during Sunday's game weren't. I realize Schwimer ran into trouble in the eighth. With the game tied at 4, he allowed three runs......

Even before Antonio Bastardo stepped on the mound, the outrage had started. It got worse with each passing moment. The boos began when Bastardo, on in relief of Cole Hamels, who was pulled after allowing one run on three hits......

For at least a couple of nights, the Phillies have given their fans some hope and reminded them of the magic of the past five seasons. Stranger things have happened, but they've still got a real long way to go. Certainly, they're still a team worth...

Of the nine position players in IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg's Opening Night starting line-up, six are no longer with the team. Six players who were on the roster for that first game are now with the Phillies — Erik Kratz, Hector Luna, Jeremy...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Needing just a sacrifice bunt or a sacrifice fly, the Pittsburgh Pirates failed to execute the fundamentals.   Ty Wigginton and Carlos Ruiz homered to back Vance Worley and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory...

Earlier this year, when Jake Arrieta was named the Orioles' youngest Opening Day starter since Mike Mussina, he talked about the magnitude of the honor and the leadership responsibility it carried. Feeling fully recovered from August elbow surgery,...