Phillippe Aumont

PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Manuel doesn't tire easily — unless you're talking about all the trips he made to the mound during the eighth inning of Friday's game, when he needed four pitchers to get three outs. That's something he wants to avoid...

The luxuries the Philadelphia Phillies have been afforded during their most recent spring trainings are no more. With their aging roster, with the injuries that afflicted three of their star players a season ago and with all the question marks in the...

Oh, it was so tempting. Phillippe Aumont could have had a full three days to relax. Would he read? Maybe go see a 7 p.m. movie, something that's unheard of during baseball season. What about just lounging on the couch flipping through the stations to...

In his role as the Triple-A manager in the Phillies organization, Ryne Sandberg talks often to his players about opportunity. It's always there, he says. And when it opens the door, be prepared to burst through it. Wednesday's signing of Cole Hamels...

You don't get a whole lot of conversation from Cody Overbeck. An interview with the IronPigs first baseman produces a lot of short answers, not because he's rude or has an ego, just because, as even his father admits, he's not the type of person who...

If you want some entertaining reading, go back to my blog post from Aug. 30, 2011, and especially the Comments, which were extensive. I was defending struggling young IronPigs outfielder Domonic Brown against boo-birds. As I wrote there, when Brown......

Michael Young's return to the Phillies Monday meant the IronPigs were going to get an infielder back. Thinking the Phillies wanted Cesar Hernandez, the young second baseman who went up when Young went on the breavement list on May 29 after his nine-month-...

Maybe this latest move will help straighten things out in the bullpen. It's worth a shot. The Phillies sent right-handed reliever Phillippe Aumont to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and called up fellow righty Mike Stutes. Stutes, who made his mark in......

This is the last thing the Phillies wanted to see: another left-handed pitcher. The Phillies are batting only .182 against left-handed pitchers this year; their left-handed hitters are even worse (.136). And get this --- the Phillies are one of......

The Phillies finalized their Opening Day roster. It features lots of veterans, some younger players and one very, very new face. The 25-man roster includes 12 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and five outfielders. Pitchers: Right-handers Mike Adams,...

With the second round of the World Baseball Classic beginning tonight, let's take a look at how some Phillies have done so far. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins (Team USA): 3 G, 5-for-14 (.357 BA), 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2......

Phillies minor league pitching coordinator Gorman Heimueller is excited. His Triple-A starting rotation will includde five organizaton pitchers for the first time during his tenure. B.J. Rosenberg will be the fifth starter for the IronPigs, joining...