Roy Halladay

Everybody gets shelled. It’s sorta kinda an occupational hazard of pitching professionally.

After a 10-game west coast road trip during which they went 5-5, the Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park for a four-game wraparound series against the Cubs starting on Friday. It’s not a ‘must-win’ series or anything because, well, it’s April but that said, this series against the 6-13 North Siders is one that is going to tell us a lot about this Phillies team and what we can expect from it for

The question I thought I was going to have to address today was “Was Josh Johnson that good or are the Phillies that bad?” Instead, it turned out to be “Are the Phillies’ bats breaking out of their slump, or is Josh Johnson in a slump...

Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay joined Mike and Mike in the Morning on 97.3 ESPN and 1450 ESPN!

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel set his pitching rotation for the opening week of the baseball season, but it doesn't look like most people thought it would.

As we begin day six with the Phillies in Clearwater, we have seen a lot of baseball, heard tons of people pontificate about the Phillies chances this season and usually all those conversations begin and end with the Phillies pitching.

The Phillies 2011 staff was one of the best in the history of the game, but what was it like behind the scenes? The Sports Bash takes you there with Phillies beat writer, Todd Zolecki from MLB.com, who has covered the team since 2003...

Maybe Ruben Amaro isn't the wunderkid we thought he was.

Continuing a debate posed on the 97.3 ESPN FM facebook page in September, I believe Clayton Kershaw should be named the 2011 National League Cy Young Award winner at 2 PM on Tuesday when the announcement comes down from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. As great as the Phillies aces were in 2011, Kershaw slightly edges them out on my ballot: