Joe Blanton

Ah, life in the minors ... Ryne Sandberg woke up this morning expecting to send B.J. Rosenberg to the mound at McCoy Stadium tonight against Pawtucket. Instead, he put the right hander on a plane to Philadelphia. The Phillies called up Rosenberg to...

With the way things have gone this season, it was bound to happen. The paid attendance at Monday's Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park was 41,665, and it ended the club’s streak of 257 regular-season sellouts. The Phillies (49-59) entered......

Today is supposed to feature a new "What Is It?" but the Phillies shakeup -- which also affected the IronPigs in a big way -- is so fresh that I decided to go with that instead. I'll post "What Is......

Austin Hyatt got off to a solid start with the IronPigs before sputtering and getting sent back to Reading. Now, he's back for another turn at Triple-A. The Phillies promoted Hyatt and reliever Juan Morillo to the IronPigs Tuesday, sending Michael Cisco...

Placido Polanco is getting closer to returning, but what role he will play when he returns sounds like it’s still up in the air. “When he comes back, I definitely want to play him some,” manager Charlie Manuel said. I......

Decision time is looming. When Roy Halladay comes off the disabled list — don’t be surprised if that happens during the Phillies’ West Coast swing after the All-Star break — someone in the rotation is getting sent to the bullpen......

If you're near a TV tonight, flip on Comcast SportsNet at 5 p.m. I'll do two segments on Daily News Live on CSN from 5 to 5:30 tonight. Most of what we do is off the cuff, but I'd be......

Joe Blanton can't seem to be able to get it together. With the Phillies 5-1 loss to the Marlins on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, Blanton has a 10.98 ERA in his last four starts. In those 19 2/3......

Question the hitting all you want. There have been times it’s been warranted. Wonder aloud about the bullpen. There are question marks out there. But if you are finding reasons to knock the defense, don’t. Thursday’s game provided a...

You can't say we didn't try. Before the Phillies took the field at PNC Park for a workout on Thursday evening, several writers, in several ways, tried to get manager Charlie Manuel to give us his Opening Day starting lineup,......

As Phillies fans envision of the likes of Trevor May, Jonathan Pettibone, and Tyler Cloyd stepping into the Phillies rotation, they may do well to remember the name of Josh Outman. Four years ago Josh Outman was a highly thought of left-handed pitcher...

It was only one interview, but Juan Pierre seems as personable and driven as advertised. The 34-year-old, who wasn't required to report until Feb. 23 (the day position players have physicals) was in the clubhouse at Bright House Field on......