Philadelphia Magazine

Phillies

City Life

Phillies Put Cliff Lee on Waivers

The Phillies fire sale might not be over just yet. The team put Cliff Lee on waivers on Thursday. That means that if another team […]

City Life

Nationals Manager Davey Johnson Said the Phillies Fire Sale Was Fun to Watch

Nationals manager Davey Johnson was on a D.C. sports talk radio show on Tuesday when he said that he has no sympathy for the Phillies’ […]

Restaurants

Starr-Maddox BBQ Challenge

This year’s Stephen Starr-Garry Maddox BBQ Challenge returns to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday August 11th. For the eleventh year Philly’s biggest restaurateur and Phillies […]

Restaurants

Ballpark Eats with Kevin Sbraga

As a Best of Philly challenge, Top Chef Kevin Sbraga and Philadelphia Magazine’s John Gonzalez ate their way through Citizen Bank Park’s many eateries. After […]

City Life

Hunter Pence Traded to the San Francisco Giants Pending Physical

The Phillies have sent right fielder Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants for a package of players including 21-year-old Minor League catcher Tommy Joseph […]

City Life

Shane Victorino Reportedly Traded to the Dodgers

Yahoo!’s Tim Brown tweeted at 11:57 a.m. that the Phillies have traded center fielder Shane Victorino to the Dodgers for 25-year-old relief pitcher Josh Lindblom […]

City Life

Phillies Fire Sale Watch 2012 [UPDATE]

While you were down the shore, at the pool, enjoying some R &R or, like some of us, reflooring your parents’ kitchen out in the […]

City Life

RIP: This Era of Successful Phillies Baseball

The second-greatest era in Phillies history ended Sunday in a fashion that has been typical of the desultory 2012 season that brought its demise. Faced […]

City Life

Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants?

Pence to the Giants? Rumors suggest that a deal to send Hunter Pence to San Francisco is in the works. The trade was supposedly “awaiting […]

City Life

Phillies Phestival Raises $850,000 for ALS

On Thursday, about 6,000 fans made it out to Citizens Bank Park for the 23rd annual Phillies Phestival. The event featured autograph and photo opportunities […]

City Life

Cole Hamels Stayed in Town for Fans Like My Aunt Babs

The day Cole Hamels announced he’d signed the contract of a lifetime, I said goodbye to the biggest Phillies fan I know. Bianca Lombardo was […]

City Life

Hamels Deals Means Phils Likely to Shop Victorino and Blanton

This morning, we awoke to the fantastic news that Cole Hamels and the Phils had inked a deal to keep the ace playing his home […]

City Life

Toomey Beats Casey in Senate Softball League

Late-inning heroics lifted Hit It Toomey (Senator Pat Toomey’s softball team) over Scrantonicity (Senator Bob Casey’s team) in Senate Softball League play on Tuesday night.

City Life

Phillies, Vice President Biden Will Probably Make It So That I-95 Sucks Worse Than Usual This Afternoon

The Phillies look to continue their winning streak (!!!!) with a matinee win at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. Couple that with Vice President Joe […]

City Life

Phillies and Cole Hamels Agree to a Six-Year, $144 Million Contract Extension

Phillies Extend Cole Hamels. The Phils and Hamels have agreed to a six-year, $144 million contract extension that will keep the pitcher in red pinstripes […]