Juan Pierre began his Major League Baseball career on August 7, 2000 with the Colorado Rockies. Since then he's played for the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Philles, and currently the Miami Marlins.
Over the course of his 14-year career one thing you could count ... Read More
GIF: Juan Pierre becomes 18th player in MLB history with 600 career stolen bases
Posted By Gordon Dixon On May 2nd 2013. Under MLB Tags: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, juan pierre, juan pierre 600 steals, Los Angeles Dodgers, miami marlins, philadelphia phillies .
Juan Pierre began his Major League Baseball career on August 7, 2000 with the Colorado Rockies. Since then he's played for the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Philles, and currently the Miami Marlins.
Over the course of his 14-year career one thing you could count ... Read More
GIF: Laynce Nix makes leaping catch at wall to rob Drew Stubbs
Posted By Gordon Dixon On May 1st 2013. Under MLB Tags: laynce nix, mlb highlights, philadelphia phillies .
After injuries, reportedly caused by the cleats he was wearing, limited Laynce Nix to just 70 games in 2012 the veteran has appeared in 23 of the Philadelphia Phillies' first 27 games to start this season.
With those calf and Achilles problems behind him Nix gives manager Charlie Manuel a decent ... Read More
Video: Ben Revere’s spectacular diving catch to rob Todd Frazier of hit
Posted By Gordon Dixon On April 15th 2013. Under MLB Tags: ben revere, mlb highlights, philadelphia phillies .
After spending the first three seasons of his major league career with the Minnesota Twins Ben Revere was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies this past winter to patrol center field. Against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday Revere did just that about as well as you possibly can, making this unbelievable ... Read More
The week through the eyes of the Elias Sports Bureau
Posted By Gordon Dixon On April 5th 2013. Under MLB, NBA Tags: atlanta hawks, boston celtics, boston red sox, Bryce Harper, carmelo anthony, Clayton Kershaw, houston rockets, jimmy rollins, jrue holiday, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Dodgers, miami heat, Milwaukee Bucks, monta ellis, new york knicks, New York Yankees, omer asik, Philadelphia 76ers, philadelphia phillies, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, yu darvish .
As the official statistician of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and the WNBA the Elias Sports Bureau provides a look into sports that goes beyond the home run saving grabs, made-for-highlight-reel stiffarms, and ankle breaking crossovers. They sift through the streaks, trends, and numbers to often provide us with interesting and little known bits of information about our ... Read More
Video: Miguel Cabrera crushes HR off Jonathan Papelbon
Posted By Gordon Dixon On February 25th 2013. Under MLB, Video Tags: 2013 mlb spring training, detroit tigers, jonathan papelbon, miguel cabrera, mlb highlights, philadelphia phillies .
Yes, it's only spring training. Yes, the results of the games are largely irrelevant. Yes, it's true that for established major league players like Miguel Cabrera and Jonathan Papelbon spring training doesn't matter a whole lot as long as they make it through injury free.
None of that means we can't ... Read More
Delmon Young’s one-year contract includes bonus up to $600k for staying below target weight
Posted By Gordon Dixon On January 23rd 2013. Under MLB Tags: Delmon Young, delmon young weight incentive, philadelphia phillies .
After a 2012 season that saw Delmon Young hit .267 with 18 home runs and 74 RBI (as well as earn ALCS MVP honors) the Detroit Tigers opted to not re-sign him, allowing Young to become a free agent. Detroit's loss is the Philadelphia Phillies' gain, or that's what they're ... Read More
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard breaks toe in fluke accident
Posted By Gordon Dixon On September 29th 2012. Under MLB Tags: philadelphia phillies, Ryan Howard, ryan howard breaks toe, ryan howard injury .
Injury bug bites again...
For the first time since 2006 the Philadelphia Phillies will not take part in the postseason. In 2011 the Phillies won a franchise record 102 games and finished first in the NL East for the fifth consecutive season. A more than respectable final two months of ... Read More
Video: Chipper Jones runs over Erik Kratz in collision at home plate
Posted By Gordon Dixon On September 1st 2012. Under MLB, Video Tags: Atlanta Braves, chipper jones, chipper jones collision, chipper jones collision at home plate, erik kratz, philadelphia phillies .
Earlier this week we saw St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina take a vicious hit from Josh Harrison of the Pittsburgh Pirates at home plate and get up with the ball, despite being shaken up in the process. Fast forward to last night and we had a similar situation when ... Read More

