DENVER - Ten minutes before Triple A Lehigh Valley's game with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last night, topPhillies catching prospect Lou Marson was removed from the lineup and dispatched to an airport, where a plane was scheduled to take him to Denver to join t 

Cole Hamels equaled career highs by allowing 11 hits and seven earned runs Friday at Coors Field, but the Phillies' ace left-hander insisted he isn't feeling any lingering effects from a left elbow problem that slowed him during spring training. 

--1B Ryan Howard grounded into three double plays Friday, something only four players did in 2008 (Yunel Escobar of Atlanta, Alex Rios of Toronto, A. 

There were few roster spots up for grabs this spring, but the Phillies did answer several health-related questions. 

Cole Hamels equaled career highs by allowing 11 hits and seven earned runs Friday at Coors Field, but the Phillies' ace left-hander insisted he isn't feeling any lingering effects from a left elbow problem that slowed him during spring training. 

--1B Ryan Howard grounded into three double plays Friday, something only four players did in 2008 (Yunel Escobar of Atlanta, Alex Rios of Toronto, A. 

If the Phillies are to win another World Series, Cole Hamels will have to be better than he was in Friday's debut, Tracy Ringolsby says. 

The 2009 season is less than a week old, but the Colorado Rockies' offense is already in midseason form. 

Cole Hamels hardly looked like a World Series MVP in his 2009 debut. 

Cole Hamels hardly looked like a World Series MVP in his 2009 debut, which resembled batting practice for the Colorado Rockies. 

Several years ago, the vastly underrated drive-through burger chain Checkers adopted the slogan "You Gotta Eat. 

TheGiants' brand-new infielders are playing on brand-new dirt. 

The Phillies begin their first road series of the season against Colorado today, facing the team that defeated them in the 2007 National League Division Series. 

BALLPLAYERS ARE not immune from the everyday pressures that face their fellow human beings. 

With all the bailouts being handed out in this country, it seems only fitting for the Phillies to get in on some of the charity.