Scott Lauber
@scottlauber
Phillies/MLB reporter @ Podcast: Phillies Extra "The Big 50 Phillies":
🚨 New episode of “Phillies Extra,” the baseball podcast from @PhillyInquirer. This week: John Middleton. —Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... —Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1gxU...
Bryce Harper announces on Instagram that he will be in the Home Run Derby.
Was also looking at this: Most homers ever in ages 29-33 season. Kyle Schwarber is fifth with a chance to possibly pass ... Babe Ruth? Five HOFers in the top-10, plus Judge (active), Sosa, A-Rod, Manny.
Thinking about the best five-year power-hitting stretches by a Phillies player in the last, say, 60 years. (Sorry, Chuck Klein.) There's clearly three:
Play ball? Play ball (for now). Phillies-Guardians still scheduled for 4:05pm
Jhoan Duran to the injured list, Felix Reyes called up, and more from the Phillies.
No surprises on the Phillies' opening-day roster, submitted today to MLB. One note: INF Christian Cairo, son of former major leaguer Miguel Cairo, was added to the 40-man roster, which is now full, and optioned to triple-A. Garrett Stubbs was designated for assignment.
Zack Wheeler playing catch on first day of Phillies pitchers and catchers
When we launched a baseball podcast in February, I hoped only that we’d get to opening day. 44 episodes later, “Phillies Extra” from @inquirer.com proudly offers a “Best of 2025.” Thanks so much for listening. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7ezB... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Aside from the hilarity of referring to Dave Dombrowski as "the old man," Alex Cora shared some interesting thoughts today in NY on Dombrowski's influence on his managerial style in the postseason.
It’s almost like they were planning for a Wheeler-Skubal All-Star matchup at Truist Park.
New episode of "Phillies Extra" from @inquirer.com: This week: Billy Wagner, who talks about his upcoming HoF induction, Phillies-Mets rivalry, and more. Watch here: --Inquirer: www.inquirer.com/inquirer-live/ --YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ2-... --Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/76076...
Great sports Saturday in St. Louis. Phillies-Cardinals by day, Boston University-Western Michigan for all the college hockey marbles by night. Dave Dombrowski is a Western Mich. grad; I’m a BU alum. Yes, we’re both going to the game. No, we are not sitting together.
Here’s the Phillies’ roster for their Spring Breakout game next Friday (March 14) in Clearwater:
Got a Phillies question? Ask it here, and I'll try to answer at the end of this week's episode of "Phillies Extra," which will drop tomorrow and be available all week. Speaking of which, this week's guest: Larry Bowa.
In filling out my 10th Hall of Fame ballot, I thought a lot about the thresholds for starting pitchers, and it made me wonder about the upcoming candidacy of a former #Phillies ace. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/bas...