Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Down on the Farm

2013-05-19 07:40:32

Philadelphia Phillies minor league notes For expanded report go to http://www.themorningcall.com/IronPigs WHERE IS HE NOW? RHP Michael Schwimer, traded to Toronto in spring training for minor league first baseman Art Charles, is back in action after...

Diekman searching for former form

2013-05-19 07:40:32

The last two springs, reliever Jake Diekman has caught the eyes of some pretty influential members of the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Major league pitching coach Rich Dubee was smitten with the long-armed left-hander during spring training in...

Ballpark treat faces national food challenge

2013-05-19 03:34:02

Time for a good, old-fashioned food fight. With a social media and technology twist of course. And a healthy dose of civic pride. For the next week and a half, fans can vote on the best ballpark food in minor league baseball. The Buffalo Bisons have put...

Sandberg making his mark already

2013-05-18 17:12:46

PHILADELPHIA — After Phillies third base coach Ryne Sandberg got the green light from manager Charlie Manuel, he gathered the players together to talk about them taking more infield and pitchers fielding practice (PFP) and the outfielders spending...

Valdes in the spotlight for IronPigs' 3-2 win

2013-05-18 18:19:00

When Raul Valdes threw his first pitch for the IronPigs Saturday night, it was already the seventh time this season that manager Dave Brundage has had to dip into his bullpen for a starter. That's nothing, Ray Burris claimed. "I've been part of a...

Meaner Diekman preserves IronPigs' 3-2 win

2013-05-18 19:49:00

A few bad outings in the beginning of the season sent Jake Diekman into a funk for a while. The way he pitched — and talked — Saturday night, that's now in the past. "I'm just trying to get in somebody's [butt] now," the IronPigs left-...

Phillies Notes: Phillies Notes: Righthander Rosenberg called up from triple A

2013-05-18 06:54:03

Even though righthander B.J. Rosenberg was called up three times last year by the Phillies, he was surprised that it happened on Friday. The Phillies recalled Rosenberg from triple-A Lehigh Valley and optioned lefthander Raul Valdes to the IronPigs....

IronPigs starting rotation a mess right now ...

2013-05-17 16:30:14

Mike Adams has mild, mid-back strain

2013-05-17 16:29:36

PHILLIES FILES: Mike Adams has a mild, mid-back strain

2013-05-17 15:49:00

PHILADELPHIA — Mike Adams had hopes of pitching on Sunday. It certainly doesn't sound now like that's going to happen. Adams' MRI today showed that he has what general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. called a "very mild, mid-back strain." He had no...

IronPigs hang on to avoid sweep

2013-05-17 19:57:00

Highlight: Ethan Martin held red-hot Norfolk to two runs over seven innings, and Michael Stutes got the final five outs in an 8-7 IronPigs victory that snapped their four-game losing streak and the Tides' six-game winning streak. Notable: Stutes came...

Friday's minor-league baseball roundup: Tides' winning streak ends at six

2013-05-17 22:34:00

The Tides can't win 'em all. Norfolk’s winning streak ended at six Friday night with an 8-7 loss to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs before 8,285 at Harbor Park, though the Tides’ Buck Britton hit a grand slam in the eighth. Veteran Pete Orr...

Lehigh Valley IronPigs' fans during a baseball game held at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pa. on Saturday evening. .

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Students react to the antics of IronPigs' FeRROUS during a Eyer Middle School�s Kiss a Pig event on Friday. The middle school students raised money to donate to The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Lehigh Valley IronPigs first baseman Cody Overbeck receives the ball as Louisville Bats right fielder Denis Phipps gets back to the bag in the top of the 5th inning at Coca-Cola Park on Thursday.

2013-05-09 00:00:00