J.C. Romero

PHILADELPHIA— As he stood at first base, Ryan Howard covered his face with his glove in an attempt to hide his chuckles. While trying to become the hero, Wilson Valdez provided some entertainment as stood on the mound in the......

The Phillies' clubhouse at Bright House Field was absolutely jammed with reporters today, including tons of national media members...to name a few...the MLB Network, Buster Olney (ESPN Baseball Insider), Jayson Stark (ESPN.com senior writer), Seth...

I by no means think the Phillies are a shoo-in to get to the World Series. I didn’t think that before spring training started and I certainly don’t think that now with the injuries to Chase Utley, Dom Brown and......

Well, one thing has been decided: the personnel in the bullpen. The Phillies optioned Mike Zagurski and Scott Mathieson to minor league camp, leaving seven relievers with the big league club: Jose Contreras, David Herndon, J.C. Romero, Ryan Madson,...

When we arrived in the clubhouse at 8 this morning and heard that the club had optioned Scott Mathieson and Mike Zagurski, it certainly seemed like at least the faces of the bullpen had been set for Opening Day. Think......

With the Phillies final game in Clearwater slated for 1:05 this afternoon against the Astros, here are my thoughts on the 25-man roster and Opening Day lineup. 25-MAN ROSTER -Ryan Howard -Jimmy Rollins -Placido Polanco -Carlos Ruiz -Ben Francisco -Shane.....

It would appear either Michael Stutes or Mike Zagurski will be heading to Philadelphia sometime this afternoon. The Phillies are expected to call up one or the other to replace J.C. Romero, who seems destined for the disabled list after straining a calf...

Gee, what a shock... the IronPigs are home, and it's raining. But there's going to be baseball at Coca-Cola Park tonight. Thye tarp is off and the field is being preppped, and manager Ryne Sandberg told his team about a half-hour ago that the game is...

The Phillies finalized their Opening Day roster, Charlie Manuel announced today. The big announcement is that infielder Pete Orr made the team and had his contract purchased. Also, earlier in the day Manuel said Rule 5 draftee Michael Martinez had......

OK, one more time... For the third straight day the IronPigs have a new pitcher -- Brian Gordon, who was activated Thursday and added to the roster. Gordon replaces Tyson Brummett, who arrived Wednesday to replace Chance Chapman, who arrived Tuesday to...

J.C. Romero is getting awfully familiar with the disabled list. For the third year in a row, the Phillies left-hander has been placed on the DL. This time it's for a right calf strain. Romero, 34, hurt his leg when......

Not good news on the injury front. Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero left Monday's game with a strained right calf and said he wouldn't be surprised if he landed on the disabled list. He limped off the field before being replaced......