Brian Schneider

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies needed a power hitter and the pressure was on John Mayberry Jr. Freddy Galvis had the burden of being a rookie. And with Carlos Ruiz being the one main-stay in the bottom of the Phillies lineup, all eyes were on him,...

So much for the slump. Hunter Pence hit two home runs on Tuesday afternoon, including a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the 10th against his former team to give the Phillies a 4-3 win at Citizens Bank Park.......

Daniel Dae Kim beamed on Monday evening at Citizens Bank Park when Shane Victorino handed him a Phillies jersey with his name on the back and saw the number: 5-0. Kim, a 1986 Freedom High grad, stars on Hawaii Five-O......

Our two Lehigh Valley products in the big leagues -- Phillies catcher Brian Schneider and A's catcher Anthony Recker -- both got starts on Friday night and both made their presence felt in games that played out late in California. Schneider, the...

PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins started winning rallies in Games 3 and 4 of the 2009 National League Division Series with singles against Colorado closer Huston Street. He hammered a two-run double to win Game 4 of the National League Championship...

CLEARWATER, Fla. —Ruben Amaro Jr.'s checklist is probably almost illegible at this point. Too many to-do's crossed off. "We had the closer [Jonathan Papelbon] and the shortstop [Jimmy Rollins] to take care of, and we think we did that," Amaro...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Men's College Basketball-Florida at Tennessee, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); Duke at Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Nebraska at Illinois, Noon (Big 10 Network); Washington at Utah, 1 p.m. (FXSP); Kansas at Oklahoma, 1 p.m. (ESPNU); Ohio State at...

Ryanne Perio once packed a wallop with her bat. The Easton High graduate was one of the most powerful hitters in local softball a few years ago, earning Morning Call Player of the Year honors in 2006 when she hit .422 while providing gritty leadership...

The Miracle League of Northampton County held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday morning at the Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township. The Miracle League is a specially-designed baseball field that allows kids in wheelchairs and with physical...

Everybody's doing year-in-review lists and stories this week. Why not Groller's Corner? It has been an eventful year here on Groller's Corner with lots of special moments and events taking place. I know lots of folks are still complaining about the new...

We say Happy New Year with one final glance back at 2011 with the wrapup our three-day series on the top 11 stories of the past year, at least experienced by yours truly. We're mixing personal with business here as you will see. But here's what we've...

We continue with the Groller's Corner review of the top events/stories/happenings of 2011. On Friday we gave the first four on our list. No. 11 -- Freedom grad Johnny Lahutsky being honored by the New York Yankees during "Hope Week" No. 10 -- Allen boys...