Articles by Andrew Sifari (57)
This morning, multiple sources reported that Peter Laviolette, the Flyers' coach for the last four seasons, was fired Monday morning after the team matched last year's franchise-worst 0-3-0 start. According to ESPN, it is the fastest firing in NHL history, matched only by Chicago's canning of Dennis Savard in 2008 after a 1-2-1 start. The […]
Ruiz's clutch double in the ninth tied the game at three-all. Cliff Lee didn't get his 11th win Wednesday night, but he pitched well enough to keep the Phillies in the game long enough for them to walk-off with their 56th win of the season. With two outs, Chase Utley got all of a pitch […]
After a rain delay of about an hour and 50 minutes, the expectations for John Lannan, coming off a recent string of underwhelming performances, probably weren't very high. He still probably fell short of them in an injury-shortened start Wednesday night as the Phillies fell behind Atlanta early en-route to a 6-3 loss. Lannan (3-6) […]
^Darin Ruf, probably wondering if someone will drive him in Cliff Lee didn't have his best stuff Sunday night, and the Phillies' bats were stagnant yet again in a 4-1 loss to the Braves. Lee (10- 5) was in trouble early against the Braves, who had taken the first two games of the series with […]
^ This is what failure looks like. Cole Hamels pitched eight great innings, but it was not enough as the San Fransisco Giants rallied for two runs in the ninth to stun the Phillies Thursday night in Philly's 2-1 loss. Hamels (4-13) and opposing starter Matt Cain (7-6) both came out dealing, matching zeroes over […]
As many could have predicted when the news that Cliff Lee wouldn't be starting tonight broke, the Phillies lost what was easily one of the least competitive game in MLB this season, falling 10-0 to the Detroit Tigers. Raul Valdes, starting in place of the injured Lee, was in trouble from the beginning. After retiring […]
^Unfortunately, this guy came out dealing today. The Phillies couldn’t get anything going against Matt Harvey and the Mets as homers by David Wright and Juan Lagares propelled the Mets to a 5-0 victory Sunday afternoon. The pitching matchup of All Stars Harvey versus Cliff Lee looked like it would be a great one, and […]
Cole Hamels looked to continue his recent string of success when he took the hill in New York Saturday, but the Phillies' ace struggled early in a 5-4 loss. Jimmy Rollins led off the game with a solo drive to right off of Mets starter Zach Wheeler, the 198th of Rollins' career and his […]
Today, the NHL revealed the new names for the recently re-aligned divisions, along with each team's schedule for the 2013-2014 season. Joining the Flyers in the newly named Metropolitan Division (yes, the Metropolitan Division) are former Atlantic Division foes, the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and the New Jersey Devils, plus the […]
With Cliff Lee on the mound Wednesday, the Phillies had a great chance to not only make it to the .500 mark again, but also to make up ground on the division-leading Braves, who lost 6-2 to the Marlins today. Instead, the Nationals managed capitalize on a few Lee mistakes in the form of four […]