Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
The Sixers have announced they have signed the 6-9 forward, Jarvis Varnado, for the remainder of the season. Varnado was signed to a 10-day contract by the Sixers on March 1st and has performed well enough in the playing time he has been given. In just under 13 minutes per game, Varnado has averaged 2.8 […]
"People will look at the numbers, and they're great, but I see an emerging leader." -Sixers coach Brett Brown Michael Carter-Williams posted his second career triple-double, but the Sixers couldn't keep up with the Knicks in the fourth quarter, falling by a score of 123-110. Carter-Williams is now the eighth player this season to have […]
Six days after having a throwing session cancelled due to elbow fatigue, Phillies ace Cole Hamels is slated to take the bullpen mound on Wednesday, according to Ryne Sandberg. This offseason, the 30-year-old lefty had been dealing with shoulder tendinitis. At the beginning of March, Hamels had fatigue issues during a bullpen session. When speaking to […]
Heading into tonight's game with a record of 15-47, losers of 16 straight, the Sixers hit the floor at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks (24-40), who have found struggles of their own. Tip-off for tonight's contest is slated for 7:30 PM and can be seen on CSN. The Sixers are coming off of a […]
After playing to a tie yesterday against the Twins, the Phillies (2-8-2) and the Braves play each other just five days after playing to a 2-2 tie themselves. Yesterday, the offense again struggled to find any sort of consistency, going hitless until the sixth inning. Today, the Phillies lineup has a majority of regulars […]
Fresh off their second win of the spring, the Phillies traveled to Hammond Stadium today in Fort Myers to play the Twins in front of a record crowd of 8,764. Taking the mound for the Phillies was Jeff Manship, who has a chance to land a spot in the rotation with Cole Hamels out for […]
After finding out Cole Hamels would be out longer than anticipated, we had today to look forward t, with AJ Burnett taking the hill for his second start. Also slated to pitch was Spring Training question mark, Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. The Game: The Orioles opened the scoring in the second inning. After getting the first two […]
I am Brandon Apter, a writer for Philliedelphia and an avid Phillies fan, and I am sick of your whining. Please note that the opinion below is my opinion and does not reflect the entire Philliedelphia staff. Let me start things off by saying I love baseball. I love the weather it takes place in, the relaxing pace of […]
Wins and losses aren't really a big concern here in Spring Training. Run scoring? Well, that is another story. The Phillies, at 1-4, have struggled to score in the last two games with just one run in the last 18 innings. Yesterday, we saw A.J. Burnett make his Phillies debut and he looked solid. Over […]
BOX SCORE After a loss to the NBA-worst Bucks on Monday, the Sixers had one last chance to get a win in February, playing host to the Magic, who are also in rebuild mode. The game featured two Rookie of the Year Candidates in Michael Carter-Williams and Victor Oladipo. Unfortunately, Carter-Williams struggled to find his […]