Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Washington D.C.- The Philadelphia Phillies continue their series against the Washington Nationals tonight in the nation's capitol. The two teams have split the first two games of the series, with Philadelphia taking game one 4-1 and Washington walking off in game two, 5-4. The […]
Phillies top prospect J.P. Crawford hit .250 this season between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Despite getting swept in the first round of the Governor's Cup Playoffs, the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs had a successful season filled with a team that included a handful of the […]
LHP Joely Rodriguez went a combined 7-0 with a 2.35 ERA in the minors this season (Kevin Durso/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs were eliminated from the playoffs on Friday night, so in turn, the Phillies made a number of roster moves on Saturday morning with four players set […]
Jorge Alfaro hit two homers to help Reading avoid elimination on Friday night (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Four Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates made it to the postseason, but now only two of them remain in play after Friday night's action. The Lakewood Blueclaws earned a sweep over Hagerstown […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Final: Nationals 5, Phillies 4 ❖ Attendance: 28, 469 Washington D.C. - The Philadelphia Phillies overcame a three-run deficit to tie the game in the eighth, but Trea Turner's second home run was of the walk-off variety as the Washington Nationals took game two of the weekend […]
Tonight, Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Iverson was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers first overall 20 years ago, in the 1996 NBA draft. The Georgetown alum went on to win Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 after averaging 23.5 points, 7.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals per […]
Embed from Getty Images On Friday evening, Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson will officially be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Answer had a handful of influential teammates over his years in the league, but none more than Aaron Mckie, who was acquired by the Sixers in 1997 in the trade that sent Theo Ratliff to the Pistons. […]
By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Thursday night marked the second game of the opening round of the playoffs for both Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley and both teams lost, being pushed to the brink of elimination by Trenton and Scranton Wilkes/Barre, both Yankees affiliates. Lakewood had the night off, but they have […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday and he'll be presented by three people who greatly influenced his career. Former Sixers coach Larry Brown, former Georgetown coach John Thompson and Sixers great Julius Erving will be on hand for Iverson's […]
Damek Tomscha hit the go-ahead two-run double for Lakewood on Wednesday (Photo: Baseball Betsy) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The majority of the Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates made the postseason and three of the four began play on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, only Lakewood came out victorious, with Lehigh Valley, Reading and the […]