Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies made a handful of deals at the trade deadline in 2015. The big one was the Cole Hamels trade that sent the now former Phillies ace to Texas in exchange for a variety of prospects. One deal that hasn't really gotten a ton of attention involved Ben […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Summer League has come and gone. The Olympics have now done the same. Up next for basketball fans in Philadelphia is training camp and 76ers preseason beginning on October 4 against the Celtics at the University of Massachusetts. This upcoming season has a […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor You see signs all over most ballparks. "Be aware of flying bats and balls that may come into the stands". While most fans go to games in hopes of retrieving a foul ball, some situations become dangerous for spectators when line drives come […]
Bright House Field, home of the Clearwater Threshers and Phillies Spring Training (Brandon Apter/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor This past week, we've covered four of the six Philadelphia Phillies minor league teams. Up next is their Advanced 'A' affiliate in Florida, the Clearwater Threshers. The team started off the season with some […]
Embed from Getty Images It's been a long two year wait, but Philadelphia 76ers 2014 first round draft pick Joel Embiid may finally be suiting up for the team once the preseason begins in October. Sixers head coach Brett Brown spoke with ESPN's Zach Lowe on his podcast on Friday and the main topic discussed was Embiid […]
Emmanuel Burriss hit .121 with the Phillies before being demoted in June (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies did some roster shuffling before their game on Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. The team sent Taylor Featherston to Triple-A and recalled Emmanuel Burriss. Meanwhile, rookie right-hander Zach Eflin had surgery on […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Eagles linebacker depth has taken a hit as rookie Joe Walker will miss the 2016-17 with a torn ACL. #Eagles rookie LB Joe Walker suffered a torn ACL to his knee and will be placed on season-ending IR, source confirmed @LesBowen report. — […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Philadelphia 76ers Olympians Dario Saric and Sergio Rodriguez were in action on Wednesday night in quarterfinals action with Croatia losing to Serbia and Spain defeating France. Because this phase of the tournament is the knockout round, Saric and the Croatians have officially been eliminated while Spain will […]
Phillies OF prospect Dylan Cozens leads Minor League Baseball with 105 RBIs (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies have some nice depth in their farm system and the majority of their minor league affiliates are right in the midst of a playoff race. Double-A Reading has been atop […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor On the final day of Olympic preliminary play in Men's Basketball, both Philadelphia 76ers Olympians advanced to the knockout round of the tournament. Dario Saric and Croatia ended up as the top seed in Group B with a win over Lithuania while Sergio Rodriguez and Spain defeated Nigeria […]