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Alexander Selivanov will be remembered by most NHL fans as a decent winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning back in the mid 1990's. Currently playing for Bietigheim-Bissingen SC of 2.GBun in Germany, Selivanov has experienced being traded twice in his career. One of those two trades was being shipped to Edmonton in exchange for the infamous […]
Posted by Frank Klose According to a report on CBS Sports, the Phillies are "iffy" on Roy Halladay starting this year's All-Star game. Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee is quoted in the piece: "You're looking at a guy that's leading the league in innings pitched by a pretty good size," Dubee said. "I don't know […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy haloslove.com Well, Mike Cameron has been traded to the Florida Marlins, reports Jon Morosi. Cameron was designated for assignment by the Red Sox Thursday before the Red Sox took on the Phillies. However, Juan Rivera of the Toronto Blue Jays was also designated for assignment and could be a right-handed […]
Posted by Frank Klose Just got this tweet from the guys at BlessYouBoys: So, VOTE NOW, all day, every day until Thursday when it closes. Well, Shane Victorino is up for the final vote to the All-Star game, and last time, a partnership between Phillies fans and Tigers fans got it done. Placido Polanco, Cliff […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy bostonglobe.com When the Phillies faced the Red Sox this week, the series opener featured 38 year-old Mike Cameron starting in right field batting sixth. Before Thursdays game, despite being down an outfielder with the injury to Carl Crawford, Cameron was desginated for assignment by the Red Sox. What Cameron is: […]
Posted by Frank Klose Beautiful photoshop by Philliedelphia staff So, the Phillies jettisoned J.C. Romero, and we all knew he would be picked up by someone, since the Phillies are paying most of his salary. But, it looks like they will face him plenty down the stretch, as Romero has signed with the Washington Nationals. […]
Eric Lindros, at one time, was the face of the Flyers' franchise. Unfortunately, health issues in addition to an ugly dispute with GM Bob Clarke led to a big trade in August, 2001, shipping Lindros to the division rival New York Rangers. Since Lindros meant so much to this organization, and since other teams in the league were […]
Posted by Frank Klose Some clever Los Angeles Dodgers fans wanted to order custom Los Angeles Dodgers jersies with "Chapter" as the name and #11 on the back. However, trying to order one, buys are told that "language deemed inappropriate, derogatory, or profane will not be accepted: If your team is bankrupt, wouldn't you want […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy si.com The Phillies have placed their closer Ryan Madson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19th, reports several sources, including MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The move is the first non-chair related disabled list stint for Madson. The bullpen now looks like this: LHP Antonio BastardoRHP Michael Stutes Then it gets […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy walkoffwalk.com Remember this incident last year? Well, it turns out that this fan, Patrick Boyle, was the lucky fan yesterday who caught not one, but two, according to NBC Philadelphia. Kelly Bayliss of NBCPhiladelphia did some fancy math to determine the liklihood: Based on an MLB.com report, approximately 30 to […]