Articles by Tim Kelly (1038)
Fallout from the resignation of former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie continues, with the team's current head coach, Brett Brown, making some interesting statements in a radio spot this morning. Appearing on "NBA Weekend" with Brian Geltzeiler & Mitch Lawrence, Brown said that he wasn't surprised by Hinkie's resignation. Audio – 76ers Head Coach, Brett […]
Embed from Getty Images The Phillies haven't gotten shut-out in any of their four consecutive losses to open the season, but it also doesn't appear that the hot-batting that the team had in Spring Training made its way north for the regular season. In three out of the team's first four games, the Phillies […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies own the No. 1 pick in June's MLB Draft, and there appear to be two still relatively early favorites to be taken with the selection. The Phillies had a group that included amateur scouting director Johnny Almaraz and former general manager/president Pat Gillick scout Florida's A.J. Puk in […]
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez pitches for the team in a Spring Training matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Florida. (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) Vince Velasquez won't make his first regular season start for the Philadelphia Phillies until the club takes on the New York Mets tomorrow, but one scout in […]
Earlier this week, we touched on some of the subtle changes that the Philadelphia Phillies have made for their uniforms entering the 2016 season. Todd Zolecki of MLB.com caught up with Frank Coppenbarger of the Phillies who explained the update: “The style guide was a little bit off at MLB, so they wanted to get […]
Embed from Getty Images Next Monday afternoon when the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the San Diego Padres to Citizens Bank Park for their 2016 home-opener, the Phillies will have a special guest on hand. According to Matt Gelb of Philly.com, Officer Jesse Hartnett, who was shot three times while on duty in January, will throw out […]
Embed from Getty Images In this week's edition of the K-Lot Podcast, Denny Basens and Jeff Kolsky discuss whether they would trade Fletcher Cox as part of a package to land a quarterback. The duo also gives some of their thoughts on how serious the Eagles are about potentially drafting a quarterback in a jam-packed […]
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop prospect J.P. Crawford is expected to be a cornerstone for the Phillies franchise. (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) The Philadelphia Phillies season opened on Monday, but perhaps the most important player in their organization will open his season Thursday, when J.P. Crawford and the Reading Fightin Phils open their 2016 season. The 21-year-old shortstop, who is […]
Embed from Getty Images Not surprisingly, when the Philadelphia Phillies posted manager Pete Mackanin's lineup for this evening's game against the Cincinnati Reds, Ryan Howard wasn't listed in the starting linuep. As Mackanin promised this spring, Darin Ruf will start for the team against left-handed pitchers, and the Reds are going with lefty Brandon Finnegan […]
Embed from Getty Images Yesterday afternoon, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that former first-baseman Jim Thome will be enshrined into the team's Wall of Fame in August of 2016. Though Thome had a short period of dominance with the team, his selection to be the next inductee to the wall of fame hasn't been unanimously […]