Articles by Tim Kelly (1038)
Embed from Getty Images Every team in the league will report to Spring Training at some point over the next six days, and though there never seemed to be a lack of interested teams in Cliff Lee, the former Philadelphia Phillies ace is yet to find a home to make his comeback attempt. That […]
Embed from Getty Images Kobe Bryant has played in 17 All-Star games, winning the MVP of the game four times. He last won the award in 2011, with father time since catching up to him. But if anyone except the Lower Merion graduate walks away with the All-Star game MVP in tonight's game, […]
Embed from Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles defensive-end Brandon Graham joined Chris Steuber and Geoff Mosher on the latest edition of ESN Radio to discuss Chip Kelly, Jim Schwartz and a host of other topics. His most interesting answer, however, came when he was asked by Mosher if he would be upset if the team […]
Embed from Getty Images Each season, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe opens his Spring Training coverage by ranking the league's managers from 1-30. His ranking is not only based on his own opinion, but opinions that he's able to collect from around the league. A year ago, Cafardo ranked Ryne Sandberg as the […]
Embed from Getty Images With every team in the league scheduled to have pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training within the next week, USA Today released a countdown that broke down 100 names that they say fans 'need to know' before 2016. Though the division-rival Atlanta Braves were tied with two other National […]
Embed from Getty Images Safety Walter Thurmond thrived in his first season both with the Philadelphia Eagles and at the safety position in 2015, but his future with the team still seems murky with less than a month left until he is eligible to become a free-agent. Thurmond had success in his first season […]
Embed from Getty Images Earlier this week, Baseball America ranked the Phillies as having the league's eighth best farm system in the league. They followed up their impressive ranking of the team's farm system yesterday evening, when their annual top 100 prospects list featured five names in the Phillies' system. Catcher Andrew Knapp checked […]
Embed from Getty Images Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Phillies designated left-handed relief pitcher Bobby LaFromboise for assignment to make room on their 40-man roster for infielder Taylor Featherston, who they acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Angels. According to Jim Salisbury of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, LaFromboise made it through waivers after […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies seem to almost unanimously be viewed as a top 10 minor league system around the MLB, which is a far cry from where they had been in previous years. Last week, Sports Illustrated released a countdown that used a formula to combine both Baseball America and MLB […]
Embed from Getty Images After conflicting reports surfaced this past weekend about the chances of the Philadelphia Eagles using the franchise-tag on soon-to-be free-agent Sam Bradford, Tim McManus of Birds 24/7 joined Mike Missanelli this afternoon on 97.5 The Fanatic to discuss Bradford's future with the team. McManus started his appearance by suggesting that it […]