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Embed from Getty Images Trade deadline activity got started yesterday with a few deals including Tobias Harris going to Detroit for Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings. The Pistons are a half game behind Charlotte for the 8th seed right now. This trade should help them in quest to grab a playoff spot but even […]
Embed from Getty Images When the Philadelphia Phillies traded closer Ken Giles to the Houston Astros for a package of pitching prospects this off-season, they presumably did so under the belief that the headliner in the deal, right-hander Vincent Velasquez, had the potential to either be a successful starting pitcher of back-end-of-the-bullpen arm. Velasquez […]
Embed from Getty Images Mayo retires: Despite being just 29-years-old, Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo has elected to retire from the NFL after eight seasons. His agent, Sean Kiernan, confirmed the news to ESPN Tuesday evening. Mayo took to social media to announce his retirement. In an Instagram post captioned "retiring a Patriot" Tuesday, Mayo […]
Embed from Getty Images With just one day to go before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, the Phillies finally have announced their radio affiliate for 2016. Phillies fans will continue to be treated to the continued banter of Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen in 2016 on a strong FM signal. But there […]
Flyers beat Devils with wild 3rd period Embed from Getty Images Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] There's a few things to discuss with this game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils. First, the Flyers shuffled their forward lines. Jakub Voracek played on an entirely […]
Embed from Getty Images We are just one day from when Phillies pitchers and catchers report to camp. Reporting to camp in 2016 are a large number of non-roster invitees, players signed to minor league deals who are hoping to impress. The Phillies have many opportunities to impress, particularly in terms of pitching. Here […]
Embed from Getty Images For just the second time in team history, the Philadelphia Phillies own the number one pick in this year's MLB Draft. To obtain that number one pick, the team posted the worst record in the league in 2015. However, 2015 was far from a lost year, as the Phillies infused […]
Embed from Getty Images For the Sixers, good point guards have been hard to come by. Jrue Holiday and Michael Carter-Williams have been the closest Philadelphia has had in a while to being point guards the team can build around, though both have been traded as a part of the rebuilding process. Soon enough, […]
Embed from Getty Images Former Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels has stayed off of Twitter so far in his career. While his foundation The Hamels Foundation has their own, @TheHamels, the former Phillies ace has yet to do so for himself. Just before 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Hamels may have started his own account. […]
Embed from Getty Images The Monday Mailbag is back open again, and we are addressing your questions submitted on Twitter. Feel free to send a Tweet to @FrankKlose973 at any time to be included in the next Monday Mailbag! Can Cody Asche play second base?~ @WiffleBall1 on Twitter The Phillies actually devoted one season […]
