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Embed from Getty Images Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe wrote a feature piece on former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, who is entering his first season as the Boston Red Sox first-base coach. The piece included tidbits about how Amaro received various job offers — from television to real estate — once the […]
Embed from Getty Images Lost in the scuffle of Super Bowl Sunday was the Adam Schefter ESPN report that revealed the Eagles had interest in possibly re-acquiring quarterback Nick Foles. After a few local beat writers nixed the report, it seemed as if the story might not have any legs behind it, despite the credibility […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies only used four starting pitchers to open the 2015 season because of how the schedule was laid out. Those four were Cole Hamels, Aaron Harang, Jerome Williams and David Buchanan. By the end of the 2015 season, Hamels was with the Texas Rangers, and the other three were […]
The Sixers lost to the Los Angeles Clippers tonight in an overtime game where they lead by 19 points in the second quarter. Though they played well early in the game, after halftime the team wasn't able to keep up the quality of play. Though the Sixers had a lead for the entire game up […]
Embed from Getty Images Welcome to the first of what hopefully will become a weekly feature on Mondays: a Phillies Monday Mailbag. We asked the good people of Twitter what they would like to talk about, and these are the top questions we got in response from the Philliedelphia and 97.3 ESPN audience. Who […]
Holtby and Caps Top Flyers Embed from Getty Images Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] The Philadelphia Flyers played a strong first period, jumping on the Washington Capitals. If it wasn't for Braden Holtby, the Flyers easily could've gone up by a few goals. As it was, […]
Embed from Getty Images The Phillies hold the first pick in this year's amateur draft, an envious position. The two top candidates to be drafted include Jason Groome, a left-handed pitcher out of New Jersey, and A.J. Puk, who is a left-handed pitcher out of the University of Florida. The Phillies have […]
Embed from Getty Images As the news was released about Sean Couturier being on the injury list for four weeks due to a lower-body injury, a collective sigh could be heard all across Philadelphia. A talented forward was down, almost necessary for the Flyers to have success, was down. How do you replace a player […]
Embed from Getty Images Defense wins championships. It's a tired, boring, overused cliche that makes any sports fan cringe. But, guess what? It's true. Sunday night, a geriatric Peyton Manning and his offense sleep-walked through the Super Bowl, converting just one third down and picking up the record for the least amount of yards gained […]
Flyers let game slip away to Rangers Embed from Getty Images Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details] Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] This Philadelphia Flyers game against the New York Rangers got thrown out of its usual patterns. First, Nick Cousins was called up to fill in for the injured Sean Couturier. […]
