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Embed from Getty Images Where will a 2008 Phillies World Champion sign? Our Frank Klose opened the year by pointing out that neither Jimmy Rollins or Shane Victorino, two key cogs in the greatest five-year run in franchise history, appeared close to having a home for the 2016 season. Since then, it's been reported […]
January 11, 1999 It was a night in which the Flyers showed the NHL they would continue to be at top of their game. Eric Lindros led the Flyers with a four-point evening as they handed the Nashville Predators an 8-0 bludgeoning. Flyers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck picked up the win, facing just 24 shots as […]
Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia When you outshoot an opponent, 27-1, in the third period of a one-goal game and still lose, it's hard to imagine things getting much worse. But on Saturday night, an already long stretch of frustration continued for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Adam Tambellini's goal at 1:51 of the third period proved to […]
Embed from Getty Images Where will the former Philadelphia Phillies' ace pitch in 2015? It's been well over a month since former Phillies' lefty Cliff Lee reportedly made his attempt to return to the game in 2016 public, and yet we know little to nothing about how close Lee is to being able to […]
Embed from Getty Images Hey, so I write here now. For those of you who know me from my previous stop, I'm glad you're still reading my work. For those of you who are reading me for the first time, I hope that this will be the first of many. To start your Sunday […]
Back from a little holiday hiatus, the guys are back, and with plenty to talk about. Topics include the return of Ish Smith, meaning Nerlens Noel and others get an occasional "Dish from Ish", and the impact of that. They also get into the rest of the NBA, Jahlil Okafor's recent play and draft prospects […]
Nick Schultz and Mark Streit are the old men of the Flyers defense. At 33 and 38 respectively, they are much older than most of a defense that is under 25. Thus far this season, that experience has not paid off for the duo.
Embed from Getty Images The key number tonight? 42. That's the number of saves the Hershey Bears' Justin Peters made on Friday. That was the difference in a game the Phantoms probably should have won. Instead, they lost their fourth in a row/ In a back and forth first, both teams each had a great chance. Hershey's […]
The Phillies entered the offseason with three players under contract but without 2016 contracts. The Phillies first agreed to terms with shortstop Freddy Galvis. Then the club agreed to a new one-year deal with reliever Jeanmar Gomez. That left one: newly-acquired starter Jeremy Hellickson. The Phillies took care of that today. Jim Salisbury of CSN […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Flyers are not in playoff position as they stand at the statistical midpoint of their 2015-16 season. However, the team is well within striking distance. After starting the season with a mediocre 5-8-3 record through the first 16 games, the Flyers have rattled off a 14-7-4 stretch over […]
