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Embed from Getty Images Ricky Otero remains the only Otero to play with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies picked up reliever Dan Otero early this offseason, but he will not throw a pitch for them. Otero was designated for assignment by the Phillies in order to make room for one of the prospects acquired […]
Embed from Getty Images Steve Mason got back in the net Thursday night for the Philadelphia Flyers, and it was like the good old times. Mason was very sharp, particularly in a challenging second period push by the Vancouver Canucks, and made 36 saves for his second shutout of the season. It was the […]
Embed from Getty Images The Phillies began accumulating potential pitching pieces almost immediately this offseason. That was why the Phillies grabbed pitcher A.J. Achter on waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Both Achter and reliever Dan Otero were waiver pickups in this regard. After acquiring multiple prospects in exchange for Ken Giles and acquiring […]
Embed from Getty Images The Phillies continued to load up on bullpen arms Thursday as they signed a pair of relievers to minor-league deals. Both have experience as Major League closers, as the Phillies look to give themselves as many late-inning relief options as possible. Andrew Bailey, most recently with the New York Yankees, […]
Embed from Getty Images The third meeting in as many seasons between Chip Kelly and Bruce Arians will take place on Sunday night as the Eagles host the Arizona Cardinals at Lincoln Financial Field. Both coaches’ current tenures began in 2013 with their respective clubs. Before the first meeting in Philadelphia, Arians had labeled […]
Photo: Nina Weiss Last week, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms were shutout by Matt Murray and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. This week? Different goaltender, same result. Tristan Jarry (pictured) had a 17 save shutout, and Clark Seymour, Jean-Sebastien Dea, and Bryan Rust added goals as the Penguins downed the Phantoms before a standing-room only crowd of 8,468 Wednesday night at PPL Center in Allentown. In the first, The Penguins […]
Embed from Getty Images The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves pulled off a massive trade last week, giving the Braves a boatload of prospects and the Diamondbacks a young starter. One of the key players in the deal was outfielder Ender Inciarte. The Phillies once had him firmly in their control as a […]
Embed from Getty Images With the Philadelphia Flyers finally getting a few days between games, most of the talk was about the line shuffling. If the team was lost in those idle thoughts, they were quickly jerked back to reality when Jeff Skinner and the Carolina Hurricanes scored a goal in the first […]
Each week, we will take a look at the NBA and the standings–particularly the bottom of them, to rank teams based on their odds to land the number one pick in the draft. They are not necessarily ranked by who is making the most or who should tank the most, but rather the highest odds […]
Embed from Getty Images When the Phillies dumped closer Jonathan Papelbon on the Nationals, they got extremely lucky. In exchange for paying some money up front, the Nationals are covering all $11 million that Papelbon will earn in 2016. After choking Bryce Harper in a dugout heated exchange, it is no secret that […]
