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View image | gettyimages.com Patrick Causey, on Twitter @InsdeTheHuddle Welp. This just got serious. Jerry Colangelo just did an interview with Bickley & Marotta on 98.7 Arizona Sports with some interesting, and somewhat shocking, revelations about his recruitment to the Philadelphia 76ers. Colangelo stated that he was comfortable with his workload and had […]
View image | gettyimages.com Sometimes when there is smoke, there is fire. Today there has been a lot of fire between the Phillies and the Houston Astros centered around closer Ken Giles. It sounds like the smoke has given to some heat, reports Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly. Salisbury tweeted the following around 3:30 […]
View image | gettyimages.com One item on the agenda at this year's Major League Baseball Winter Meetings was to discuss the possibility of expanding the safety netting at Major League ballparks. With dozens of injuries in recent years (and thankfully no fatalities in recent memory), Major League Baseball felt that the issue had gotten […]
With the Phillies getting a good amount of interest from the Houston Astros for closer Ken Giles, the Phillies have the opportunity to get some much-needed pieces from a prospect-rich team. While the Phillies do have a number of decent offensive prospects, such as shortstop J.P. Crawford, outfielders Roman Quinn, and Nick Williams and catchers Andrew […]
View image | gettyimages.com Sometimes misplaced value is no help. If I have a beat up 1986 Hyundai Excel, commonly called one of the worst cars ever made, my money would be better spent buying a new vehicle before I spend thousands of dollars on new rims. That is where the Phillies find themselves […]
It was only about two weeks ago when the New York Islanders handled the Philadelphia Flyers rather rudely in Brooklyn, winning 3-1. Looking to change that story, it probably didn't give the Flyers a very good feeling to fall behind after only 55 seconds. The Flyers played okay the rest of the first period, but […]
View image | gettyimages.com When the Phillies took Odubel Herrera, he was a shortstop who could not quite nail down the position in the Rangers organization. Spring Training 2015, the Phillies did not use Herrera at shortstop, but he did make two starts at second base. Heading into 2016, the Phillies might give […]
Photo: Philliedelphia staff The 2015 Major League Baseball winter meetings are in full effect at they Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. At the Winter Meetings team executives meet together on baseball matters, but also devote a good amount of time to the upcoming season's roster. Agents sell their players to […]
View image | gettyimages.com In the 2015 offseason, Jeff Francoeur was an afterthought. The Phillies gave him a minor league deal and a chance to attend Phillies Spring Training, and Francoeur batted just .227. Yet, the Phillies gave Francoeur a chance anyway. Francoeur spent the entire season on the Phillies roster, batting .258 […]
View image | gettyimages.com Murray voices displeasure to Eagles' owner: After the Eagles' improbable 35-28 victory over the Patriots, DeMarco Murray sought out Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to express his frustration over his reduced role in Chip Kelly's offense. Source: #Eagles DeMarco Murray addressed frustrations with role in Chip Kelly offense with owner Jeffrey Lurie. […]
