Atlantic Watch: 2/16-2/22

In the Flyers' four games this week they posted a record of 2-1-1. Philly won two games this week, 4-2 Wednesday against Florida and 4-2 Sunday against the Rangers, but unfortunately they lost more than just two games this week. Blair Betts, Sean O'Donnell, and Oskars Bartulis all went down with injuries this week. Feeling the high […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  22 Feb 2011
Bobby Abreu: Top 10 Phillie of All Time & Today’s Top Baseball Slideshows

Posted by Jorge Suarez Normally, I would do this once a week, but there were a couple today that just cannot be ignored, due to their high quality. Power Ranking the Top 100 Philadelphia Phillies of All Time In this 106-slide slideshow, Bobby Abreu is in the top 10, Jose Mesa is ranked well ahead […]

George Suerius  •  22 Feb 2011
Q&A with Minor Leaguer Jiwan James

Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy blueclaws.com Recently, I chatted with Lakewood Blueclaws’ outfielder Jiwan James. Jiwan was drafted in the 2007 Amateur Draft in the 22nd round by the Philadelphia Phillies. He has been in the organization since then. Here’s a short Q&A session between Jiwan and me.   Danielle: I've noted that you began […]

Danielle  •  24 Feb 2011
Will Raul Ibañez Put It All Together in 2011?

Posted by Laurie Dougherty   Fresh off their first World Series championship in 28 years, in November  2008, the Phillies front office made the difficult decision to not re-sign fan favorite Pat Burrell. Yes, Burrell had been a top draft pick for the Phillies and certainly had contributed his share of big moments, including setting […]

Laurie Dougherty  •  24 Feb 2011
Phillies Beat the Yankees 5-4 in Pre-Season Opener

Posted by Danielle Wilson   The Philadelphia Phillies went against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Florida, at George M. Steinbrenner Field to kick off the Grapefruit League season today. The Phillies put Cole Hamels on the mound against Bartolo Colon, and the Phillies started the game with infielders Jeff Larish at third base, Wilson […]

Danielle  •  26 Feb 2011
Jayson Werth Hates the Phillies, His Life, and Yo Mama Too

Posted by Jorge Suarez Courtesy nydailynews.com Former Philadelphia Phillies  emergency catcher Jayson Werth, continued to spew venom at the team who gave him a chance to reestablish his career, won him a World Series ring, and made him a millionaire. Earlier in the day in a piece in the Washington Times, Werth told reporter Thomas […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  27 Feb 2011
Phillies Fall 7-3 to the Yankees at Bright House Networks Field

Posted by Danielle Wilson Photo courtesy of Pennlive.com   Today, February 27th, the Phillies played at home against the Yankees (yes, again) and this game was not a victorious one for the Phils. Joe Blanton started this game against Yankees’ starter Ivan Nova, and out of the two, I’d say Joe Blanton put on a […]

Danielle  •  27 Feb 2011
Atlantic Watch: 2/23-3/1

Despite playing two pathetic games, the Flyers still found a way to come out with a win at the end of the week. After blowing a two-goal lead in the third period, Andrej Meszaros was able to save the Flyers from embarrassment by scoring in overtime on Thursday finalizing the score at 4-3. Thanks to several hectic events […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  01 Mar 2011
MLB: The Show Gives No Respect to the Philadelphia Phillies

Posted by Stephen Gallo         R-E-S-P-E-C-T As we all know, Aretha Franklin sang about respect back in the late 60’s. The catchy lyrics have crept into your mind and loitered for a while at some point. Rodney Dangerfield also made a living talking about how little respect he’d received over the years. […]

Steve  •  02 Mar 2011