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View image | gettyimages.com After yesterday's off day and this afternoon's surprising news that Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg stepped down from his position, the Phillies earn no respite as new skipper Pete Mackanin leads his team against the Nats (40-33) and the red-hot Max Scherzer tonight in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park. […]
The Phillies have a 3:30 press conference scheduled. Joel Sherman reports: Hearing some buzz Ryne Sandberg might have resigned. Trying to confirm #Phillies — Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) June 26, 2015 That would be very unexpected. Expect Juan Samuel or Pete Mackanin to be interim manager if this is true.
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View image | gettyimages.com A common NBA refrain is that you can't teach height. You sure as hell can draft it though. As you all know at this point, the Sixers ended up selecting Duke center Jahlil Okafor in last night's draft after the Lakers, perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, went with D'Angelo Russell at […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies have not made any trades yet. Of course, few teams have. Aside from the trade of Mark Trumbo from the Diamondbacks to the Mariners and the trade of Touki Toussant from the Diamondbacks to the Braves, the trade market has been limited to obscure players who have been […]
Patrick Causey, on Twitter @PhillySportsJD The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Duke big man Jahlil Okafor with the number three overall pick in the NBA draft tonight. Okafor, long considered the top prospect in this class, had dropped on draft boards as of late given concerns over his defense and fit in the modern NBA. And while […]
View image | gettyimages.com You have a better chance of predicting the weather…. four months from now, than you do predicting what Sam Hinkie will do on draft night. But not to be discouraged, we decided to get together and offer our hopeless, bound to be wrong, predictions of how tonight will shake out […]
View image | gettyimages.com We are just about five weeks away from the July 31 trade deadline, so the heavy scouting of other farm systems continues. One team to watch is the Pittsburgh Pirates. While they do not have the financial resources of other teams, they have prospects to trade should the Phillies be […]
View image | gettyimages.com For what seems like months, even years at this point, rumors and blatant signs of the Phillies' intentions to trade Jonathan Papelbon have swirled. From the infamous "crotch grab" to several instances of not-so-kind words about the Philadelphia fanbase, the team's all-time saves leader has never truly seemed to fit […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso The Phillies' top two prospects will be showcased before a national audience this summer. Aaron Nola, the Phillies' top pitching prospect, and J.P. Crawford, the organization's top position player, have been named to 2015 U.S. roster in the futures game. This is Nola's first appearance in the game, and Crawford's second […]
