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View image | gettyimages.com Patrick Causey, on Twitter @PhillySportsJD When the news of Joel Embiid's "setback" broke, it seemed like every Sixers' fans worst fear came to fruition. Not again. It was supposed to be different this time. Armed with the mad scientist Sam Hinkie, the vagabond Sixers' fortunes seemed destined to change. But somehow, […]
Screen capture courtesy of Oriole Post on Youtube Earlier this morning, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com was able to confirm rumors that Andy MacPhail would be joining the Phillies within the next week. MacPhail was first reported to be a target of the Phillies by Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, and then yesterday Jon Heyman of […]
View image | gettyimages.com In most every NHL Draft, there players available beyond the first round who have the potential to become NHL regulars and sometimes are even destined for stardom. Drafting such players takes a lot of luck as well as scouting acumen. However, generically speaking, the latter-round picks who tend to go […]
Aaron Nola's Triple-A debut back on June 18th was everything Phillies fans could've hoped for. In five shutout frames, Nola scattered just four hits while striking out seven against the Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons. In his second start of the season, Nola faced the same Bisons, this time on the road, and […]
View image | gettyimages.com Patrick Causey, on Twitter @PhillySportsJD I have been firmly in the D'Angelo Russell fan club since about two months ago. The kid is electric. He's confident. He has moxie. He can shoot. And my God can he pass a basketball. His passing ability is so much more than this […]
View image | gettyimages.com Final: Yankees 10, Phillies 2 WP: Ivan Nova (1-0, 0.00) LP: Cole Hamels (5-6, 3.26) New York, NY- Cole Hamels added to his turbulent week this afternoon, compounding a skipped start and various trade rumors with a drubbing at the hands of the New York Yankees, giving up five […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies are close to naming a new executive. Andy MacPhail, reported by Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly to be a candidate for a job in the Phillies front office, appears set to join the organization. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports the deal will happen "soon": phillies plan to […]
View image | gettyimages.com Going for the sweep versus Yankees (38-33), the Phillies (26-47) will look to win their fourth in a row during a mid-week matinee. On Tuesday, the Phillies were powered to victory with five RBIs and two home runs by Maikel Franco. While the Delaware Valley got rocked by storms, the […]
View image | gettyimages.com According to Bill Smith of Smith Sports, the Sixers have been said to have narrowed their possible selections down to two. Apparently the Sixers will be deciding between D’Angelo Russell out of Ohio State or Mario Hezonja, the Croatian guard who plays for Barcelona. The Sixers are in need of […]
Although he has not said this, the first few years of the Sam Hinkie era is essentially a tryout period for future pieces, or as Brett Brown would call them, “gypsies”. For that reason, they have, understandably, not been too quick to hand out guaranteed contracts, especially to second-round picks. That is why K.J. McDaniels […]
