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Before Sunday's game against the Tigers, Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg officially named Cole Hamels the teams' Opening Day starter for the April 6th game against Boston. Aaron Harang will follow Hamels in the rotation. Sandberg stated the obvious. Hamels on opening day. Harang game 2. He also said Revere now the LFer — Jim Salisbury […]
Per Todd Zolecki of MLB.com the Phillies have announced the latest round of cuts. Most surprising (or maybe not surprising) is Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez who after Cliff Lee went down, seemed almost a lock for the roster. However Gonzalez has really struggled this spring a 7.53 ERA, allowing 25 hits in 14.1 innings. It just […]
March 24, 1974 The Flyers finished off a four-game home stand with a decisive 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Spectrum. Goals by Andre Dupont, Orest Kindrachuk, Rick MacLeish and Bill Clement were more than enough offense in front of All-Star goalie Bernie Parent. This win, their 45th of the season, along with […]
View image | gettyimages.com It’s speculation season in the NFL: or “silly season,” if you’re Chip Kelly. Regardless the clever moniker, this is the time of year that drives page-views through the roof & will cause a person to develop callouses on whichever finger they use to refresh their Twitter feed…index finger, here. This […]
Despite another great performance by goalie Steve Mason, the Flyers lost a tough one on Saturday afternoon to the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, in a shootout at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers were without defenseman Mark Streit and Carlo Colaiacovo, who were scratched due to the flu. Defenseman Brandon Manning and Mark Alt were called […]
The Phillies fell to the Twins at Fort Myers this afternoon as Minnesota blasted their way to a 7-1 victory. It was a pretty quiet afternoon offensively for Philadelphia. They took an early 1-0 lead in the 3rd after Cesar Hernandez hit a double and they were able to small ball a run in with […]
It's a battle of major league veterans today as the Phillies and Twins meet at the Twins Spring Training home of Fort Myers. Jerome Williams is on the hill for the Phillies. Ervin Santana is on the mound for the Twins. The trip is long to Fort Myers so a few Phillies veterans stayed home in […]
In a matchup in December, a Flyers miscue at center ice provided the Sharks an odd-man rush in which Matt Nieto scored the game-winner with just 11 seconds to go in the game. The Flyers will look to avenge that tough 2-1 loss in San Jose back as they take on the Sharks at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon […]
The Sixers return from a 3-game road trip out west to face … a Western Conference team, one that they would probably rather not see. The Clippers have had Philly's number in recent years, having won the last 6 games games, most by double digits. So much for the comforts of home. The Clippers also […]
The Phillies will get a look into the future today as they send their second pitching prospect of the week to major league camp. Aaron Nola, the Phillies' first round pick in 2014, will get his first chance with the big leaguers today. Some felt that Nola deserved an opportunity in camp from the […]
