Between the Pipes-03/24/15: Flyers look towards next season

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Riding the storm out Ron Hextall seems ready to make some changes for next season, but hasn't tipped his hand yet: [Philly.com-Marc Narducci]   Bye-bye Berube? It's looking like Craig Berube might be let go. Bill Meltzer explains why this […]

Dain Stiles  •  24 Mar 2015
Jimmy Rollins “loved Philly”, but Philadelphia is “not conducive” for a superstar

  View image | gettyimages.com Former Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins opened up to Fox Sports insider Ken Rosenthal today in an extensive interview that covered a variety of topics.   Rosenthal did not hesitate to ask Rollins tough questions: did he fail to run out every ground ball?   But, Rollins answered all, mostly in […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  24 Mar 2015
Report: Phillies and Yankees Discussing Austin Romine

  View image | gettyimages.com George A. King III of the New York Post reports the Phillies and Yankees have had talks in recent days of acquiring catcher Austin Romine. Romine is currently in competition with John Ryan Murphy for back up to Brian McCann and is out of minor league options. While Cameron Rupp, […]

Account Deleted  •  23 Mar 2015
Future Is Now: Nola Will Make Big League Cameo Friday

  View image | gettyimages.com Phillies 2014 first round draft pick is about to get his first look at the Big Leagues on Friday against the New York Yankees at Bright House Field. Aaron Nola, 21, is not in major league camp, but will be with the big club for the day. Nola was drafted […]

Andrew Shipotofsky  •  23 Mar 2015
Future Flyers Report: Royals thrash Beast, clinch playoff spot

This week's Future Flyers Report details six prospects heading to their respective Canadian Hockey League playoff tournaments, as regular-season play wrapped up this weekend. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms also faced a tough weekend, scoring a total of three goals in a three-game span, while the Reading Royals clinched a playoff berth.

Rob Riches  •  23 Mar 2015
Sixers lose (but really win) in Tank Bowl vs. Lakers

With two meetings lined up over the next nine days, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers sparked some bad tanking jokes and raised people’s curiosity on whether these teams would not try to win the game—especially the Sixers, as they receive a draft pick from the Lakers if they win a little more […]

Mike Angelina  •  23 Mar 2015
Phillies Roster Outlook, 3/22

Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Today is Sunday March 22nd, and in about two weeks, baseball will begin up North here. It might not seem so close, with the snow on the ground and all, but it is. This means roster decisions are now heating up, and who ends up in Philadelphia or AAA is […]

Rich Wilkins  •  22 Mar 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending March 22

March 17, 2002 It was a trade by GM Bob Clarke that left just about every Flyers fan asking the same question: Why would you want this guy on the team?  The Flyers traded a popular, hard working forward in Kent Manderville to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a centerman with, to put it politely, a checkered […]

Mike Watson  •  22 Mar 2015
Hamels recovers from shaky first inning, but Phillies fall to the Blue Jays

Cole Hamels took the mound in Clearwater today against their closest neighbors in Florida, the Toronto Blue Jays.  Hamels was mostly good, sans two home runs off of a couples bats of Blue Jays hitters in the first inning.   Both Jose Reyes and Jose Bautista took Hamels deep to give the Blue Jays a […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  21 Mar 2015