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View image | gettyimages.com Early this offseason, we learned that the New York Mets were interested in then-Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Early reports were that Rollins rejected a trade to the Mets. But after arriving in camp with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Rollins' tune appears to have changed. Rollins spoke to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick today and said […]
View image | gettyimages.com Three interesting nuggets worth passing on regarding the Eagles. 1. The Birds Actually (Maybe) (Probably) Want Mariota First, regarding the persistent rumors about the Eagles trading up for Marcus Mariota. It's that time of the year again when it is virtually impossible to tell fact from fiction. Reporters try to make […]
View image | gettyimages.com Flyers general manger Ron Hextall has announced veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen has been dealt to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2015 second round pick and a conditional pick in 2016.
The Sixers are 12-45. They just traded away one of their better players in Michael Carter-Williams. They are trying to integrate multiple players on the fly, and their defense is suffering because of it. They are also trying to get a good draft pick, so maybe this is all good? I believe it was the […]
Pierre in Spring Training 2013 with the Phillies Juan Pierre was a member of the Phillies just one year, in 2012. However, Pierre was a fan favorite, as he hit for a high batting average during his season in Philadelphia. After sitting out 2014, Pierre has officially retired. Clark Spencer of MLB.com reported the […]
View image | gettyimages.com The effort was there. The Flyers dictated play for most of the night. Jonathan Bernier played like the number one goaltender the Leafs envisioned him to be. Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak and Dion Phanuef all scored and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night.
Papelbon after closing out 2014's joint no-hitter The Phillies lost a potential destination for closer Jonathan Papelbon today when the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to terms with Francisco Rodriguez. In the past, the Toronto Blue Jays and Brewers were the two teams most-closely linked to Papelbon. With the Brewers no longer in the mix, what about […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers (26-24-11) will look to get back in the win column tonight as they travel to Canada to battle the Toronto Maple Leafs (24-31-5). This is the third and final meeting between the clubs and second at the Air Canada Centre. Game time is 7:30.
Photo: Wikipedia Commons Josh Hamilton was one of baseball's best stories. Drafted in the first round, Hamilton proceeded to fall and fall hard. On drugs, forgotten, fragile, Hamilton made a near miraculous recovery to rise to one of baseball's brightest stars. Today, a report surfaced that Hamilton would be meeting with MLB to discuss […]
The look on Cliff Lee's face (above) was right after he threw a pitch for the final time in 2014. July 31, the non-waiver trade deadline, when conceivably Lee could have been traded, he sprained his pitching elbow. Now in camp, trade rumors were already swirling upon Lee, even before he threw a pitch. Today […]
