Cole Hamels and Ryan Howard are already a distraction

View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies pitchers and catchers have yet to have their cleats touch the chilly Clearwater turf yet.  However, thanks to a long Phillies offseason of publicly and not-publicly shopping their ace pitcher Cole Hamels and publicly stating that the Phillies were better off without Ryan Howard on their team, both are […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  19 Feb 2015
Cole Hamels: Winning ‘Not Going to Happen Here’; Expects Trade Soon

Pitchers and catchers reported to Clearwater today for the first activity of the 2015 season – spring training. Many estimate that the Phillies will have a record-low amount of wins this year and might go as the worst team in baseball. A sad, yet somewhat true assumption. The fans know it, and even the players […]

Erik Seybold  •  18 Feb 2015
Flyers Trivia: Who Am I?

  Hello Everyone, Welcome to Trivia Wednesday. Today we are going to do another edition of Who Am I. This is the last week to answer for your chance to have next Wednesday's trivia be about your favorite Flyer(s). First we will review last week's answer. We had a bunch of people answer and you […]

Bill Minchin  •  18 Feb 2015
Handwriting expert: Alex Rodriguez “writes like a girl”

Courtesy the Wall Street Journal Alex Rodriguez is sorry.  How Rodriguez chose to share this with the world was a hand-written letter for all fans to see that he really truly, for real, is actually, legitimately sorry after lying to everyone for so long.  Since the apology is really basic and everything one might expect […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  17 Feb 2015
The Tuesday TANK Report

The Tuesday TANK report Each week, we take a look at where the Sixers rank among some of the teams competing for the top lottery picks. TANK Power Rankings (based on chances to finish with No. 1 lottery odds) New York (10-43) Minnesota (11-42) PHILADELPHIA (12-41) LA Lakers (13-40) Orlando (17-39) Sacramento (18-34) Utah (19-34) […]

Mike Angelina  •  17 Feb 2015
Are the Dodgers the “mystery team” in on Jonathan Papelbon with injury to Kenley Jansen?

  View image | gettyimages.com The Los Angeles Dodgers are built to win right now.  That is why their offseason included acquisitions of shortstop Jimmy Rollins, second baseman Howie Kendrick that cost the team prospects.  However, the Dodgers' win-now attitude could be in jeopardy after one of their key players has succumb to injury and […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  17 Feb 2015
Phillies front office change sets stage for a president of baseball operations

  View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies made another big move in the front office today.  The Phillies already elevated Hall of Fame general manager Pat Gillick to the role of president, pushing aside long-time president David Montgomery to the chairman role he held before taking over the reigns of the team.  But the Phillies' […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  17 Feb 2015
Between the Lines: As spring training looms, the Phillies are looking to the future

  View image | gettyimages.com   Welcome to the inaugural Between the Lines, a look at the Philadelphia Phillies and MLB through links from around the internet.   The Cole Sweepstakes Boston wants Cole, the Phils want prospects and the deal is still hanging out there: [Philly.com-Vaughn Johnson and Jonathan Tannenwald]  Looks who's back Charlie Manuel […]

Dain Stiles  •  17 Feb 2015
Eagles safety Nate Allen rattled by “disgusting” allegation; investigation remains open

  View image | gettyimages.com Last night a news report from the Fox Station in Fort Myers, Florida, announced that Eagles safety Nate Allen had been arrested.   Allen was pulled over by police after an allegation that Allen exposed himself was made to police.   The initial report only indicated that Allen had been […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  17 Feb 2015