The end of James Shields’ free agency could get Phillies trades going

Photo: Wikipedia Commons Phillies fans remember James Shields pretty well.  It was Shields who faced the Phillies in two starts of the 2008 World Series.    Shields won the Phillies' only loss during the World Series.   Today on February 5, Shields is still unsigned after a long offseason of free agency.  However, Shields reportedly […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  05 Feb 2015
Phillies Sign Minor League Deal with LHP Anthony Vasquez

  View image | gettyimages.com Yesterday, Jon Heyman reported the Phillies inked a minor league deal with 28 year old southpaw Anthony Vasquez.  Vasquez was selected in the 18th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners. In late August of 2011 he made his major league debut and would finish out the […]

Account Deleted  •  04 Feb 2015
Big first half nets Sixers 3rd straight home win

Last Saturday, the Sixers were able to grab a lead inside the final three minutes on the road against a team with an 18-game winning streak. Entering the game tonight against Denver, the transitive property would suggest that they had a decent chance to walk away with a win tonight at home against a team […]

Mike Angelina  •  03 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) Minnesota (8-40) PHILADELPHIA (10-39) New York (10-38) LA Lakers (13-35) Orlando (15-36) Utah (17-30) Indiana (17-32) […]

Mike Angelina  •  03 Feb 2015
Finalists to Replace Jamie Moyer in Philadelphia Phillies TV Booth Revealed

Photo: Courtesy Ben Davis' Twitter page Following the 2013 season, we learned of the departure of two Phillies TV broadcasters, Chris Wheeler and Gary "Sarge" Matthews. Their replacements, Matt Stairs, Jamie Moyer, and Mike Schmidt, weren't met with the most positive of reviews, but many fans were ready to give the crew another year to […]

Andrew Gillen  •  03 Feb 2015
Report: Kyle Kendrick Headed to Colorado Rockies

According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, free-agent starter Kyle Kendrick has signed a one-year deal worth $5.5 million with the Colorado Rockies. According to Jeff Passan, the deal also has another $500,000 in it if Kendrick can reach 190 innings pitched this season. Kendrick, 30, has been a member of the Phillies' organization since he […]

Erik Seybold  •  03 Feb 2015
Finally, Yoan Moncada is an Actual, Real, Signable, MLB Free Agent Player

Photo: Courtesy metsblog.com After months of discussion and varying degrees of interest, Cuban baseball stud Yoan Moncada has officially become an MLB free agent, and is now completely free to sign with any baseball organization. Concerns over Cuba-United States relations have been cleared, and now, the bidding wars will commence for the 19-year old multi-talented […]

Andrew Gillen  •  03 Feb 2015
Sixers Get a Break from Really Good Teams on Win Streaks, Face the Crappy Nuggets in South Philly.

It hasn't been easy sledding for the Sixers their last two games. First they got a shot at the league leading Atlanta Hawks, riding 17 straight wins into the contest. Then last night they faced the on-the-rise Cavs with a rejuvenated Lebron James, gunning for their 11th straight win. The Sixers failed to end either […]

Rob Bauer  •  03 Feb 2015
Former Phillies closer Mitch Williams: Rich Dubee chose his ego over Roy Halladay’s career

  View image | gettyimages.com Our pal Matt Veasey at ThatBallsOuttaHere.com caught up with former Phillies closer Mitch Williams in his newest piece on the Fansided network website where he serves as editor.   Williams spoke to Veasey about a variety of topics, including the fact he cannot speak about his pending lawsuit, Lenny Dykstra, […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  03 Feb 2015