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View image | gettyimages.com Phillies chairman David Montgomery appeared this morning on Power Alley with Mike Ferrin and Jim Duquette on MLB Network Radio. Montgomery spoke of a number of issues, but two really stuck out: whether the Phillies were making decisions based upon attendance, and whether or not Ruben Amaro, Jr. has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]