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View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers have added former Colorado Avalanche scout Rick Pracey to their staff. Pracey will assume the role amateur scout. Pracey had been the director of scouting for the Avalanche.
The Baltimore Orioles continue their search for a hitting coach to replace the departed Jim Presley, who was reassigned within the Baltimore Orioles organization. It is not the first time, but former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is linked to the job once again. According to Roch Kubakto of MASN, Manuel remains a person of […]
Phillies foe the Atlanta Braves got a new ballpark back in 1997, just seven years before the Phillies opened Citizens Bank Park. Could you imagine the Phillies building a new stadium ten years from now? The Braves are doing it, in what will be Sun Trust Park in the northern Atlanta suburbs. The […]
The Good: The Sixers got yet another second round pick. Seriously. The fashion they made this trade was much more exciting and Sixers-esque than any of the previous 83 or so trades they’ve made to acquire their current roll of picks. During Wednesday’s game, as it was happening, the team shipped Brandon Davies off to […]
Photo: Wikipedia Commons At Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly's press conference today, Kelly told reporters that he had no update on the status of Eagles linebacker Trent Cole. Cole was injured during last night's game against the Dallas Cowboys. According to a report, Cole's injury is indeed diagnosed, and it could signal the end […]
Julie Kramer of Tabernacle, New Jersey, was diagnosed with stage four cancer at the young age of 23. Kramer got everyone's attention by dancing in her hospital room just hours after major surgery for cancer. Kramer is a huge Phillies fan, and her favorite player Chase Utley came bearing gifts. Watch the video here:
It's pretty normal this time of year for Baseball America and other baseball media to revise their rankings of prospects in MLB systems. This morning they published the ranking for the Phillies' top ten prospects and there's quite a lot to take in. I suppose the big story here is half of this list wasn't […]
Happy #NationalUglySweaterDay! Join us next Friday night at the game to get your free Phantoms Ugly Sweater T-Shirt! pic.twitter.com/N1FyhVjVel — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) December 12, 2014 Taking a look at some World Juniors updates for a few Flyers prospects and the weekend in Philadelphia minor league hockey.
Five days ago, the Phillies and Dodgers agreed on a deal that would send shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers. All this time later, Rollins still remains listed on the Phillies' 40-man roster. Indications were that Matt Kemp, headed from the Dodgers to the Padres in the deal, needed to take a physical for the deal […]
