Kendrick Takes Mound for Streaking Phils

Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Last night, the Phillies did exactly what they needed to do. The team continued to hit the ball well, and give themselves a good opportunity to win the game. Despite throwing so many pitches, A.J. Burnett labored well through his five innings, and set the team up for success. Jimmy Rollins and […]

Andrew Gillen  •  21 May 2014
Darin Ruf Called Up; Cliff Lee to DL

Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen After just a few games back at Triple A, Darin Ruf has been recalled to the major league club to replace Cliff Lee on the Phillies roster. Lee had an MRI done on his left arm on Monday that revealed a mild strain. He will be out for at least 15 days, […]

Andrew Gillen  •  21 May 2014
Sixers PR staff a bit too hopeful

We all hoped the Sixers dream of the walking away with the No. 1 overall pick would become reality tonight. It didn’t, but apparently someone in the team’s public relations department did. Via Eric Cohen on Facebook, the team’s e-mail distributor, “Philadelphia 76ers Sixth Man Email Club” sent out a message claiming they did. Despite […]

Mike Angelina  •  21 May 2014
Fear and Loathing in Philadelphia: Draft Lottery Running Diary

 It's a testament to how excited Sixers fans are for this Draft Lottery that I'm going to write a running diary of what is, in any other year, probably the most boring 30 minutes of television one can find. Thankfully my household has enough snark to turn even the most boring of television into something […]

Rob Bauer  •  20 May 2014
Rollins’ Homerun Leads Phils to 3rd Straight Win

Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen If you read today's preview (which I very much hope you did), you knew that tonight's matchup was between the Phillies ability to get on base in road games vs. the Marlins immense success at home. Sandwiched between those two were the staring pitchers, A.J. Burnett and New Jersey native Anthony DeSclafani. […]

Andrew Gillen  •  20 May 2014
Sixers Still Standing: Michael Carter-Williams

  By: JR Reynolds     The Sixers season this year has been like a movie that has struggled to get to the good part. We have seen the departure of the not-so-impressive 2010 2nd overall pick Evan Turner, and seven footer Spencer Hawes. We have seen the 10 day contracts handed out like candy, and we […]

Mike Angelina  •  20 May 2014
Run-Scoring Phillies Travel to Miami

After weeks of what felt like absolute baseball hell, the Phillies were finally able to record two consecutive games with several runs scored. In their final two games against the Cinncinatti Reds, Philadelphia collected twenty runs scored, along with six homeruns from the lineup. With their season now making the move down to Miami to […]

Andrew Gillen  •  20 May 2014
NBA Lottery Preview: A look at the odds

As you know, the most important day of the Philadelphia 76ers’ season is tomorrow. Essentially, the whole “tanking”…I mean “rebuilding”…campaign comes down to how the ping pong balls will pop tomorrow evening. We all know that the Sixers’ have the second-most chances to win the lottery at 19.9%. Essentially, they have a 19.9% of getting […]

Mike Angelina  •  20 May 2014
Lottery Link Roundup

Draft lottery day! Only a short 12 hours or so until we feel either the thrill of pre-ordering your Wiggins jersey, or the agony of debating Noah Vonleh's giant hands versus Julius Randle's motor. To help get you in the mood for lotto balls, here's a roundup of links on today's festivities and the Sixers' […]

Rob Bauer  •  20 May 2014