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Duke may have one player everyone is talking about in Jabari Parker, but they have another tremendous athlete along side him. As we mentioned earlier in this series, we will let some of the freshmen such as Parker develop further on defense before making a definite answer. After all, it would only be fair to […]
Photo Courtesy: educata.com Every year, several pitchers, from single-A all the way up through the majors, receive the news that they will have to go through Tommy John surgery. The operation sounds rather simple, but is critical in attempting to save the career of the big hurlers. Essentially, the surgery takes ligament out of the […]
Despite the field conditions, baseball was played. Photo Courtesy: Frank Klose Rain, tornado warnings, and a concern for safety all threatened to cancel one, or both, of today's games. The unconventional split squad day was set to have half of the Phillies roster take on Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, while the […]
Windsor's Josh Ho-Sang, right, is top prosepect for the 2014 NHL Draft (Photo by Ryan Pfeiffer/Durham News) To say Josh Ho-Sang’s family lineage is unique is an understatement. The 18-year old Canadian’s father is a black Jamaican of Chinese ancestry, while his mother is Chilean with Russian and Swedish roots. Ho-Sang celebrates both Christmas and […]
Rumors of DeSean Jackson leaving the nest have been greatly exaggerrated (Image Courtesy Philly.com) Okay, let’s talk DeSean Jackson, since it appears that the mercurial wide receiver is making waves without really doing anything. Since Riley Cooper and Jeremy Maclin re-signed with the Eagles, all the talk has been about the Eagles parting ways with […]
Photo Courtesy: Steve Trapani Much excitement has surrounded the onset of the Phillies new television broadcast team. Tom McCarthy, Matt Stairs, Jamie Moyer, and even Mike Schmidt himself will split some time in the booth this season. Thus far, the trio of T-Mac, Stairs, and Moyer has received many good reviews, though, not everyone is […]
(Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia.com) The Phillies didn't lose yesterday, but they didn't win either. After tying the Braves 2-2 in nine innings yesterday the Phils became 1-6-1 on the spring, as did the Braves. The Phillies nearly hung on to a 2-1 lead, but were unable to do so. Today they split it up as one […]
After five seasons in Philadelphia, Michael Vick will leave Philadelphia (Image Courtesy NYDailyNews.com) According to Jason La Canfora, Michael Vick’s tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle will officially come to an end. Vick, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent, will not be brought back as a back up option to Nick Foles.
Andrew MacDonald was acquired by the Flyers for two draft picks (Image Courtesy of BleacherReport.com) It’s okay to look at the Flyers' deadline moves and be upset. That is our job as fans. But our job is also to believe in the braintrust of the team we love, no matter how diluted their vision of […]
Jesse Biddle throws for the Phillies Jesse Biddle, shown above, is one of the decisions facing the Phillies in assigning minor leaguers this Spring. He's not alone. Tommy Joseph, Maikel Franco, and more are tough calls too. So what do I think they look like? For a primer, here's my big league projection. Here's my […]
