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After a long holiday season spent working crazy retail hours, I have returned to what I hope will be a regular schedule of basketball and nonsense. So a lot has happened since last time I posted, let me explain… NO, there is too much let me sum up. 1. Sixers stock watch Here are […]
On Friday, the Phillies released their preliminary promotional calendar - announcing details for previously unknown giveaways and posting pictures of a few key promos we already were aware of. As has become their way (in general), the team's list of freebies included a couple head-scratchers, and from my view, left little to look forward to. With […]
Aside from losing big last night, the 76ers also lost two of their more reliable scorers, at least for them. Guard Tony Wroten sprained his ankle and James Anderson injured his back in Chicago on Saturday in Philadelphia’s 103-78 defeat to the hands of the Bulls. Wrotten’s injury appeared to be the most serious. Underneath […]
Jim Salisbury and Joel Sherman are reporting that John Mayberry Jr. has avoided arbitration and has signed a 1-year contract with the Phillies for $1.587 million. Last season, Mayberry Jr. slashed an unimpressive line of, .227/.286/.391. He did have a few impressive games, such as June 5, 2013 where he hit two extra […]
Yesterday, with a unanimous approval by the Major League Baseball owners, a new system of instant replay was created. The new system, which Bud Selig calls “historic”, goes into effect at the start of the 2014 season. Under the new system, the manager of team can challenge one call per game, and will be rewarded […]
Donnie Jones set Eagles franchise records for punt average and most punts inside the 20-yard line in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. (Image courtesy of Philly.com) Over the course of the next two weeks we will examine each of the Philadelphia Eagles 2013 free-agent signings and off-season additions and look at how they contributed to this […]
Some minor news for your Thursday night. In advance of tomorrow's deadline to exchange arbitration numbers, the Phillies have gotten the projected highest-paid of their arbitration cases settled. The Phillies and Kyle Kendrick agreed to a deal that will cover Kendrick's last season under contract before he is a free agent. Joel […]
It's no secret the Eagles had significant interest in Dion Jordan prior to last year's NFL draft, but that interest reportedly has not cooled. Dion Jordan was linked to the Philadelphia Eagles prior to last spring's NFL draft, but the Miami Dolphins sniped the standout Oregon Ducks pass-rushing outside linebacker one pick before Lane Johnson […]
Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has been named the Maxwell Football Club's Coach of The Year, one year to the day since he was hired. Chip Kelly's first season as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles went about as successfully as anyone could have imagined and on Thursday he as announced as the Maxwell Football […]
Bradley Fletcher started out shakily but turned in a solid campaign in his first year with the Philadelphia Eagles. Over the course of the next two weeks we will examine each of the Philadelphia Eagles 2013 free-agent signings and off-season additions and look at how they contributed to this year's NFC East championship team both on and […]
