Uncategorized
Nick Foles and the Eagles are right in the thick of the NFC playoff picture in Chip Kelly's first season at the helm in Philadelphia. Image Courtesy of Huffington Post Chip Kelly will never admit it. Neither will his assistant coaches or the players themselves. But, expectations have been raised at One Novacare Way as the […]
On the second episode of Phillies Faithful Podcast, Dan DeFeo and Nick Boccella enjoy Buffalo Trace, a smooth, decent value whiskey that will not make you regretful in the long-term. Much like the Phillies roster moves so far, which are mindful of short-term benefit, but really will not impact your long-term capabilities. We discuss the […]
What happened this week: Monday: Loss in Dallas, 97-94 Wednesday: Loss vs. Toronto, 108-98 Friday: Win vs. Milwaukee, 115-107 Saturday: Loss in Indiana, 106-98 This is perfect, actually. They were close every night, but lost more than they won. When they did win, they were kind enough to do it in super dramatic fashion. They […]
Mere moments after he took the stage to answer questions on his new 3-year, $26 million deal with the Phillies, Carlos Ruiz made a surprise appearance at an induction ceremony for 6-year-old Aiden Riebel. The ceremony, dedicated to Aiden becoming an honorary volunteer fireman at the Washington Township fire Department, was put together by his […]
Chris Branch I believe had it first but the Phillies have invited infielder Andres Blanco to spring training. Blanco was in the Phillies system in 2012 playing the entire season in Lehigh Valley before being released early into spring training last season as Yuniesky Betancourt was making a strong case to be an extra infielder […]
The Phillies liked Rod Nichols enough to retain him on the major league staff in 2014 after spending eight seasons as pitching coach for the Phillies in their AAA affiliates, and several more at low A and AA dating back to 2000 before joining the Phillies staff as bullpen coach in 2013. Despite not being […]
Picture Courtesy: Wikipedia Commons 52 days after Rich Dubee was let go, the Phillies have chosen Bob McClure as their pitching coach for the 2014 season. Jim Salisubry of CSN reported at about 9:00 AM today that McClure had become the front-runner for the position, then broke the news just minutes ago. McClure played in […]
Chip Kelly's sports science methodology is paying dividends with Eagles veterans 11 weeks into the season. Image Courtesy of RedskinsXtra.com Long before Chip Kelly's repetitive plays and at times over-exuberant in game aggressiveness were on display and prior to the Eagles posting a 6-5 record leading into the bye week, it was Kelly's sports science that […]
Donovan McNabb responded to comments made by embattled former offensive guard Shawn Andrews Wednesday. Image courtesy of The-Mainboard.com Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has taken plenty of verbal shots from Shawn Andrews in recent weeks. First there was Andrews bringing accusations to light that McNabb commanded attention and tormented the University of Arkansas product who […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. About the biggest shock of the day from the Phillies came from the lack of anyone being dropped from the 40 man. No Valle, no Garcia, no Gillies. No one. The Phillies added four players- Tommy Joseph, Scott Rasmussen, Aaron Altherr, and Kelly Dugan. With Joseph clear of concussions, he […]
