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Posted by Danielle Wilson A full house of 46, 575, the largest crowd at Citizens Bank Park in history, were waving their rally towels all throughout the game, even when it got really, really ugly. A bit of nail-biting came into play after Rafael Furcal took the first pitch of the game over the head […]
Posted by Christina Angelos Photo by Frank Klose It’s Playoff Time! Roy Halladay allowed a leadoff single to Rafael Furcal, walked Albert Pujols on four pitches and allowed a three-run home run to Lance Berkman to hand the Cardinals a quick 3-0 lead. Pretty much nothing after that… Halladay retired the last 21 batters he faced […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth When St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa announced his postseason pitching rotation, there was jubilation- among the Phillies' fanbase. As Cardinals' ace Chris Carpenter pitched in the division-clinching win on Wednesday, he will be unable to pitch until Game 3. But LaRussa also made the surprising move of holding his 2nd […]
Michal Handzus has had six seasons of at least 30 points in his last eight NHL seasons. In his three years with the Flyers he totaled 146 points during the regular season along with 20 points in the playoffs. Although these are impressive stats, in 2006 Flyers' GM Bob Clarke decided to make a trade with the Chicago […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Photo courtesy of SI.com 8-Game losing streak? Ha! I barely remember it. The Phillies have been playing hard so far in this series, with the offense that we all expect, and the pitching that we all love to see. Chase Utley got the ball rolling tonight with a solo home run […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of SI.com The final series of the 2011 regular season went underway tonight in Atlanta. The Braves are fighting for a spot in the postseason along with the Cardinals in the Wild Card. They would have to fight pretty damn hard to edge this Philadelphia team, though. The Braves would […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Image courtesy of Philly.com Last May, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boys and Girls Club of Nicetown announced that a generous donation had been made to the facility by Shane Victorino. It was a donation of $900,000. The money was donated to renovate the building, which was built in 1906. The Boys […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of SI.com It was the final game of the regular season at Citizens Bank Park tonight. You know what that means: Fan Appreciation Night and the first batch of rally towels. The Phillies were facing their first sweep of the season, and it would come in a four-game fashion…against the […]
Glen Metropolit defines the word journeyman. Playing for 12 different teams since his days with the Grand Rapids Griffins of what used to be the International Hockey League back in the 1997-1998 season, Metropolit has spent time in four different leagues since becoming a professional hockey player. Although he's played in over 400 NHL games, Metropolit has experienced […]
