Writer: Brandon Apter
Last season, the Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league team in California, changed their name to the Fresno Tacos for one night, donning special jerseys and hats to pay tribute to their annually popular Taco Truck Throwdown event. This season, the Ironpigs are jumping on the name-changing train and will be known as the Lehigh Valley […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Phillies (14-5) have been playing very well during spring action, winning seven of their last nine games and defeating the Tigers yesterday on the road, 4-3. Today, the Phils host the Minnesota Twins (9-9) split squad and starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff is slated to make his spring […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor After another fourth-quarter rally fell short last night against the Celtics, the Sixers (9-61) will try and bounce back on the first game of their four-game road trip tonight against the Pacers (36-33) in Indianapolis. Philadelphia has lost five in a row while Indiana has […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Before today's Phillies win against Detroit in Lakeland, Ryan Lawrence of PhillyVoice.com reported that although Odubel Herrera has been out since March 12th, the center fielder was planning to return to action this week. “I’m feeling good – it’s just a small injury,” said Herrera, who […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Final: Phillies 4, Tigers 3 ❖ Attendance: 8,418 Lakeland, FL — The Phillies have been strong all spring and today, they squared off against a Tigers team that had won seven straight games. Although Philadelphia didn't register a hit until the sixth inning, a strong start from Aaron Nola paired […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Since the start of Phillies minor league camp, the Class 'A' Lakewood Blueclaws have been tracking each minor league game a putting out the highlights on their Blueclaws Blog. After being rained out on Saturday, the Phils minor league squads were back in action on Sunday. […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor This offseason is going to be the pivotal one in the Sixers rebuild with a ton of moving parts, both in the draft and on their own roster. To start things off, the team could potentially have four first-round picks in the upcoming draft, but […]
Embed from Getty Images The Sixers lost to the Celtics last night 120-105. They cut Boston's lead to just four with 9:20 to go in the fourth quarter after trailing by 15, but couldn't keep up with the C's, who ran away with things as the final quarter progressed. While the Sixers continue to […]
Phillies starter Aaron Nola throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays on March 15th, 2016 at Charlotte Sports Park (Brandon Apter/Philliedelphia) By: Brandon Apter, contributor After a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros yesterday in Clearwater, the Phillies (13-5) head to Lakeland today for a matchup with the Detroit Tigers (14-6). The Phils […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Phillies Triple-A team started their season off 0-2 with losses to both the Blue Jays and the Pirates, but on Friday afternoon, they notched their first win of the season, 2-1, over Toronto. For the second straight game, the team was led by former highly-touted […]
