Writer: Brandon Apter
With the Sixers season just beginning, there are plenty of questions surrounding this years' team and the direction of the organization moving forward. Michael Kaskey-Blomain (@therealmikekb on Twitter), a current Sixers reporter for the True Hoops Network, was kind enough to give his take on some of the Sixers biggest storylines heading into the 2015-2016 campaign. […]
Tonight, the Sixers begin their 2015-16 campaign against the Boston Celtics as 11 point underdogs. This season marks the third year of this rebuild process and not a ton of progress has been made in shaping this roster for the future. The Sixers have drafted big men over the past two years with their first […]
The Sixers acquired Nik Stauskas from the Kings in July and he hasn't seen any action in the preseason due to injury. Brett Brown and company open the season on Wednesday night in Boston and the former 2014 first round pick could see action for the first time in a Sixers uniform, Brown told […]
The Phillies introduced Matt Klentak as their GM on Monday morningand during the press conference, one former Phillie and fan favorite Shane Victorino came up a few times. According to Klentak, Victorino was extremely excited once he heard of the former Angels assistant general manager heading to Philadelphia and took it upon himself to talk […]
Sometimes it is tough to believe that just four years ago, the Phillies pitching rotation included guys like Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. Oh, how things change. The Phillies 2015 pitching rotation saw a lot of shuffling thanks to injuries, trades and struggles. Entering the year, it seemed as if […]
2015 was a year of transition to youth for the Phillies. Departures of long-time veterans Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley opened up space for young talent to get some more work in the infield, but since the beginning of the season, the Phillies outfield was an unknown with Rule-5 pick Odubel Herrera, Ben Revere, […]
In Philliedelphia's latest installment of "Season in Review", we'll take a look at what Ken Giles contributed to the team and if his future remains in red pinstripes. When the Phillies traded closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals on July 28th, second year flamethrower Ken Giles finally got his chance to become the teams' full-time closer. […]
With the offseason officially in high gear for the Phillies, the team made some moves on Thursday afternoon, removing several players from the 40-man roster. According to Phillies.com beat writer Todd Zolecki, Justin De Fratus, Erik Kratz, Chase d'Arnaud, Jordan Danks, Adam Loewen and Ken Roberts were all removed. Meanwhile, Jonathan Pettibone was activated from the 60-day disabled list and also outrighted […]
When the Phillies traded Cole Hamels to the Rangers in exchange for top prospects Jorge Alfaro, Nick Williams, Jake Thompson along with mid-level pitchers Jerad Eickhoff and Alec Asher, fans likely didn't realize that the trade would bearing fruit so soon. Both Williams and Thompson impressed in their time with Double-A Reading while Eickhoff and Asher pitched well enough in Triple-A […]
Coming into Tuesday night's game against the Mets, the Phillies were 2-14 against them and 0-4 against their 42-year-old starting pitcher, Bartolo Colon. Thanks to a three-run blast from Darin Ruf, the Phils defeated Colon for the first time this season, finishing off the game with a 4-3 win. Aaron Altherr contributed with an RBI-single late in the game for […]
