Writer: Brandon Apter
Phillies baseball is back in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, not much has changed from Phillies baseball in Florida. If you thought the cold weather would make a difference with the Phillies offense, you'd be incorrect. For the third straight game, the Phillies bats struggled to do much of anything. That is, of course, except for Chase Utley. […]
Yesterday, our writers shared with you their predictions for the American and National League Western Division teams in 2014. With many different opinions and predictions, we bring you the American League and National League Central Division teams predictions. Andrew Gillen: AL Central: Tigers (95-67) Royals (91-71) White Sox (82-80) Indians (77-85) Twins (65-97) The Tigers […]
The 2014 season begins next Sunday as the San Diego Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers although Monday is officially Opening Day. We here at Philliedelphia.com will be giving you our predictions for this season's outcomes. For the next five days, stay tuned to see how our writers think this season will turn out. Beginning with the […]
After celebrating a buzzer-beating victory on January 29th against the Celtics, the Sixers have gone winless in 25 straight games. No more Evan Turner. No more Spencer Hawes. Instead, the Sixers are primarily composed of players that would not even warrant many minutes off of the bench. Byron Mullens, Elliot Williams, Hollis Thompson. We have […]
A night after shutting out the Yankees, the Phillies found themselves on the other side of things today, getting shutout by the Tigers, 1-0. The Cliff Lee and Justin Verlander pitching duel met expectations as both aces were sharp this afternoon. The Game: The Tigers were the first to bat and the first to get on […]
Just another night of the same from the Sixers. Excluding the game against the Grizzlies on Saturday, when they lost 103-77, the Sixers had two phenomenal efforts against the Pacers. Philadelphia showed the poise they did in those games tonight against the Bulls, but again failed to get over the hump late in the game. […]
It's been two days since the Sixers (15-52) dropped their frachise-worst 21st straight game. Even though they lost Monday against Indiana, they hung tough and made it close late in the fourth. Tonight, they are back home and will host the Chicago Bulls (37-30) at 7PM. The two teams split meetings earlier this season. The Sixers […]
On Friday night, the Sixers played toe-to-toe with the Eastern Conference leading Pacers. They cut the lead late but couldn't complete the comeback. Tonight was no different. The Sixers climbed to within three in the final minutes, but ended up dropping their franchise-worst 21st game by a score of 99-90. The Sixers came out as […]
Just three days ago, we saw a Sixers (15-51) team nearly upset the top team in the East. Instead, it resulted in a loss which was followed by another loss on Saturday, against Memphis. Losers of 20 straight, the Sixers hit the road to Indiana to face the same Pacers (49-17) team they saw on […]
You can put it in the record books, ladies and gentleman. The Sixers (15-51) have reached another level of rock bottom, losing their 20th straight, this time to the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 103-77. This losing streak is tied for the longest in franchise-history for Philadelphia, dating back to the 1972-73 season. The […]