Writer: Frank Klose
Tonight was a good mental break. After the Phillies lost the last two games to the Atlanta Braves and the Eagles got embarrassed by Kevin Kolb and the Arizona Cardinals, a day without sports was almost welcome. Further adding to the need for a break was waking up with the Phillies five games out of […]
Despite frequently complaining that he was treated terribly during his time in Philadelphia, former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is coming back to town. No, he will not be replacing Michael Vick. Vice President of News Programming for Comcast Sportsnet Philly Michelle Murray announced that Donovan McNabb will be joining "Daily News Live" each Thursday. McNabb […]
The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) take on the undefeated Arizona Cardinals (2-0). Someone will go home today with an unbeaten record intact. The Eagles seemed to squeak by with victories the last two weeks against Cleveland (17-16) and Baltimore (24-23) sloppy with turnovers. The Cardinals have defeated the Seattle Seahawks in week […]
A blog by Phillies beat writer Ryan Lawrence of the Daily News suggests that Roy Halladay could be done for the season. This is pure speculation by Lawrence, but he takes a moment to muse about that the media notes given to him. The starter for Thursday, which would have otherwise been Roy Halladay's next […]
Watching the early blowup and early departure of Phillies ace Roy Halladay evoked a haunting memory from 2007. In fact, the stats are eerily similar to June 9, 2007. Although he only got five outs, the starting pitcher for the Phillies that day gave up six earned runs, and Charlie Manuel went out to […]
The St. Louis Cardinals broadcast thought they had the game all locked up. So, with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Cubs batted, they decided to announce the player of the game. They chose starter Chris Carpenter, who went five innings and allowed two runs in his return from […]
We have reached the end: this is the last Phillies homestand of the 2012 season. The Atlanta Braves open the homestand tonight for the first of a three-game series. Being Atlanta's last visit to Citizens Bank Park and with the impending retirement of Chipper Jones, he will be honored by the Phillies before tonight's game. […]
Carlos Ruiz simply missed too much time. In a stunning revelation, according to CSN Bay Area, Melky Cabrera has asked that he be eliminated from contention for the National League batting title. Does this mean that all of a sudden Carlos Ruiz has a shot at the title? Unfortunately, no. The magic number of […]
A quick injury update: despite getting onto the practice field this week, the Eagles will be without offensive tackle King Dunlap and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter. Maclin has been dealing with a hip flexor and Dunlap a hamstring issue. The Eagles lost their center […]
We don't really want to, do we? I guess we have to… Chipper Jones continues his farewell tour to Major League Baseball tonight with his last stop in Philadelphia as the Phillies take on the Braves. According to the Inquirer's Matt Gelb, the Phillies will honor Chipper Jones prior to tonight's series opener at […]
