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Don’t Press the Panic Button Yet
After an ugly 3-5 road trip that first took the Phillies overseas to London then back to Boston and then to Baltimore, the team finds themselves in the worst stretch of the season thus far. The team left Philadelphia on June 5th to go to London to play the Mets,...
Shane Cohen Provides a Comeback Worthy of Philly
This Philly Native Isn’t Just an All-American; He’s An NCAA Champion. Philly loves a comeback. We live for every moment of a sudden-death, triple overtime, winner-take-all game. Bring it on. Of course — we’ll take blowouts whenever we can get them. Winning 44–6 is always a good day, especially when...
A Promise of Old Philadelphia – One Made to My Father
As a boy growing up just outside of Philadelphia — some of my fondest memories of spending time with my father and grandfather revolved around sports. I spent summer weekends at Veterans Stadium trying to catch Phillies foul balls, went to The Palestra for Big 5 Basketball, and made the August pilgrimage annually to West Chester University for the dawn of another Eagles season.
Biggest Holes Remaining on Roster
We are in the most inactive part of the off season for the Philadelphia Eagles. They just wrapped up their mandatory minicamp and they won’t hit the field again until the end of July when training camp begins. Most of the roster holes have been filled following an active off season, but there is still more that the Eagles could do to better the team.
Jalen Hurts Compared to Eagles’ All-Time Best Quarterbacks
Inspired by our recent poll on Twitter/X, the public tends to agree that Jalen Hurts could end up being the best quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history when all is said and done. But what does he have to do to take that title officially? He is only entering his fourth...
The First Union Domino is About to Fall
Things don’t seem to be getting easier after a lackluster start to the season for the Philadelphia Union. The first domino toward a season-altering move is soon to fall. That of course being the inevitable departure of Julian Carranza. The Union acquired Julian Carranza from Inter Miami on loan...
Is Orion Kerkering the Closer of the Future?
The Phillies may have found something in Orion Kerkering. Kerkering was drafted in the fifth round in the 2022 MLB Draft out of South Florida. The Florida native quickly navigated the minor leagues. He started the 2023 season in A-ball for the Clearwater Threshers and by October he was throwing playoff innings for a Phillies team looking to make yet another World Series run.
Surviving Life Without J.T. Realmuto
The Phillies announced that J.T. Realmuto will miss about a month after being placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. The Phillies’ backstop underwent successful surgery on his right knee on Wednesday. This is a big blow for the top team in the National League that will be without...
Cristopher Sanchez is Having the Breakout Season Nick Pivetta Never Had
Although the Summer of 2020 was merely four years ago and the memories of cardboard cutouts of fans and surprise COVID-19 tests still remain fresh in the minds of MLB fans, for the Phillies, that dreaded 2020 campaign might as well have been 10 years ago. For this 45-20 Phillies team, tied for tops in all of baseball with the Yankees, has entered into a different era. They are no longer the perennial disappointments in the midst of an 11-year playoff drought, outsiders looking in, a team saddled with just as many roster holes as big name players. They no longer have the worst bullpen in the history of the sport–instead, they have one of the best pitching staffs in all of baseball. In the past four years, the Phillies have completely changed the narrative around their team from costly failures to legitimate World Series contenders. The transformation has been nothing short of remarkable.
Washington Capitals purchase CapFriendly Website
The team that killed the Flyers playoff hopes has no killed on of the most popular website for hockey fans. It was announced this week by Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet that the Washington Capitals organization will be purchasing CapFriendly.com. CapFriendly was launched in 2015 as an excellent source for fans interested in team data. Such as salary cap space, contract lengths, trades, signings, and call-ups. Diehard hockey fans would be glued to CapFriendly during the trade deadline and free agency as it is one of the best sites for up to the minute stories about player transitions.
Philadelphia’s First Recreation Park For Its First Phillies
Recreation Park Wasn’t Just a First for Philly. It Was a Baseball First for America. This year, Citizens Bank Park turns twenty years old. It’s lush blades of perfectly quaffed green grass, the largest illuminated Liberty Bell complete with a crack that you’ll find anywhere, and massive digital scoreboard that provides spectators with an experience like no other. During Philadelphia’s warmest weather — it’s a great experience to take in a ballgame and the opportunity to see its leather projectiles blasted into the night sky to the cheers of a sea of red and white.
The D3 NCAA Baseball Champions: Misericordia University
Misericordia Baseball Has Brought Home the Brass For the First Time. Firsts in sports are always the sweetest. For Miseracordia Baseball, it’s not been a while since the first D3 Baseball Championship. This week was the first. First-time NCAA D3 World Series Champions, that is. Misericordia (seeded #5) defeated...
A City Built for Football
No Place In America Is Suited To Football Like Philly. It’s not that we don’t love our Sixers, Flyers, and Phillies. We do. The Phillies are the oldest, continuous professional sports franchise in America. No one has lost more games than the Phillies at 11,278. Make that 11,279. (Hey — you’ve got to be oldest to achieve that milestone.)
The Year of the Wideout
If Investment Equals Championships, Then Eagles Are Planning To Cash In. For quite some time now, the NFL has been a passing league. The Eagles are banking on it staying that way (don’t tell Saquon Barkley). This week, the Minnesota Vikings signed All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a...
Bryce Harper Is The Greatest Showman
In today’s digital media age, where everyone is looking for clicks, likes and subscribers, we see a lot of young talent that we’re told is the next coming of Christ. We have college analysts that tell us every single year, this quarterback and that wide receiver are “generational talent”. More often than not, those players either become serviceable or fizzle out in the first three years of their professional career. But every once in a while, there comes a talent that was discovered at an early age and is universally understood to be the next face of the league.
The Case For And Against Paul George
Los Angeles Clippers forward, Paul George, has been listed as the Sixers number one target this offseason. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of Paul George becoming a Sixer. The Sixers need a wing and a player who can help the team thrive without Embiid. Paul...
Eagles’ Jalen Carter & Jordan Davis Can Be an Elite Duo
With the potential retirement of legendary defensive tackle Fletcher Cox looming over the heads of the Philadelphia Eagles for a few seasons now, he officially hung up his cleats in the 2024 offseason. The good news is that they prepared for that outcome well in advance. Drafting Jordan Davis with...
Eagles Cornerback Carousel: Who Will Make the Final Cut?
The Eagles wrapped up their third and final day of minicamp today. The team will hold a training camp closer to the end of July. Final 53-man rosters won’t be due until August 29th, but an overcrowded position noticeably stuck out throughout the week. How Many Corners Are Too...
Don’t Give Up on Johan Rojas as a Hitter Just Yet
How many times have you seen Johan Rojas come up to the plate and just knew that nothing was going to happen?. The answer is most likely too many times to even count. Rojas made his major league debut with the Phillies last July and has since become the starting center fielder. The main reason he’s found a place in the Phillies’ lineup is because of his elite defense and speed. The speed is something that can be dangerous when on the base paths, but there hasn’t always been the opportunity for him to use that speed.
Five Former Flyers Playing in 2024 Stanley Cup
The 2024 Stanley Cup Final is set between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. Last season, the Panthers ended their playoff run three games short of Lord Stanley’s Cup, and this trip marks the fifth time in a row a Florida-based team has won the Eastern Conference Championship.
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