The Flyers have told members of the media that they will not be extending an offer sheet to restricted free agent Steve Stamkos. As has been widely discussed, the price the organization would have to pay to acquire him would limit them from assembling a full team, not to mention the enemy they would create [...]
The Phillies survived a scare at the ballpark today. Starter Cole Hamels would leave the game after just four innings of work after taking a line drive from Adrian Gonzalez off of his non-pitching hand.
The left-handed starter would leave the game for x-rays, which came back negative. Hamels is not expected to miss any starts, [...]
In a strong union city such as Philadelphia, it is astonishing that there isn’t an inflatable rat toy outside the 97.5 FM the fanatic studios in Bala Cynwyd. Any broadcasting job is a trained skill, it requires 2-4 years of expensive schooling, and the “Fanatic” is holding a contest to “give” away an on air [...]
There were rumors shortly after the Flyers traded Jeff Carter and Mike Richards that they were considering making moves to acquire centers Brad Richards or Steve Stamkos.
Richards is considered to be a lock for the New York Rangers, but the status of restricted free agent Stamkos is in question with free agency looming in less [...]
Before the season started, pitchers Vance Worley, Mike Stutes, and Antonio Bastardo were three names that were barely on the Phillies’ radar. All three pitchers were young, untested arms, each vying for a spot on the major league pitching staff.
Fast-forward to June 29th 2011. Worley is the winning pitcher of a 2-1 pitching duel after [...]
Cliff Lee has been the hottest pitcher in baseball in the month of June, and isn’t showing any signs of cooling off anytime soon. Facing the top offense in baseball, the former Cy Young award winner fired his third consecutive complete game shutout in a row and earned his ninth victory of the season.
Lee had [...]
The Phillies revealed some bad news on Tuesday by placing Ryan Madson on the 15-day disabled list with a contusion in his right hand. The righthanded reliever had his pitching hand struck by a line drive back on May 20th. Though he has continued to pitch, his hand has swelled up, limiting the amount of [...]
There’s a lot of adjectives and terms out there that can describe the Phillies’ next series against the Boston Red Sox, a team that has gone from 2-10 to 45-32.
But let’s go with my favorite term, and something that has been thrown around by baseball experts and fans alike: World Series preview.
Every time [...]
With the Phillies set to begin a highly anticipated series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, here is a look at the coming pitching matchups.
Tuesday: Josh Beckett (6-2, 1.86 ERA) vs Cliff Lee (8-5, 2.87 ERA)
After getting off to a disappointing start to the 2011 season, Cliff Lee has been the hottest pitcher [...]
The roster for the 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers continues to take form as the deadline for sending qualifying offers to restricted free agents passed at 5:00 PM this evening.
Andreas Nodl has been signed to a two-year, $1.69 million extension. Nodl, 24, scored 11 goals and 22 points over 67 games last season. While he is unlikely [...]
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