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Carlos Ruiz, Jimmy Rollins Give Phillies Walk-Off Win Over Cincinnati Reds
Posted: 10th July 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLB
It took a full eight innings for the Phillies to even get a man on base, but they needed only four hits and one run to take their third straight game from the Cincinnati Reds, all of them coming in walk-off fashion. Rookie pitcher Travis Wood took a perfect game into the ninth, but watched it evaporate as a fresh-off-the-DL Carlos Ruiz hit a leadoff double.
And because Roy Halladay ...
Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Preview: Offensive Line
Posted: 10th July 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NFL
The dead days of June have come and gone. July 26th marks the beginning of Training Camp for the Philadelphia Eagles and, essentially, the beginning of the football season. But camp and the new season come with a lot of questions at every position.
First, we'll be looking at the offensive line.
Despite what anyone might tell you, it's the most important position on the field—yes, even more so than the quarterback, ...
According to a few different media outlets, the Philadelphia Flyers have been given permission to speak with current Sharks' goalie (but soon-to-be free agent) Evgeni Nabokov. The talk of the Flyers adding a goalie this offseason is comparable to the talk of the Eagles adding a wide receiver pre-2008, the Phillies adding an ace pitcher a couple years ago, and the Sixers picking up a legitimate scoring threat. ...
Philadelphia Phillies Should Option Juan Castro, Keep Wilson Valdez
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLB
With Jimmy Rollins set to come off the DL and return to the lineup on Tuesday, the Phillies will face a decision on which of their backup shortstops they want to keep on the bench, and which one they want to send down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. For me, the decision would appear to be an easy one. Over the past few games Wilson Valdez has been ...
Despite Loss to Twins, Philles Headed in Right Direction
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLB
The Phillies lost one of the most up-and-down games I've ever seen to the Minnesota Twins by a score of 13-10, but there were a lot of positives to take from the game. For starters, the Phils scored 10 runs -- something they haven't been doing a whole lot of recently as they fight to fully escape their offensive funk. It's still too soon to proclaim it over, but ...
Upcoming Yankees Series Could Bring Hope for Phillies
Posted: 14th June 2010 by Bob Cunningham in MLB
While it was nice to see the Phillies leave Boston on a positive note with a 5-3 win against the Red Sox, it's difficult not to look ahead and dread the Phils' three-game series in New York against the red-hot Yankees. The two teams have been on two completely different paths this season, as the Yankees have seemingly breezed their way to an impressive 40-23 record, while the Phillies ...
Philadelphia 76ers: Ed Stefanski Plays Into Trade Rumors By Denying Them
Posted: 12th June 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NBA
As the NBA Draft creeps closer and closer, rumors are going to get more frequent and, quite honestly, a bit crazy. But if we sit and sift through the rumors, there's bound to be something that makes some sense.Enter Chad Ford of ESPN.com:"Since Turner is the consensus No. 2 pick in the draft," Ford writes, "the Sixers want other teams trying to trade up for him (the Wolves and Pacers ...
DeSean Jackson, along with cornerback Asante Samuel, missed OTAs today, and according to sources close to the team, no one is expecting them to participate at all this week. The news isn't all that surprising for Samuel given the fact that he skipped an entire week of voluntary workouts last season as well. He's cited as having "personal issues" to deal with, but who knows whether or not that's ...
2010 Stanley Cup: Why the Flyers Should Start Brian Boucher in Game 6
Posted: 8th June 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NHL
Boucher or Leighton, who should start? Flyers coach Peter Laviolette has a very difficult decision to make in the coming days on who will be his starting goaltender for Game 6 against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals.According to Laviolette, he has already made up his mind on who will be the starter but will not say whether it’s Michael Leighton or Brian Boucher.Leighton has been absolutely remarkable ...
2010 NHL Playoffs: Mike Richards Shows Why He’s the Philadelphia Flyers’ Captain
Posted: 25th May 2010 by Bob Cunningham in NHL
Mike Richards said in his pregame press conference that the fans of Philadelphia deserved having the Eastern Conference Finals clincher played on the Wachovia Center ice.
He said that they deserved it for sticking behind the team through the whirlwind of a season they had.
A couple of hours later, Richards carried the Prince of Wales Trophy into the Flyers locker room, after leading his team to a Stanley Cup Finals showdown ...