The Phillies lose yet another series at the hands of their league-worst bullpen. It seems impossible, but the Philadelphia Phillies keep on finding ways to one-up their own embarrassing play. On Wednesday night they blew the game in the ninth inning because one of their relievers literally dropped the baseball on the mound, and on […]
Read more "Bullpen Blues: Why are the Phillies the way that they are?"Chuck Fletcher quite possibly made his best move as Flyers general manager last summer, bringing in Matt Niskanen from the Washington Capitals. The goal was to bolster a subpar defensive unit from the 2018/19 campaign. What the Flyers got was much more than that. Niskanen brought a Stanley Cup pedigree, having won it in 2017/18 […]
Read more "Matt Niskanen, the Gift That Keeps on Giving"The NBA announced the members of it’s All-Rookie first and second teams. The list was unsurprisingly headlined by Rookie of the Year award winner Ja Morant and young star Zion Williamson. Williamson only played in 24 games but still made the team due to how impressive he was in those games. Similarly, Joel Embiid was […]
Read more "Matisse Thybulle Falls Just Short of NBA All-Rookie Teams"Early Tuesday morning, the Washington Capitals announced they had hired Peter Laviolette as their next head coach. An all-to familiar face to the city of Philadelphia, Lavy now becomes the enemy. The man who took the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010 as an interim coach, Lavy was beloved by the Philadelphia fanbase. […]
Read more "The Addition of Peter Laviolette Bolsters an Already Strong Metropolitan Division"Earlier today, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni informed the team that he will not return next season. Instead, D’Antoni decided to become a free agent. Literal minutes after the news broke, Adrian Wojnarowski leaked that the Philadelphia 76ers are considering D’Antoni for their vacant Head Coach position. On one hand, it makes sense that […]
Read more "Sixers Add Mike D’Antoni to list of Head Coaching Candidates"Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris have both attempted to step into the role as a leader on the Sixers with little success. While the two are polar opposites in their style and how they carry themselves, they have produced similar results in their attempts.
Read more "Tobias Harris- the Antithesis of Jimmy Butler"New Phillies podcast, “Bullpen Blues”. Seemingly against all odds, the Philadelphia Phillies are currently tied up two apiece with the Miami Marlins during their grueling seven games series. The team has already seen their fair share of bullpen collapses (multiple if I may add), and the Marlins have battled hard, respectfully. This seven game gauntlet […]
Read more "Bullpen Blues: Harper is back and the Phillies pen still stinks"Trade season is on the horizon and the Sixers are expected to be one of the most active teams. After a pathetic effort in the playoffs, Philadelphia has no choice but to move on and attempt to revamp the team. With the search for a new coach started after the team moved on from Head […]
Read more "Top Five Stars the Sixers Could Add this Offseason"February 21st of this past season saw a trade go down that had many initially scratching their heads. The Boston Bruins dealt David Backes, defensive prospect Axel Andersson, and their 2020 first round pick to the Anaheim Ducks. In return, Boston acquired forward Ondrej Kase. At first glance, this seems like a steep overpay from […]
Read more "Flyers Should Follow Boston’s Blueprint for Unloading Salary"You’ve read the headline correctly. After being nominated once before in 2018, Sean Couturier has been awarded the Frank J. Selke Award, given annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. Couturier was nominated for the Selke Trophy alongside Patrice Bergeron (BOS) and Ryan O’Reilly (STL). Couturier […]
Read more "Sean Couturier Takes Home the Frank J. Selke Trophy"