Phillies erupt for nine runs in seventh inning in wild win over Rockies
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News “Shortly after the credits rolled, leaving the audience staring in stunned contemplation at the 4-hour epic they had just witnessed, Ben Francisco dressed quietly at his locker in preparation for the late-night flight back to Philadelphia. On a night when the stars took center stage, where the Chase Utleys and [More...]
Coleman’s two touchdowns the only highlight from Eagles preseason loss to Jets
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News “TWICE, KURT COLEMAN was just kinda standing there, minding his own business, and, hey – a football! Coleman is a seventh-round rookie from Ohio State whose hard-hitting style and special-teams savvy probably had earned him an Eagles roster spot even before his scintillating two-touchdown first half in last night’s preseason [More...]
With help from offense, Oswalt leads Phillies over Dodgers
Phillies RHP Roy Oswalt September 2 Philadelphia Daily News “A chunk was missing from the pitching rubber, and the balls he hurled to the plate felt slicker than usual. But when Roy Oswalt walked off the field with one out in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium yesterday afternoon, he did so once again [More...]
A look at the likely Eagles roster
September 2 Philadelphia Inquirer “At the start of every Eagles training camp, there are 80 players and a lot fretting over who will make the 53-man roster six weeks later. But, somehow, after dozens of practices, four preseason games, and hours of watching film, coach Andy Reid and his crew end up with very few [More...]
Eagles put rookie DE Ricky Sapp on IR; pick up DE Egboh
by Justin Adkins The Eagles have placed rookie defensive end Ricky Sapp on Injured Reserve, ending his season before it technically began. The fifth-round pick from Clemson had struggled both with learning a position as well as a knee that had been nagging off and on. After tweaking the knee at practice, Sapp underwent an MRI, and [More...]
Phillies offense wakes up in win over Dodgers
September 1 Philadelphia Daily News “Against a couple of familiar faces, the Phillies found a reprieve from the offensive struggles that have plagued them for most of the last 2 weeks. A three-run homer by Brian Schneider in the second inning helped knock former Phils farmhand Carlos Monasterios out of the game in the third [More...]
Eagles’ key pieces mostly set to go
September 1 Philadelphia Inquirer “The Eagles‘ main components are getting healthy just in time for the regular season. Guard Todd Herremans (ankle), linebacker Ernie Sims (forearm), and defensive end Trent Cole (ankle) were all back on the practice field Tuesday, along with center Jamaal Jackson, who delivered snaps for the first-team offense and showed no [More...]
Best season yet for Phillies’ Manuel
August 31 Philadelphia Daily News columnist Sam Donnellon “IF I WERE MANAGER of the Philadelphia Phillies, here are some things I might have already done. Take Jimmy Rollins out of the leadoff spot permanently. Cut Raul Ibanez, or trade him for a bag of peanuts. Bench Jayson Werth for at least a game after he was [More...]
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News columnist Paul Hagen “YEARS AGO, somebody suggested that the San Francisco Giants should replace the playing surface at Candlestick Park with paper. Punch line: Because the Giants always look better on paper. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been preaching all year that nothing happens automatically, that all the talent in the [More...]
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News “The Phillies face a predicament in choosing their second starter for Monday’s doubleheader against the Marlins. The recently signed Nate Robertson, a veteran with 187 big-league starts, tossed six scoreless innings for Triple A Lehigh Valley against Pawtucket Tuesday night and is in position to face his old teammates from [More...]
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News “Shortly after the credits rolled, leaving the audience staring in stunned contemplation at the 4-hour epic they had just witnessed, Ben Francisco dressed quietly at his locker in preparation for the late-night flight back to Philadelphia. On a night when the stars took center stage, where the Chase Utleys and [More...]
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News columnist John Smallwood “IF I WERE a fan, I don’t think I would’ve paid $10 to attend last night’s preseason finale between the Eagles and the New York Jets. But the generally held belief that this game is meaningless is probably the farthest thing from the truth. Yes, the starters were [More...]
September 3 Philadelphia Daily News “TWICE, KURT COLEMAN was just kinda standing there, minding his own business, and, hey – a football! Coleman is a seventh-round rookie from Ohio State whose hard-hitting style and special-teams savvy probably had earned him an Eagles roster spot even before his scintillating two-touchdown first half in last night’s preseason [More...]
September 3 Philadelphia Inquirer “On a scorching-hot weekday morning at Eagles training camp, retired running back Duce Staley was flanked by a half-dozen active running backs at Lehigh University. The temperature was boiling over into the low 90s – humid enough to warrant a lighter workout in the second of two-a-day practices that afternoon. But [More...]
September 2 Philadelphia Daily News “Given the omnipresence of paparazzi in these parts, the most remarkable part of the power lunch that went down in SoCal on Tuesday was the fact that it went undetected. With the Phillies in town for their three-game series against the Dodgers, first baseman Ryan Howard met up with major [More...]
Phillies RHP Roy Oswalt September 2 Philadelphia Daily News “A chunk was missing from the pitching rubber, and the balls he hurled to the plate felt slicker than usual. But when Roy Oswalt walked off the field with one out in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium yesterday afternoon, he did so once again [More...]
September 2 Philadelphia Daily News “MACHO HARRIS can count, and he knows that getting moved from cornerback, where he’d played all spring and summer, back to safety for the final week of the preseason probably was not a great omen for his continued employment with the Eagles. Harris talked this week about the opportunity to [More...]
September 2 Philadelphia Inquirer “At the start of every Eagles training camp, there are 80 players and a lot fretting over who will make the 53-man roster six weeks later. But, somehow, after dozens of practices, four preseason games, and hours of watching film, coach Andy Reid and his crew end up with very few [More...]
September 2 Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Bob Ford “Jorrick Calvin was minding his business bright and early Monday morning – the business of trying to make the Arizona Cardinals’ roster – when he was pulled from a defensive backs meeting and told the head coach wanted to see him. Calvin is a rookie, 23 years old, and [More...]
September 2 Philadelphia Inquirer “Looking to put his 39-year-old body through another NHL season, veteran forward Bill Guerin skated with a few members of the Flyers on Wednesday at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The unrestricted free agent, who played for Pittsburgh last year, said he was in town visiting family in Medford. Guerin said [More...]
by Justin Adkins The Eagles have placed rookie defensive end Ricky Sapp on Injured Reserve, ending his season before it technically began. The fifth-round pick from Clemson had struggled both with learning a position as well as a knee that had been nagging off and on. After tweaking the knee at practice, Sapp underwent an MRI, and [More...]
September 1 Philadelphia Daily News “The diagnosis Placido Polanco offered last night was the same one he has offered for the better part of the season. How’s the elbow? “Sore,” he said. Any more or less sore than usual? “The same,” he said. Are there any remedies besides painkillers and ice? “Surgery,” he said, with [More...]
September 1 Philadelphia Daily News “Against a couple of familiar faces, the Phillies found a reprieve from the offensive struggles that have plagued them for most of the last 2 weeks. A three-run homer by Brian Schneider in the second inning helped knock former Phils farmhand Carlos Monasterios out of the game in the third [More...]
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