After watching Friday’s Flyers loss to the Penguins, one player came to mind mind.  Kimmo Timonen.

If you live under a rock, and don’t know, Timonen is out for the Penguins series, and quite possibly the Stanley Cup (should the Flyers make it), with a blood clot in his ankle.  Timonen was …

It only took two at-bats to realize what the Phillies were missing for the past month.  Jimmy Rollins made his return last night and had an immediate impact.  Rollins was the catalyst in last night’s 7-4 victory over the Giants.

After missing the first 28 games, things didn’t start well for Rollins, and …

It’s been a month, but Jimmy Rollins will finally return to the Phillies.  The reigning MVP has fully recovered from a high ankle sprain, and will join the Phillies tomorrow in San Francisco.  Returning for this weekends series against the Giants was important to Rollins.  Rollins, a Bay Area native, …

It’s been no secret the Phillies have been searching for another left-handed reliever to work along side JC Romero.  Initially they hoped that would be veteran Steve Kline.  That was until he proved he couldn’t get Triple-A batters out.  Well they just might have found it today.  The Phillies have acquired …

Garrett Reid, son a Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach Andy Reid, was sent to state prison after pleading guilty to charges of drug smuggling on Wednesday and faces a minimum of two years in jail. Reid was charged after admitting to smuggling 89 prescription pills into a county jail. The 25-year old son of the reserved, …

Flyers Vs Penguins Preview.

Unless you have been living under a rock, it is no secret that these two teams flat out don’t like each other. Sidney Crosby is one of the most disliked sports figures in Philadelphia. He is viewed by Flyers fans, as well as Flyers players as whiney cry …

Once again, Kris Benson is on the mend. Benson is fully recovered from a groin strain he suffered on April 26th, and has begun to long-toss. Barring no additional setbacks, he’s scheduled to pitch this weekend in an extended spring training game.

Benson, who is attempting a return from rotator cuff surgery, …

Reigning NL MVP shortstop Jimmy Rollins went 4-4 with 2 RBIs in a minor league rehab start Monday. Rollins, on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career, is rehabbing a sprained left ankle. He injured the ankle running the bases in a game against the New York Mets back on April …

Could the Philadelphia Phillies cash in on the failures of the New York Yankees? That’s the subject of a recent article by Jim Salisbury from the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Yankees are currently sitting in fourth place in the American League East, three games back of hated rival Boston, with their two young superstars, Phil …

For the second week in a row Antonio Bastardo tops the On the Farm segment. Aside from being Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, the twenty-two year old lefthander was promoted to Reading. He continued to show dominance in his Double-A debut. On Saturday, Bastardo went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits …

Via Phillies official press release:

Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies has been named the ‘Sharp Presents the National League Player of the Month’ for April.

The left-handed hitting second baseman hit .360 (40-111) with 10 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored in April. His …

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When Ryan Howard stroked a game winning home run against the Padres on Thursday night, fans had hoped he turned a corner. Well if he’s turned the corner he’s failed to let anyone else know. Since that home run he’s gone 0 for 9 with 6 strikeouts. These strikeouts are ugly …

The Philadelphia Flyers are moving on to the East Conference Finals for the first time since 2004, the fifteenth time in team history, after beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 in Game 5 of their semifinal playoff series tonight in Montreal. Scottie Upshall scored the game winning goal with 3:04 left …

After all of the controversy surrounding his contract, Lito Sheppard decided to be the bigger man and report to mandatory training camp. It’s so rare to see nowadays, a player that actually works through problems with the team instead of holding out. Yes, he is disgruntled that his starting position was taken away …

It seems like an eternity since Jimmy Rollins suffered a high ankle sprain against the Mets. That was April 8th, and while it’s been less then a month, and the Phillies are in first place, Rollins is sorely missed.

Well there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Rollins …

Last night Philadelphia showed some Brotherly Love to a former favorite. Aaron Rowand made his long awaited return to Philadelphia. Known for his hard-nosed play and clubhouse leadership, Rowand was a fan favorite. He almost single-handedly beat the Phillies, but it was Pat Burrell stole the show as the Phillies won …

Following up a historic pitching duel between sure fire Hall of Famer Greg Maddux and Hall of Fame hopeful Cole Hamels, in which both pitchers went deep into the game, veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer went only 5 1/3 innings last night, allowing four runs on nine hits, including two home runs. …

After having a somewhat disappointing season in his first year with the Philadelphia Flyers (at least the pre-Prospal part of the season), Danny Briere has quited all the critics and shown that he is worth every penny of his eight year, $52 million contract during this year’s playoff run. Briere is …

The bitter divorce between the Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver Terrell Owens is back in the news once again. The Eagles filed suit against their former star wideout with the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on Monday, claiming that TO still owes the team almost $770,000 after an arbiter ruled in January that the …

Martin Biron was again the star of the game as the Flyers held off the Montreal Canadiens to take a two games to one lead in the best of seven conference semifinal. Biron stopped 32 shots as the Flyers erupted for three goals in the second period and held his composure …

We are approaching the end of April which means that we are just about a entire month into the 2008 Major League Baseball season. So far this young season we have encountered our fair share of surprises.
For starters, who would have guessed that the Baltimore Orioles would be atop the American …

Wow, what a draft! I think Andy Reid is allergic to the first pick, maybe he’s realized if he stays away from the inevitable as first round bust as much as possible during his tenure as GM he will receive actual tenure. He traded the Eagles first round pick (19th overall) to the …