The Livin’s Easy [podcast]
Philly SportsCast #190 – July 29, 2009
It looks like the Phillies got their man and sometimes that cane be good enough. Cliff Lee is here to help this team get back to the World Series – that’s one hell of a Plan B.
Also, as we mentioned on the podcast (listen below) Eagles [...]
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Phillies Acquire Cliff Lee From Indians
The deal is done pending medical review, a source has told the Inquirer.
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Welcome to Philly, Cliff Lee.
Reports are that the Phillies have sent Carlos Carrasco, Jason Knapp, Lou Marson and Jason Donald to Cleveland for Cliff Lee and utility outfielder Ben Francisco (.250, 10 homers, 33 RBIs). This gives the Phillies the arm and [...]
RIP Jim Johnson
Former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson has died.
Johnson, whose swarming defenses led the Eagles one Super Bowl appearance and five NFC title games, was 68. He had taken a leave of absence from the team in May as battled a cancerous tumor on his spine.
From 2000-08, Johnson’s Philadelphia defenses ranked second in the NFL in [...]
Blue Jays Self-Imposed Deadline Today
Today’s the day, right? The Blue Jays wanted to have a deal in place for Roy Halladay by today.
While that hasn’t happened and most likely won’t by the time we record tomorrow’s podcast, I just can’t see it not happening. Halladay wants to come here and the Phillies are willing to give up a ton [...]
Halladay Trade Talks ‘Not Going Well’
According to Jayson Stark, the Phillies are not interested in dealing prized prospect Kyle Drabek and therefor are not is a good position to pry Roy Halladay from Toronto.
That proposed deal would bring Drabek, pitcher J.A. Happ and the Phillies’ best outfield prospect, Dominic Brown, to Toronto in exchange for the 32-year-old Halladay. And an [...]
Video: Rosenthal: Hoping for Halladay
Video: Rosenthal: Hoping for Halladay
McDermott Replaces Johnson As Eagles Defensive Coordinator
Sean McDermott has replaced Jim Johnson as the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator.
Johnson, 68, took an indefinite leave of absence in May to treat a cancerous tumor on his spine.
“First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with Jim Johnson and his family as they battle through this difficult time in his cancer treatments,” Eagles [...]
The Shaft [podcast]
Philly SportsCast #189 – July 22, 2009
With all of the nauseating Roy Halladay talk and the Phillies wonderful 10-game winning streak dominating the Philly sports headlines this week, Dave, Evan and I decide to dominate this podcast with the fact that I was absolutely given the reddest, hottest poker by some of our so-called “friends” [...]
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Bill ‘El Wingador’ Simmons To Fight Jose Canseco
Yeah the Phillies win streak is over, but…
The Associated Press is reporting that Bill “El Wingador” Simmons, a five-time champion of the Wing Bowl will fight Jose Canseco a celebrity boxing bout.
“Hopefully he doesn’t start eating my hand or something,” Canseco said to the Associated Press.
This is Canseco’s first return to the [...]