Archive for January, 2010

The Eagles have promoted Howie Roseman to general manager. Roseman, 34, its vice president of player personnel the last two seasons, is replacing the departed Tom Heckert, who left earlier this month to become the GM in Cleveland. According to the Eagles, Roseman will manage the teams’ college and pro scouting staffs, organize draft...
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Philly SportsCast #214 – January 28, 2010 The Flyers dumped two points tonight, the Eagles have 9 in the Pro Bowl and Phillies fans just won’t let Cliff Lee go – thus is the state of the Philadelphia sports scene. Congratulations to the Villanova Wildcats – what’s coming next week is really is a...
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With the Pro Bowl coming up this weekend and the NFL trying something new by having it at the Super Bowl location a week before the big game, I am going to take a poll here of the fans that watched this Eagles team throughout the 2009 season. In this image are the nine...
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With the Phillies all set to rock the National League once again behind an already powerful lineup made better with the addition of Placido Polanco and a rotation improved with new ace Roy Halladay, it’s time to focus on the season and, with it, the Mets. The Mets have taken care of those terrible...
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Hal Bodley, a columnist for MLB.com, wrote an article today called: “Dreaming of two aces in Philly” and in it Bodley goes on and on about how he just doesn’t understand why the Phillies could have sent Cliff Lee to Seattle for unheralded prospects after bringing in perhaps the best pitcher in all of...
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Alessandra Ambrosio looking fabulous in St. Barts. Share this link: Email
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Can anyone tell me what the hell Jet fans are doing when visiting other cities. Last week, this dude gets beat down by Chargers security and yesterday – before he even got to sit in that ridiculously expensive seat he paid for – Patrick Mallon, of Brick, New Jersey, was tasered and sent to...
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The Phillies have reportedly reached agreement on a one-year deal with veteran right-hander Jose Contreras. Reached via phone by MLB.com, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. would not confirm the report. “We have had discussions with his agent, and we are working on some things,” Amaro told MLB.com. Contreras went 6-13 with a 4.92...
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The Phillies announced this morning that the team has signed All-Star center fielder Shane Victorino to a $22 million, three-year contract. The extension buys out Victorino’s final two years of salary arbitration and his first year of free agency. Victorino hit .292 with 39 doubles, 13 triples, 10 homers, 62 RBIs and 25 stolen...
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Philly SportsCast #213 – January 21, 2010 Why is it that when terrific news breaks about Joe Blanton and Shane Victorino signing extensions with the Phillies, we tend to focus on Donovan McNabb and his unfinished business? What the hell is wrong with us? Beside the obvious. Enjoy and as a bonus here’s the...
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Joe Blanton and the Phillies have agreed to a $24 million, three-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing. The 29-year-old right-hander was 12-8 with a 4.05 ERA last year during the regular season and didn’t get a decision in two postseason starts and two relief appearances. Blanton made $5,475,000 last year and asked...
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The Phillies are apparently trying to extend the contracts of Carlos Ruiz, Joe Blanton, and Shane Victorino. While all three are arbitration-eligible, the Phillies apparently want to keep them from getting to the arbitrator. “I think we’re making progress on all of them,” GM Ruben Amaro said. “We’re trying to work through it. We’re...
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Former Eagles general manager Tom Heckert has hired away two Eagles personnel executives – Jon Sandusky and John Spytek – to form the core of Cleveland’s new personnel department. Sandusky, who spent nine seasons with the Eagles, serving the past two as the club’s pro personnel director, has been named the Browns’ director of...
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According to Donovan McNabb he has made the Pro Bowl and is looking forward to jetting to Miami to represent the Eagles the week before the Superbowl. I wish I was going to be wearing an Eagles uniform in Miami and not just an Eagles helmet. As a Pro Bowl alternate behind Brett Favre,...
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Lining up to Columbus goalie Mathieu Garon’s left, Jeff Carter snapped the puck off the faceoff in a 2-2 game and past Garon about as fast as a human being can react to a linesman tossing a puck onto the ice. The goal propelled the Flyers to a 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets...
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Former All-Star closer Eric Gagne reportedly has a has a tryout with the Phillies this afternoon in Arizona. Gagne last pitched in the majors in 2008. Big names seem to be only that when it comes to relievers attempting to get back in the Bigs. We’ll keep you posted on this one. Share this...
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