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The Philadelphia Phillies will honor a rival who has terrorized them for nearly two decades. On Friday before their series with the Atlanta Braves, the Phillies will honor Chipper Jones, who plans on retiring at the end of the season. The Phillies join a handful of teams who already have honored Jones for his illustrious … Continue reading Phillies to Honor Atlanta’s Chipper Jones on Friday
For one week, Citizens Bank Park was turned into a Winter Wonderland filled with hockey action. The action featured Philadelphia hockey in it’s most beautiful and elegant form, which was in front of 45,000-plus diehard Flyers fans for the whole world to see. The past week was the fifth annual NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic. For … Continue reading Hockey Invades the Bank
Is there any Pink Floyd/Phillies fans out there? Music legend Roger Waters is returning to North America with another leg of his “The Wall” tour, this time hitting up some outdoor venues while he’s at it. On of the destinations is Citizens Bank Park on July 14, 2012. Last November, Waters did a three-night stand … Continue reading Citizens Bank Park to host legendary concert next July
I wonder out of this bunch would be the best hitter? I’m going to put my money on Scott Hartnell for power and I can see Claude Giroux being a feisty little slap hitter. James van Riemsdyk and Matt Carle are the only USA-born players on the Flyers but that won’t make much of a … Continue reading Nine Flyers taking BP before Phils game
BREAKING — Joe Blanton tripped and fell. All is good. All kidding aside, we just felt the rumblings from an earthquake in Richmond, VA. The folks down there felt a 5.9 magnitude quake, nothing serious but big enough to feel 400+ miles away. And with all being well, a couple interesting tweets to make you … Continue reading So we had an earthquake…
The National Hockey League is bringing the Winter Classic to Philadelphia. Playing in their second Winter Classic in three years, the Philadelphia Flyers will host the New York Rangers on January 2, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park according to league officials. With the National Football League schedule showing games on January 1, the annual date … Continue reading CBP to host NHL’s Winter Classic
This is the symphony that will never be forgotten by Phillies fans. His voice may have been slow and deep, capable of putting some to sleep, but it was legendary. He was Philadelphia Phillies baseball. The summer soundtrack of leather-popping pitches and the reverberation of a packed baseball stadium was narrated by Harry Kalas. It’s … Continue reading Two Years of Silence
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