Phightins

Incredibly frustrating. Never thought I'd be "frustrated" with being down just 5 to the Lakers at halftime, but this is bad.

If the Lakers don't foul anybody, we might see a shutout! Holy [expletive].

Realistically, expecting to be blown out. I have a slight smidgen of hope, though.

Yeah. IMO he is not nearly as funny as he was on NBC.

It's funny because all of my friends who went to school there can't stand him. They only liked it when he'd show up while the Lakers were in town, since they'd get to skip class to listen to him talk.

For some reason, this fell through. Can't say I am disappointed.

This was fantastic.

Chris Pronger is having foot surgery and will be out 4-6 weeks. This is never good, but it couldn't have happened at a better part of the schedule. Two games this weekend, then 8 days off. So that's a nice chunk of that time. Of course, after that break they go on a long west coast road trip, so not having him for that will suck.

Ha. I am still a bit concerned about the Phillies outfield.

Easy answer. No. 100% no.

Magglio Ordonez staying in Detroit. Damn, would have loved him in Philadelphia. Probably a tad bit expensive.

I dunno, maybe HBO's website. Although I think you might need a subscription for that. I really have no clue.

I thought it was fantastic, btw.

RIP Bob Feller.... I was just talking about him earlier today actually. In light of the Cliff Lee signing, I was debating the best rotations of all time, and 1950s Indians came up. Sad. RIP to a legend.

Well, the refs also helped create the Subban goal, so it all evens out! But really, the Canadiens outplayed the Flyers by a ton. I am shocked to get 2 points out of that.

Perhaps the most impressive W of the season, considering all the circumstances. Obviously, the potential big issue is Chris Pronger.

Sixers have won 6 of 8. And the two losses (in Atlanta and at home against Boston) easily could have/should have been wins. This team is playing some great ball right now.

No surprise, the Flyers look absolutely dead right now. I will be happy just to get a point out of this.

Thanks to Bill McCreary, the Flyers will go at least one more game without getting a shutout. Thanks Bill!

This might be a rough one tonight. Flyers played at home last night, Montreal is rested and playing in their building. Plus, Bob plays for the first time in a week, his longest layoff of the year, and the Flyers may still be on a hangover from the big win vs. Pittsburgh. We'll see.

No. Your avatar is 100% awesome.

Haha yeah...the terrible puns are out in full force!

Because if they fire him, he will sue the team and the real story will come out. There is no way in hell that the strength guy came up with this whole thing on his own. Somebody higher up absolutely gave him instructions. I do not buy this story for a second.

Well obviously, that is what we know now. But at the time, Darek Braunecker said he was taking Cliff Lee to free agency. Meanwhile, Roy Halladay said that he wanted to sign an extension with the Phillies. No competition with the Yankees, Red Sox, etc. Just one on one negotiations between Doc and the Phillies. He took a discount to stay here, and at the time it did not appear like Lee would. I think if Braunecker and Lee would have made it clear last year that they'd take a discount to stay, Amaro would have worked out an extension with him and never would have traded for Halladay in the first place. Rube just wanted to make sure that he had an ace of some sort under contract for at least 2 or 3 more years. He had that assurance with Halladay, not with Lee. Also, this time last year, having both long term was not an option. Something changed this year. The Phillies sold out every single home game...and all you have to do is take a quick walk around the sports complex on a game night to see what kind of business they are running. They are now basically printing money. This is new to them. Not to mention, John Middleton (one of the primary owners) sold his cigar company for billions of dollars. So, expanding the budget for the right player is something that is now possible, but wasn't as recently as one year ago. This past year, the Phillies also made an amendment to their philosophy of never giving a pitcher more than a 3 year contract. My issue with the Lee trade never was the intention...I understood what the Phillies were trying to do. My issue was the return. Three very average prospects (meanwhile Seattle turned Lee into Justin Smoak and two other very good prospects this past July). That is what stung, and still does.

Victory!