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Lol, they have those guys at Phillies games from time to time, except we also get Clammy Sosa, Ken Giraffey Jr, and a couple others I am forgetting.

Probably, but if the players associations for any of the leagues get ahold of that, they will get a cease and desist letter. Has eventually happened to every sports blog with a t-shirt store that I know of.

Amazed this hasn't happened more often there. The Metrodome "roof" is more like a cheap bed sheet.

Sexy.

Ugh, how much more can the refs suck Boston's dick?

Well the good news is Jody Shelley will be suspended, so the Flyers will FINALLY have their best possible lineup on the ice. The bad news is that his stupidity will probably win the game for the Bruins. Hope McQuaid is alright.

There's some speculation that the Flyers are trying to trade Nik Zherdev to clear up the cap space needed to get Michael Leighton back on the roster. It makes sense. Laviolette really does not like him, and I have to think he'd have some value. Talented as [expletive] when he has the puck on his stick in open ice.

I just don't get why threads like this are necessary. To make you feel better about yourself? To prove something? Please, somebody enlighten me.

The too many men call was super questionable.

So annoying. I really thought we had that. Sixers really could have used a big win on national TV against a top team. Would have been a humongous spark. I really thought it was going to happen.

God damn. Can we catch a break once? Jesus Christ. I keep thinking that maybe we'll get repaid at some point for the last 7 years.

LOL Rod Thorn.

Haha. The worst part about being a Sixers fan is that they sell so few tickets, so when these good teams come to town there are tons available for opposing fans. Always frustrating.

I wish I was there to tell all those douche Boston fans to sit the F down.

Predictable...

Great half for the Sixers, keeping it competitive. Can't ask for anything more.

First time in almost two years that the Sixers have been on national TV. Cool.

Also picked up former Phillies prospect Quintin Berry! Hah, I remember when he was actually a good prospect.

Exactly. In the case of a good team like the Bruins, it is harmful to both player and team.

Also, congrats to the Red Sox fans who are now fully embracing what they have supposedly "hated" for the past 50 years. The difference is, I don't remember the Yankees ever giving out a contract as bad as this Crawford deal.

Phillies take 3 guys in the Rule 5 Draft. INF Michael Martinez taken from the Nationals in the Major League phase, and OF Chris Frey from the Rockies, and RHP Justin Friend from the Athletics in the minor league phase. Martinez intrigues me, and I think he will get a legitimate shot to make the team out of spring training. He can play basically every position, is a switch hitter, and can run. The Phillies are still in the market for one last bench infielder, so he makes sense.

That's what a new stadium and winning will do. Sellouts every night. Everything came together with perfect timing. But they are basically at their ceiling right now, which is why they are not competing for any big names now.

He has always been a leftfielder. He is certainly athletic enough to pull off CF if they really needed him to, but with an experienced CFer in Ellsbury on the roster, I don't see why they'd want to.

Out of Ellsbury's 168 starts in the past 2 seasons, 163 have been in center (13 of 18 last year). He is a natural centerfielder. A natural centerfielder can easily play all 3 outfield positions. A natural corner outfielder can not play center so easily. Ellsbury is a natural centerfielder. Crawford is a natural corner outfielder. The decision seems simple enough to me.

No he wasn't.