Phightins

Seems like Kyle Kendrick is really determined to get that 5th starters job. Had his second impressive outing of the spring today against the Yankees... 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 33 pitches (23 strikes). He has thrown 5 innings this spring without a walk.

Yeah that is some horrible journalism. Nobody knows why Allen is getting a divorce except Allen and his family. Speculating that alcohol may have had something to do with it is pretty irresponsible.

Domonic Brown is incredible. Just throwing that out there.

Yes, he is competing for the fifth starting spot. I have a feeling that unless he gets hurt or does beyond horrible this spring, he will get the job since they will be paying him $8 million this season, and they have less to lose by sending Kyle Kendrick to AAA or to the bullpen.

I think in terms of pitching, he will have more of an impact with Kyle Kendrick because they are similar pitchers. But as far as the mental side of baseball goes, having Roy Halladay and Jamie Moyer on the same roster is going to be incredible for all of the young pitchers.

Lol, this game was so typical. Every time the Sixers play a good team, they either get an early lead, or hang in there early. Then Eddie puts one of the worst imaginable defensive lineups on the court (in tonight's case, Lou Williams/Willie Green/Marreese Speights/Rodney Carney/Thaddeus Young) and the other team builds a bit of a lead, and then the Sixers just fold in the 4th. They did make it a little interesting at the end like they usually do, but this team is like a broken record.

I will be attending this game.

I hear that Cole Hamels looked very good today, despite giving up a homerun on the 2nd pitch of the game. His velocity on his fastball was consistently 89-90 mph, and last year he was struggling to consistently hit 86-87 even in late April. Also, he was mixing in his curveball a lot more than he used to, as well as his two new pitches, a cutter and a sinker. I guess Roy Halladay isn't the worst guy in the world to get pointers on throwing a sinker from.

Some fans are so dumb... Yesterday when it was announced that Emery is done for the season, on the Facebook fan page, 99.9% of the comments were "it's okay, Emery blows. Thank god he is hurt. Michael Leighton, now there is a real goaltender. He has been incredible and I trust him to lead this team to the playoffs blah blah blah". So today, the trade deadline comes and goes and nothing happens, thus confirming the front office's commitment to Leighton, and tonight in the first game since that, Leighton gets absolutely rocked and those same idiot fans are bashing Holmgren for not trading for a "real" goaltender. Give me a break. Ville Leino has been the lone bright spot tonight, in his Flyers debut. Also Jeff Carter extended his goal-scoring streak to 6 consecutive games.

First exhibition tonight! Vs. Florida State.

Apparently the Flyers are talking about Tomas Kaberle. That would be incredible, I just don't see where the cap space/draft picks/prospects are going to come from.

Yeah I saw that the other day and found it hilarious.

They do not have any prospects or draft picks to trade.

I don't think they really want/need a goalie, but it couldn't hurt to ask. I just found it humorous that the Panthers would have the balls to ask for Carter. From what I'm reading, their main target is still Dan Hamhuis and they have Garnet Exelby as a possible fall-back plan (so lets hope they get Hamhuis lol).

Apparently the Panthers want Jeff Carter for Tomas Vokoun... Yeah...about that...

Hopefully they saved some offense for tomorrow night.

Yep it was the Iverson thread.

For that cap hit, I'll pass. Well, it isn't much actually (I think 2-ish mil), but with the Flyers as tight against the cap as they are that could go to far better use. The size of the upgrade from Leighton to Roloson (if there is one at all) is not enough to justify that.

I have watched World Juniors and I know how good it is. But lets get real for a second. The gold-medal game on Sunday got better ratings in America than any non-Super Bowl sporting event since 2004. That does not happen with teams of amateurs unknown to the general public.

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This is what I hate most about sports. Why can't fans and media just leave these athletes alone and let them do their own thing. I am sure his daughter's health is by far his main concern right now, but that does not mean he is allowed to have a good time when he can. It's the least he can do for himself. He just lost what was left of his career for the sake of his daughter, does that not tell you enough about what her well-being means to him?

This has been the word for the last 48 hours but it appears to be BS. If they make a trade I doubt it will happen tonight. The two main rumors they have been involved in the past day or so (Dan Hamhuis and Dwayne Roloson) have both been shot down. Hamhuis still might happen if Nashville lowers their ridiculous price, but Paul Holmgren just flat out said "we will not be trading for Dwayne Roloson". Nor should they, they are better off with Michael Leighton and Brian Boucher IMO.

Does it really matter? He is probably going through the most difficult point of his life right now, let him do what he has to do to de-stress once in a while.

One of the top five names in hockey.

Ugh...Emery officially out for season.