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  • May 10, 2017

    Tommy Joseph's discipline yielding better results after ugly April

    Tommy Joseph has quietly started to turn it on in May. Entering Tuesday’s game, the first baseman was hitting .333 with a .417 on-base percentage this month. In April, he batted .179 with an OBP of .222. Joseph on Tuesday night continued to see the ball well, going 1 for 2 with a solo homer in the first inning — back-to-back with Michael Saunders — and reaching…

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  • May 10, 2017

    Phillies Notes: Aaron Nola rehab, Jeanmar Gomez to DL, a trade with Mariners

    Updated: 7:14 p.m. There was a plethora of news unrelated to the return of Carlos Ruiz on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. Aaron Nola will make a rehab assignment Wednesday, Jeanmar Gomez landed on the 10-day DL and the Phillies made a trade with the visiting Mariners. Nola’s rehab assignmentNola, who is recovering from a lower back strain, will pitch for Triple...

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  • May 7, 2017

    Top-15 sports rants since Allen Iverson's practice speech

    Today marks the 15th anniversary of an unforgettable moment in Allen Iverson’s career. No, it was not him stepping over Tyronn Lue – Iverson probably wishes that’s what we are talking about. It is the anniversary of the practice speech. We have all seen the practice video a million times, so instead of showing that clip, let’s look back at some of...

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  • May 3, 2017

    Three Eagles named in NFL.com's top 100 fantasy football players for 2017

    Three Eagles cracked NFL.com’s top 100 fantasy football players of 2017 — and they may surprise you. Here it goes: Alshon Jeffery (No. 23), Ryan Mathews (No. 56) and Jordan Matthews (No. 77). Carson Wentz was not ranked among the six QBs listed in the top 100, while tight end Zach Ertz was also left off the list. It doesn’t make a lot of sense...

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  • Apr 27, 2017

    Roger Goodell visits Swoop, then gets blasted on Twitter

    The all-mighty NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was paid a visit by the Eagles‘ mascot, Swoop, on Wednesday. And the two took a lovely picture together. Goodell responded: And — this is the fun part — the fans responded, too. Most fans used Twitter to boo Goodell, some used gifs, and some were very creative. Here are some of the finest: The boos…

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  • Apr 26, 2017

    How long will Philly boo Roger Goodell at NFL draft? We have your over/under

    What is Philadelphia known for? The cheesesteaks, soft pretzels or maybe Rocky Balboa. Yes, but we forgot the most glaring thing … booing. It is safe to say that Philadelphia sports fans have mastered the art of booing — especially in the last couple years, or as we like to call it, “Trusting the process.” Bob Vetrone Jr. of the Philadelphia Daily…

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  • Apr 25, 2017

    Vince Papale to Brock Stassi: ‘We call that the last laugh'

    Former Eagle Vince Papale, the inspiration for the movie “Invincible,” paid a visit to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday afternoon to meet Phillies outfielder Brock Stassi. Papale wanted to give him a copy of the film “Invincible” — a movie Stassi has yet to see — and talk to another Philadelphia athlete who has played the underdog role. Papale said he couldn’t help but get choked...

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  • Apr 25, 2017

    MLB power rankings: Phillies take big leap forward

    We are three weeks into the season and the Phillies are third in the National League East with a 9-9 record, which is fairly impressive considering they have played the Mets and Nationals in 12 of the first 18 games. And the experts are starting to take notice after the Phils took two of three from the Mets last week, followed up by a...

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  • Apr 21, 2017

    Christian McCaffrey reportedly outscores Dalvin Cook on Wonderlic

    The Wonderlic scores for two running backs who have been linked to the Eagles have surfaced.  Per Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Christian McCaffrey scored a 21 out of 50, and Dalvin Cook scored an 11. The top score in McGinn’s report was held by Tennessee’s Alvin Kamara, who notched a 24. Oklahoma’s Joe Mixon scored a 12 and...

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  • Apr 18, 2017

    Brian Westbrook not sold on Christian McCaffrey going to the Eagles at No. 14

    If you had to pick between running backs Christian McCaffrey and Dalvin Cook, which would you take? That was the topic proposed by CSNPhilly’s own Rob Ellis during 97.5 The Fanatic’s Monday afternoon show. Ellis went with McCaffrey and his co-host Harry Mayes went with Cook. (We’ve previously written about McCaffrey and Cook respectively). Whether the Eagles should take a...

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