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Fame of Flyers mascot Gritty hits 'Good Morning America'

Fame of Flyers mascot Gritty hits 'Good Morning America'

By The700Level.com September 25, 2018 9:35 AM

Thought "Gritty" was some weird dream?

Well, when waking up Tuesday morning, you knew it was real.

That's because the Flyers' new mascot was up bright and early being interviewed on ABC's "Good Morning America" with in-arena host Andrea Helfrich.

A graphic during the segment read: "GMA is getting nitty with 'Gritty.'"

"Gritty is loving it," Helfrich said of all the attention the mascot has drawn since Monday morning's unveiling. "I think, if he could talk, he would say, 'Bring it on.'"

Gritty definitely brought it all on during his first day. His uniqueness — probably the best way to put it — created a buzz throughout the sports and social media world.

His first night on the job at the Wells Fargo Center had some … moments.

Many are still asking: What is Gritty?

The question was asked and answered in the GMA appearance.

Here are some of the sights and sounds as the fame of Gritty is, yes, rising.


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Did the Flyers just troll the Eagles on social media?

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Did the Flyers just troll the Eagles on social media?

By Erin Dunne December 01, 2019 5:50 PM

The Eagles have been quite the disappointment this season, with the latest being their atrocious 37-31 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday in South Florida. And with disappointments come possible troll jobs? 

As the clock wound down and fans became increasingly exasperated with the team, social media anger started to build and it looks like one fellow Philadelphia team may have added just an oh-so-subtle jab in there.

As the 37-31 score went final, the Flyers sent out quite the interesting reminder of their impressive record this November. It seems like they don’t want fans to forget that they are NOT part of the teams that have been disappointing this city. 

You have to admit, the timing is a bit suspicious. 


Fans certainly seem to think that the Flyers are trolling the Eagles with their post, based on the replies. 

https://twitter.com/sluongo19/status/1201252463703154688 https://twitter.com/btcs41/status/1201252665977720837

We love a little friendly fire between the Philadelphia sports teams, if this is a true troll job. Or maybe it’s just a conveniently scheduled tweet by the Flyers' social media team. 

You be the judge. 

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Eagles social media exposed Orlando Scandrick in the best way

Eagles social media exposed Orlando Scandrick in the best way

By Erin Dunne October 25, 2019 3:50 PM

Updated: 6:35 p.m.

Oh boy.

Things have gotten wild over in the Eagles' world today, beginning with former Eagles cornerback Orlando Scandrick torching almost everyone on his old team on FS1’s “Undisputed” this morning (see story).

Then, Malcolm Jenkins clapped back at Scandrick in NSFW fashion to essentially dismiss the claims by Scandrick, to which Scandrick then responded on Colin Cowherd’s show that he essentially “wasn’t attacking anyone personally”(see story).

And so, after a morning of ping-ponging back and forth, we have the ultimate response, from the team itself.

The Eagles social media account offically weighed in in the most brilliant way. Actions speak louder than words, Scandrick, and you can't run from history.

Well damn, they really just exposed Scandrick. I mean, how do you come back from being shredded by both Jenkins and a professional NFL team?

So long Scandrick, you won’t be missed.

Jenkins himself apparently liked the tweet, too ... he had a very interesting quote tweet.



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