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  1. Iverson/Billups Trade Sends Shockwaves Through the NBA

    Allen Iverson is of the fastest players in the history of the NBA. And now, he is moving fast again. Less than two years traded from the Philadelphia 76ers, Iverson has been traded from the ...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 28 days ago 0 comments

  2. For Philadelphia, It's Been a Week To Remember

    When you look back at this championship season in 20, 30, or 50 years from now, you will no doubt remember where you were when the Phillies slayed the Dodgers to win the National League Pennant...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 29 days ago 0 comments

  3. Phillies/Rays Game Five Postponed Until Wednesday

    NOTE: Phillies/Rays Game Five postponed until Wednesday night at 8:37pm. If this is Mother Nature’s song, it ain’t a pretty tune. Are you a Phillies fan and feel gypped? Join the rainy parade...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  4. Ryan Howard's Return to Form Helps Propel Phillies to Brink of Championship

    Be excited, but tread lightly. Enjoy all of this, but celebrate with guarded optimism. The Philadelphia Phillies are one win away from capturing this city’s first World Championship in any sport since 1983...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  5. Phillies-Rays: What To Expect

    The time is now for the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays. The World Series starts tonight (8:22 pm, FOX) and all of the excuses can now be tossed. It’s time for both teams to play as if this were Game Seven...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  6. 2008 World Series: Can the Phillies Handle the Young Rays?

    Yesterday, as a preview of the World Series, my focus was on the pitching staff and bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays. From the top of the rotation (Shields, Kazmir, Garza), to the end of the ‘pen ...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  7. 2008 World Series: Is There a Ray of Hope for the Phillies?

    The wait is over. The Philadelphia Phillies have finally found out who their opponent will be in the World Series as the Tampa Bay Rays finished off the defending champion Boston Red Sox in seven games...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  8. Philadelphia 76ers: 2008 Season Preview

    My, what a turnaround.After years of disappointment, with Allen Iverson leading mediocre teams through the early-to-mid 2000s, a new core was assembled...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  9. World Series: Philadelphia vs. Tampa B...Wait a Sec!

    Going to the bottom of the seventh inning, the only thing the Tampa Bay Rays seemed to be worrying about was whether or not the champagne in the clubhouse was chilled yet...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  10. Are the Philadelphia Phillies Really Going to the World Series?

    After years of waiting through tumultuous times that rarely produced a winner, Phillies fans finally have something to smile about...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 15 comments

  11. Phillies-Dodgers: Keys for the Phillies in Game Five

    After yelling and screaming for stability in the lineup, the Phillies finally offered some in Game Four. Every Phillies starter had a hit, and unlikely postseason sources (Matt Stairs, hell, even Ryan Howard had an RBI!) helped out as well...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  12. Phillies Win 7-5; Take the Stairs to a 3-1 Series Lead

    Stair-way to heaven. Climbing the Stairs. Stair-ing down destiny. Corny clichés, maybe. But they tell the tale of an insane Game 4, capped by a mammoth eighth inning home run by the man, the myth, the legend Matt Stairs...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 17 comments

  13. Lost in The Drama, Phils Bats Still Cold

    On a wild Sunday evening in Los Angeles, fireworks were set off by both teams. No, this isn’t the 4th of July; this is the MLB playoffs. Something like this should have happened, and it did...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about about 1 month ago 2 comments

  14. NFL: Philadelphia Eagles Preview

    Sadly, the summer has ended. Luckily, there is something to cure the blues as we leave the beaches in droves and prepare for hibernation during the long winter.Football...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 2 months ago 0 comments

  15. NL East: The Importance Of Being First

    “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily.” –The Importance of Being EarnestNo, this is not a term paper on the Oscar Wilde play. This is, however, a critique on the Mets-Phillies quick two game jaunt in Philadelphia...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 3 months ago 0 comments

  16. Philadelphia 76ers: Is Iggy Worth Eighty?

    You’ve got to love the superlatives analysts use to describe up and coming stars in sports. From “freakish ability” to “a great motor” to “outstanding length”, the words roll of the tongue beautifully...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 3 months ago 1 comments

  17. All-Time Greatest Mustachioed Lineup

    Want to be a real man? Well, first you’ll have to grow a ‘stache. The mustache goes back thousands of years, and during that time, many great (and not-so-great) men have sported the mo...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 3 months ago 13 comments

  18. Is Brett Myers Back for the Phillies?

    A savior is someone who rescues us from the depths of destruction, from the path of uncertainty.A savior usually doesn’t sport a 4-9 record with an ERA well into the fives...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 3 months ago 4 comments

  19. Should Brian Westbrook Have Shown Up at the Philadelphia Eagles' Training Camp?

    2,100 total yards, 12 total touchdowns, and 90 receptions out of the backfield doesn’t often walk through the door. Luckily enough for the Philadelphia Eagles, it did...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 4 months ago 0 comments

  20. MLB: Fearless Second Half Preditcions

    As the All-Star celebration has come and gone, the real fun now begins. Major League Baseball opens up the second half of the 2008 season today, which means the stretch run of the season is in full gear...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 4 months ago 2 comments

  21. The Elton Brand Signing: What This Means for the Eastern Conference

    Yesterday I wrote an article about how the Philadelphia 76ers were on the outside looking in, as they pursued free-agent power forward Elton Brand...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 4 months ago 7 comments

  22. NBA: 76ers in on Brand Sweepstakes? Don't Buy It

    Now that names such as Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison have been plucked off of the free agent market, there is one prize piece that remains...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 4 months ago 19 comments

  23. MLB: Phils Clearly Outdone By The AL

    Elite teams win ball games that they are supposed to win. Elite coaches make the right moves concerning their fledgling “number one starter.” Elite players realize what is at stake and come to play...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 5 months ago 7 comments

  24. Tim Russert: Beyond Politics, a Sports Fan at Heart

    As I stood in the store today, the television blared in the corner something that hit me hard. NBC’s Tim Russert passed away today. Russert died of an apparent heart attack at the far-too-young age of 58...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 5 months ago 15 comments

  25. MLB: The All-Junk Team

    With the Midsummer Classic just around the corner, voting for both the National League and American League is well underway. The NL is paced by the hot bats of Chase Utley, Lance Berkman, and Chipper Jones...

    Written by Patrick Gallen about 5 months ago 29 comments