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Phillies Winning and Smiling – Is There A Connection?

May 19, 2012

Something caught my eye in the Phillies' win over the Boston Red Sox last night.  It was the Phillies 6th win in a row and 7th in their last 8 games, and clearly things are a bit better around the...

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Papelbon Earns Save Against Red Sox, Phils Win 6th Straight

May 19, 2012

With the game on the line, the music blared and Jonathan Papelbon, the $50 million closer for the Phillies ran onto the field. Papelbon is always intense and focused, but his eyes looked a little...

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Manuel, Ump Davidson Suspended for Altercation

May 18, 2012

The Philadelphia Phillies will be without their skipper, Charlie Manuel as they try to extend their season high winning streak to 6 tonight. Charlie Manuel will be sitting out tonight's game again...

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McCoy Deal Cements Excellent Eagles Offseason

May 18, 2012

Yesterday I was asked this question: "What universe are we in?" To which I replied, "Hopefully one in which we win." It was a simple question brought about by extraordinary circumstances. Those c...

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PSW Podcasts

The Broad Street Breakdown – 5/19/12

Written by Wayne Cella on May 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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PhillySportsWorld.com proudly presents your source for hard-nosed analysis of all things Philadelphia.  An educated and passionate dissection of all your local teams through the eyes of a lifelong fan.  This is the Broad Street Breakdown. This week on the Broad Street Breakdown, Wayne discusses Carlos Ruiz’s amazing start, Cole Hamels’ [...] Read more »

The Philly Beat Podcast – 5/4/12

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 5, 2012
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A glimpse into Broad Street passion… One show to satisfy all your cravings for Phillies, Flyers, Eagles and Sixers talk. A half hour of news, views, rumors and unapologetic rants… This week on the Philly Beat, Rob discusses Chipper Jones, Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, the shocking death of [...] Read more »

Featured Columns

The Philly Phace Off – Has Andre Iguodala Redeemed Himself?

Written by PhillySportsWorld on May 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Andre Iguodala, often malligned for coming up small in key situations, hit two free throws with 2.2 seconds left on the clock to lead the Sixers to a 79-78 win and a series win. Is Leading the 76ers to a series win enough to redeem himself?

The Philly Phace Off is Philly Sports World’s new weekly Thursday feature. Every Thursday, Rob and Wayne will debate a topic. Your job is to be the jury. You read both sides and then decide who wins by voting in the Phace Off Poll. This week’s topic is a timely [...] Read more »

Phillies Baseball

Phillies Winning and Smiling – Is There A Connection?

Written by Wayne Cella on May 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Something caught my eye in the Phillies’ win over the Boston Red Sox last night.  It was the Phillies 6th win in a row and 7th in their last 8 games, and clearly things are a bit better around the clubhouse as the team begins to pick up some confidence.  [...]

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Papelbon Earns Save Against Red Sox, Phils Win 6th Straight

Written by Wayne Cella on May 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Phillies signed Jonathan Papelbon to a very rich contract in the offseason, and he earned his money last night, notching his 12th save of the season against his former teammates, the Boston Red Sox.

With the game on the line, the music blared and Jonathan Papelbon, the $50 million closer for the Phillies ran onto the field. Papelbon is always intense and focused, but his eyes looked a little more locked in, a little hungrier than in a lot of his other saves. That [...]

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Manuel, Ump Davidson Suspended for Altercation

Written by Wayne Cella on May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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The Philadelphia Phillies will be without their skipper, Charlie Manuel as they try to extend their season high winning streak to 6 tonight. Charlie Manuel will be sitting out tonight’s game against the Boston Red Sox because he has been suspended by MLB for an altercation with umpire Bob Davidson on Tuesday [...]

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Why the Phillies Need to Pay Cole Hamels

Written by Wayne Cella on May 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies. Photo Courtesy of Renee Cendrowski.

There was a time when I had a different opinion of Cole Hamels. After his amazing postseason run in 2008, culminating with his World Series MVP and a championship, he seemed to display some diva-esque behaviors. Philly is not the town for that, and consequently, Cole Hamels got the cold [...]

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Jake Diekman Could Signal A Bright Future for Phillies’ Bullpen

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 16, 2012 · 1 Comment
Jake Diekman was impressive in his Major League Debut as he picked up the win for the Phillies. Diekman could be a key piece for the future of the Phillies' bullpen.

It was the same old story for Cliff Lee. Eight innings of one run baseball and this team still couldn’t get him the win. It seems as though this starting rotation is completely snakebitten and unable to get solid play from their defensive teammates. Chad Qualls entered the game and [...]

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76ers Basketball

Sixers Even The Series With Celtics

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 15, 2012 · 2 Comments
The play of Sixers' Center Lavoy Allen was a critical part of last night's win against the Boston Celtics. The Series returns to Philadelphia tied 1-1.

Once again, the Sixers are playing at a level well beyond their years. With their defeat of the Boston Celtics last night, they come home with the series deadlocked and home-court advantage swung in their favor. The play of the young talent on the Philadelphia roster has been magnificent throughout [...]

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Sixers Defeat Bulls In Game 6; Advance to Second Round

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Andre Iguodala, often malligned for coming up small in key situations, hit two free throws with 2.2 seconds left on the clock to lead the Sixers to a 79-78 win and a series win. Is Leading the 76ers to a series win enough to redeem himself?

“I have no idea how we won that game.” When your coach opens his postgame press conference with this sentence, you know it was a crazy game. The Philadelphia 76ers snatched victory from the hands of defeat tonight, beating the Bulls on a pair of last-second free throws by Andre [...]

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Sixers Put A Chokehold On Chicago

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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The Philadelphia 76ers are growing up before our very eyes. A team that has been riddled by late game woes throughout the season has finally figured out how to close a game. Now, they had back to Chicago with an opportunity to become only the fifth 8 seed to defeat [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: The Sixers Have Arrived

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 5, 2012
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And with a last-second Kyle Korver brick, the Sixers have arrived. Game 3 in Philadelphia was a hard-fought battle on both sides. While the game was close all the way through, this Philadelphia 76ers did something tonight that seemed almost unfathomable through most of the season… They closed out a [...]

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Can Sixers Upset Reeling Bulls?

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 2, 2012
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Analyzing sports can be a very frustrating thing sometimes. It seems like nobody can really predict what will happen on any given day. I guess that’s why somebody coined the phrase, “that’s why you play the games.” More often than not, any attempt at predicting or breaking down an event before [...]

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Eagles Football

McCoy Deal Cements Excellent Eagles Offseason

Written by Wayne Cella on May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Philadelphia Eagles made a big spash yesterday, after two days of unnerving quiet.

Yesterday I was asked this question: “What universe are we in?” To which I replied, “Hopefully one in which we win.” It was a simple question brought about by extraordinary circumstances. Those circumstances now lend themselves toward the most anticipated Eagles season since 2005, a year after they lost the [...]

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Eagles, LeSean McCoy Get A Deal Done

Written by Wayne Cella on May 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
LeSean McCoy, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles finally got the contract extension he deserved.

One of the top priorities of the Philadelphia Eagles coming into training camp was to get a deal done with Pro Bowl running back Lesean McCoy. Like many of the other priorities the team had this year, you can check that one off of the list. The Eagles announced that [...]

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Jason Peters Suffers Setback; Will Require Another Surgery

Written by Wayne Cella on May 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Jason Peters of the Philadelphia Eagles has ruptured his Achilles' tendon for the 2nd time and will require another surgery to repair it.

According to CSNPhilly‘s Derrick Gunn and other outlets, Jason Peters, who was recovering from surgery to repair his Achilles’ tendon has re-injured himself. The Pro Bowl Offensive tackle ruptured his Achilles in March while working out at home. He had surgery to repair the injury a week later, forcing the [...]

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Eagles Sign Mychal Kendricks and Other Draft Picks

Written by Wayne Cella on May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Mychal Kendricks was one of 4 Eagles draft picks that have already signed with the team.

One benefit of the NFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement is that draftees are signing contracts much faster than in the past because of the rookie wage scale. As a result, the Philadelphia Eagles have already agreed to terms with a number of their picks already, just ahead of their rookie [...]

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A Look Back at An Emotional Weekend in Philadelphia Sports

Written by Wayne Cella on May 1, 2012
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I have been a Philadelphia fan my entire life, and can’t remember a weekend that contained more conflicting emotions than the one we just went through. There were warm homecomings and teary goodbyes, thrilling wins and ugly defeats. As a fan, I feel like I ran the gauntlet of emotions [...]

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Flyers Hockey

What’s Next For Flyers Goaltender Situation?

Written by Robert Iacuzio on May 15, 2012 · 1 Comment
Flyers backup goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky.

Let’s start off with the obvious: Ilya Bryzgalov isn’t going anywhere. Call Holmgren bet the farm on the Russian netminder, and that is not going to change in one season. Frankly, I think he is the best man for the job and will flourish in seasons to come. Making the [...]

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Flyers and Bryzgalov Have No Choice But To Make it Work

Written by Wayne Cella on May 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Despite a bumpy first year, Flyers' goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov has 8 years remaining on his contract and is still due a boatload of money.

Flyers fans were disappointed by the play of their new goaltender this year.  Apparently, so was Flyers’ General Manager Paul Holmgren. “His job is to stop pucks and help us win games. It’s no Comedy Central.” Holmgren said earlier. Bryzgalov’s up and down roller coaster ride of a season ended [...]

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Flyers Have Plenty to Be Proud Of and To Look Forward To

Written by Wayne Cella on May 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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The fact that there were any hopes of a Stanley Cup in Philadelphia this year is a testament to what the Flyers were able to accomplish this season. Before the season began, I wrote about the fact that no one really knew what to expect from this Flyers team. There [...]

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Claude Giroux Suspended for Game 5 for Hit on Devils’ Zubrus

Written by Wayne Cella on May 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Flyers Forward Claude Giroux was suspended by the NHL for Game 5 today for a hit on New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus.

The frustration of 3 straight games of being outplayed and out hustled wore on Claude Giroux. After a non-call by the referees on a potential Devils penalty, Giroux decided to give the officials a call to make. Giroux hit 6’5″ winger Dainius Zubrus high. He didn’t leave his skates. He [...]

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Flyers Face Elimination; Trail Devils 3-1

Written by Wayne Cella on May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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In order to stage any kind of comeback, you have to play with emotion in the NHL. The Flyers trail the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Semifinals 3 games to 1, and they have yet to play with any emotional intensity in this series. The Flyers have been [...]

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