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Each of the last four teams to enter the World Series without a postseason loss failed to win the title:
> 2014 Royals (8-0)
> 2007 Rockies (7-0)
> 1990 Athletics (4-0)
> 1988 Athletics (4-0)
On the third pitch of the game Tuesday night, Luis Arreaz lined out to LF Cristian Pache . . .
It would be the only putout recorded by a Phillies outfielder in the entire game . . .
> Sunday will mark Doug Pederson's sixth postseason game as a head coach . . .
> His teams have never been favored . . .
> They are 4-1 Straight Up and 5-0 Against The Spread . . .
This is the first week in the history of the AP Basketball Poll (started 1948-49) that Penn State is the highest-ranked team in Pennsylvania . . .
Either Duquesne, La Salle or Villanova had been higher in every poll the Lions had appeared in before now . . .
There will only be about one hour this fall (from 3:10-4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1) when the Phillies and Eagles will play simultaneously.
That includes the MLB postseason, when the Eagles have only Sunday games, and no NL games are scheduled for any Sunday.
Teams that have reached the postseasons of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 NFL seasons --
> Kansas City Chiefs
> New England Patriots
> New Orleans Saints
> Philadelphia Eagles
The last time the Phillies won a game in which they did NOT have bat in the fifth inning was May 11, 2006 . . .
You might know it better as . . .
THE AARON ROWAND GAME!!!
In my gut, I know I should be starting to help rally the
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troops for the 24-page John Chaney special section for next week . . .
Those days are long gone . . . But boy, if any one ever deserved a special section, it would be he . . .
With two days remaining in July, the Phillies' Alec Bohm (.433) leads the Braves' Austin Riley (.427) for highest batting average in MLB this month . . .
The last Phillies to lead MLB in BA in a month (minimum 50 PA) was Bobby Abreu in May 2005 at .396 (38-96) . . .
Sources have confirmed for me that part of Charlie Manuel’s job as hitting coach will include “hitting” Gabe Kapler over the head with a Nerf bat when he is about to make a bad move . . .
Phillies fans may want to sit down for this ...
The Marlins (27-46 before Friday) were the worst team ever (statistically) to come into South Philadelphia (CBP or the Vet) and sweep the Phillies (3+ games) . . .
Pete Rose's career World Series batting average by Game Number --
.050 . . . Game 1s (1-20)
.130 . . . Game 2s (3-23)
.273 . . . Game 3s (6-22)
.333 . . . Game 4s (8-24)
.400 . . . Game 5s (8-20)
.417 . . . Game 6s (5-12)
.444 . . . Game 7s (4-9)
The Philadelphia 76ers have had more seasons (30) during which
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did at least some TV play-by-play for them than seasons during which he did none (28) --
ANSWER - Phillies who have homered in both Veterans Stadium and Citizens Bank Park:
Bobby Abreu
David Bell
Pat Burrell
Marlon Byrd
Doug Glanville
Ricky Ledee
Mike Lieberthal
Jason Michaels
Tomas Perez
Placido Polanco
Todd Pratt
Jimmy Rollins
Jim Thome
Chase Utley
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TWEETS WE POST EACH YEAR . . .
truTV in Philadelphia area --
Comcast -- 69 / 841 (HD)
Fios -- 183 / 683 (HD)
DirecTV -- 246
Dish Network -- 9430
MOST CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS BY A PLAYER
13: Phil Booth, Villanova, 2016, 18-19
13: Grant Hill, Duke, 1991-92-93
13: Thomas Hill, Duke, 1991-92-93
13: Bobby Hurley, Duke, 1991-92-93
13: Antonio Lang, 1991-92-93
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The Flyers have back-to-back postseason shutouts for the third time time in their history . . .
Each of the first two times, they reached the Finals (1975, 2010) . . .
Thousands of people worked long & hard putting the parade together ... Attendees each have one job: Enjoy it without screwing it up for others ... Pretend it is not for you, but for the person on your left & the person on your right ...
The Seattle Seahawks have not lost a game in Philadelphia since Sept. 10, 1989 . . .
Here are some of the major pro sports teams that HAVE lost in Philadelphia since that day --
Andy Reid's teams are 28-3 when his team PLAYS following a bye or week off and the opponent does not . . .
His teams are 3-4 when both teams are working on an extra week off . . .
No matter what happens, the Eagles will still be alive in the NFC East Race come Tuesday morning ...
Now, excuse me while I buy this Unicorn a beer ...
- Joel Embiid will play Thursday
- He will score the first 16 field goals of the game
- After each basket, as heads back on defense, he will tweet out a date/time for the Eagles 2018 opponent in order ...
- The QB that led the NFL in passing yardage each season has never won a Super Bowl . . . They have reached five SBs and all lost . . .
- Tom Brady led the NFL in passing yardage this season . . .
Note to self --
Remember to bring tissues to the bar for when Andy Reid either . . .
> Lifts the Lombardi Trophy with Norma Hunt . . .
> Calls his last time out with 4:00 to go in the third quarter . . .
I remember when getting your team on ESPN was something special for the hometown fans . . .
Now, it’s a punishment . . .
Tack on a Friday night AppleTV game the same weekend and you really got something annoying there . . .
The Phillies' Bryce Harper is on pace for 118 RBI . . .
Phillies with 118+ RBI since 1934:
- Del Ennis (4 times)
- Greg Luzinski (2)
- Mike Schmidt (2)
- J im Thome (1)
- Ryan Howard (4)
If they were to play the entire NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia, I would suggest these sites --
> Palestra
> Roman Catholic (Third Floor)
> North Catholic (The Pit)
> McGonigle Hall (5 a.m. games only)
> Narberth Playground
> Hopkinson School (my TO record still stands)
Fifteen years today since my father left us for The Great Postgame Show in the Sky . . .
. . . And I still don’t think I have totally accepted it . . .