In 1902, the new Philadelphia baseball rivalry spilled over to pro football

Today is Super Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest sporting days in the world. It is estimated that well over 100 million people worldwide will tune in to watch the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams battle to become this year’s champions of the National Football League at some point. The game won’t hold the same edge-of-your-seat passionate interest that … Continue reading In 1902, the new Philadelphia baseball rivalry spilled over to pro football

Gabe Kapler responds at his priviate blog to Dodgers incident allegations

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'guQPSSeVQ_taYX9NrFe8OA',sig:'qaDgEAt7-BSjDorJXBIympm9994WZpQ-RxmW2i6RBKQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1012019502',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsFollowing yesterday's firestorm, Kapler felt obliged to respond at his blogJust yesterday here at Phillies Nation, I wrote on allegations presented by writers from the Washington Post that involved current Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler in his role four years ago as the Los Angeles Dodgers director of player … Continue reading Gabe Kapler responds at his priviate blog to Dodgers incident allegations

Gabe Kapler accused of possibly downplaying report of assault on underage girl while with Dodgers

Gabe Kapler was Dodgers director of player development in 2015 According to a report published this evening, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler allegedly failed to report to authorities an incident involving a pair of minor league prospects in which an underage girl was assaulted while Kapler was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in February 2015. The piece by … Continue reading Gabe Kapler accused of possibly downplaying report of assault on underage girl while with Dodgers

Jumping in as late suitors, Padres will make a pitch to Bryce Harper

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7lvYJbI1Rg1Mrc2KPm1yTA',sig:'1yEnrh4_36JOEM-lxdC56Uo7NSh_lkbsEJ4HDLaYov0=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'666477414',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsSan Diego Padres GM A.J. Preller will make a late pitch for Bryce HarperLast week’s big news on the Manny Machado free agency front came when it was revealed that the San Diego Padres were the previously rumored ‘mystery team’ to enter the race for the young superstar free agent … Continue reading Jumping in as late suitors, Padres will make a pitch to Bryce Harper