Thursday, August 12, 2010

Philies Activate Victorino From Disabled List

Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino has been activated from the disabled list, they have sent down Antonio Bastardo to Triple-A. Victorino went on the disabled list on July 28 with an abdominal strain on his left side. In a two game rehab stint with the IronPigs, he went 4-6 with a triple, home run and three RBIs. In other Phillies news Ross Gload is day to day with a strained groin which he injured last night.

-Shaun

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sixers Hire Rod Thorn As New Team President

Rod Thorn will become the new president of the Philadelphia 76ers Rod Thorn has reached an agreement to become the new president of the Philadelphia 76ers according to Yahoo! Sports. Rod Thorn will replace Ed Stefanski as team president but Ed Stefanski will stay on as general manager. Thorn, the former Nets team president stepped down earlier this off season he was with the Nets since 2000, he was also the GM of the Chicago Bulls from 1978-1985.From 1986 to 2000 Thorn was the NBA's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. Thorn and Stefanski worked together in New Jersey.

-Shaun

Sixers 2010-11 Regular Season Schedule

Wednesday, Oct. 27 MIAMI, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 29 ATLANTA, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30 at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 2 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3 INDIANA, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5 CLEVELAND, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7 at New York, 12 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13 at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 TORONTO, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19 MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 24 at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 26 at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 27 NEW JERSEY, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 30 PORTLAND, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 3 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 4 CHARLOTTE, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 7 CLEVELAND, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9 BOSTON, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 12 NEW ORLEANS, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 15 L.A. CLIPPERS, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 17 L.A. LAKERS, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 21 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 22 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26 at Denver, 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 27 at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31 at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 3 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5 WASHINGTON, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7 CHICAGO, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 8 at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 11 INDIANA, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 14 MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 17 CHARLOTTE, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 19 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 20 at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 22 UTAH, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 24 PHOENIX, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28 MEMPHIS, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30 DENVER, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 2 at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Friday, . Feb. 4 NEW YORK, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6 at New York, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 9 ORLANDO, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11 SAN ANTONIO, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 15 at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 23 WASHINGTON, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 25 DETROIT, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27 at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1 DALLAS, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 4 MINNESOTA, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 GOLDEN STATE, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 8 at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9 OKLAHOMA CITY, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 11 BOSTON, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 12 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Monday, March 14 at Utah, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16 at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, March 18 at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 19 at Portland, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23 ATLANTA, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 25 at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 SACRAMENTO, 12 p.m.
Monday, March 28 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30 HOUSTON, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 1 NEW JERSEY, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 2 at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 5 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 6 NEW YORK, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 8 TORONTO, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 11 ORLANDO, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13 DETROIT, 8 p.m.


-Shaun

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

32 NFL Team Previews in 32 Days Day 4 Detroit Lions

Next up the Detroit Lions

Last years record: 2-14 Last NFC North
First Round Pick: Ndamukong Suh DT (2nd overall)
Best Pick: Ndamukong Suh (2nd overall)
Offensive MVP: Matthew Stafford QB
Defensive MVP: Louis Delmas Safety
X-Factor: Running backs Jahvid Best and Kevin Smith
Projected Record: 5-11

Big Question: How far along is Matthew Stafford as a quarterback?

Big Answer: Matthew Stafford is going into his 2nd year as a starting quarterback. He will be a lot a better but will still have hiccups. Stafford showed his skill last year, but it did not yield into any results.He has to stop the mistakes and if he does that he will be a much better QB. Another thing is this is his 2nd year under this system and he is going have better time then he did last year when he was just learning it. The Lions also need a running game to help him and they have Kevin Smith coming back from injury and they drafted California's Jahvid Best. Don't forget who Stafford is throwing the ball to he has one of the best wide receivers Calvin Johnson and is gonna get Brando Pettigrew back from injury. I say they will have a 3 win improvement but if the defense is better and the offense and Stafford is playing as they should this team could be a surprise.

Day 5 is the Cleveland Browns.
-Shaun

32 NFL Team Previews in 32 Days Day 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Due to problems with my internet I am posting Day 3 and Day 4 today. First up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Last years record: 3-13 last in NFC South
First Round Pick: Gerald McCoy (3rd overall)
Best Pick: Gerald McCoy (3rd overall)
Offensive MVP:Josh Freeman QB
Defensive MVP: Barrett Ruud LB
X-Factor: Carnell Williams RB
Projected Record: 4-12

Big Question: Can Josh Freeman become a NFL star at QB?

Big Answer: I think Josh Freeman can become at star in a couple of years. His rookie season was a great start. He is going to go through some growing pains and needs to get some targets other then Kellen Winslow Jr. The running game needs to be better so it can take off some pressure of Josh. He has the talent and the tools its up to him and the team if can harness the talent.

Next up the Detroit Lions.

-Shaun

Sunday, August 8, 2010

The Race For The Playoffs Weekend Update

The NL East the teams who are still in the race.

The Phillies won 2 of 3 from the Mets.
The Braves won 3 of 4 from the Giants.
The Marlins spilt with the Cardinals both taking 1 with third game rained out.

Standings
Braves 64-47
Phillies 62-49 2 games back
Mets 55-56 9 games back
Marlins 54-56 9.5 games back

The Wild Card Standings

Giants 63-49
Phillies 62-49 1/2 game out
Cardinals 61-49 1 game out
Rockies 58-53 4.5 games out
Dodgers 58-54 5 games out

Next games

Phillies vs Dodgers Tuesday
Astros vs Braves Monday
Mets vs Rockies Tuesday
Giants vs Cubs Monday
Reds vs Cardinals Monday

-Shaun

32 NFL Team Previews in 32 Days Day 2 Buffalo Bills

Todays team is the Buffalo Bills.

Last years record: 6-10 last place in NFC West.
First Round Pick: CJ Spiller RB Clemson (9th pick overall)
Best Pick: CJ Spiller RB Clemson (9th pick overall)
Offensive MVP: Lee Evans WR
Defensive MVP: Paul Posluszny LB
Sleeper or X factor: Marshawn Lynch RB
Projected Record: 4-12

The big question is: Will the Bills find their starting QB in Ryan Fitzpatrick or Trent Edwards or will they have to draft one?

The big answer is: Though Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards can be good quarterbacks Edwards can be injury prone and has shown problems throwing the deep ball, while Fitzpatrick has had problems with accuracy. Both had problems keeping their INT'S down and TD's up and they had only one year where they combined to throw more touchdowns then INT'S. The QB crop will be good next year with Washington's Jake Lockler and Stanford's Andrew Luck, and every sign points to the Bills taking one of the those quarterbacks next year. The other question mark will be if new coach Chan Gailey can make either Edwards or Fitzpatrick into a good quarterback. Plus you will have a battle for starting running back between Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson and rookie CJ Spillier.


Tomorrows team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

-Shaun

Saturday, August 7, 2010

32 NFL Team Previews in 32 Days Day 1 St. Louis Rams

The first team of 32 NFL Team Previews in 32 Days will be the worst team of last year the St.Louis Rams.

Last years record:1-15 Last in NFC West.
First Round Pick: Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma (1st overall)
Best Pick: Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma (1st overall)
Offensive MVP: Steven Jackson RB
Defensive MVP: O. J. Atogwe Safety
Sleeper:Brandon Gibson WR
Projected Record: 4-12

Biggest question: Will Sam Bradford start and if so will he make an impact?

The Rams took their future in Sam Bradford with the first pick in the 2010 draft and he will need some time to learn and to watch. But you can be sure that if the Rams are out of the NFC West and wild card race that he will start around week 7 but he will struggle right away in the NFL. I think the Rams will be better than last years 1-15 record. The defense will be a lot better in the 2nd year under Steve Spagnuolo's defense. Tomorrow will team 31 in ESPN'S Power Rankings the Buffalo Bills.

-Shaun

Friday, August 6, 2010

The Race For The Playoffs

NL East

Phillies win 5-4 over Marlins.
Braves win 4-3 over Giants.
Mets off

Standings

Braves 62-46
Phillies 60-48 2.0 games out
Mets 54-54 8.0 games out
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NL Wild Card

Giants lose to Braves 4-3
Phillies win 5-4 over Marlins
Cardinals win 8-4 over Astros

Standings

Giants 62-47
Phillies 60-48 1.5 games out
Cardinals 60-48 1.5 games out
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Friday Nights Probables
Mets @ Phillies Niese (NYM) vs Blanton (PHI)
Cardinals @ Marlins Wainwright (STL) vs Nolasco (FLA)
Giants @ Braves Zito (SF) vs Hanson (ATL)
-Shaun

2010 NFL and College Football Season Coverage

The Big Mouths will have a lot cool new features during football season.

-32 Teams in 32 Days-Starts Saturday August 7
-Eagles Pick to Click the players who I think will have the biggest impact on Sundays games.
-Monday NFC East Recaps and all your Eagles day after news
-The Top 25 College Football Picks of the Week -Friday Nights I will also pick the local games. (Temple,Penn, and Villanova.)
-NFL Picks of The Week-Saturday nights or Wednesday nights if a Thursday game is played
-Saturday night Eagles preview and NFC East game previews.

So stay right here all football season long for Eagles and NFL coverage!

-Shaun

Phillies Acquire Mike Sweeney from Seattle

I know I behind in reporting this but the Phillies acquired 1B Mike Sweeney from Seattle for PTBNL or cash on Wednesday. Sweeney will fill in for Howard who was placed on the 15-day DL on Tuesday. Sweeney walked in his first AB on Thursday.

-Shaun

32 NFL Teams In 32 Days 2010 NFL Preview

Starting Saturday August 7 I will start breaking down all 32 NFL teams.

The breakdown will include

-Projected Win-Loss record
-The teams biggest question
-The teams biggest addition and subtraction
-The teams offensive MVP and defensive MVP

The breakdown will be in order of the 2009 NFL Draft.

-Shaun

Friday, July 30, 2010

Phillies Acquire Roy Oswalt from Astros for JA Happ and 2 prospects

The Phillies got their man yesterday getting 32 yr old RHP Roy Oswalt from the Astros for LHP JA Happ, OF prospect Anthony Gose and INF prospect Jonathon Villar. The 32 yr old was 6-12 with a 3.42 era but he got no run support from the Astros. Roy Oswalt waivied his no trade clause and said he wanted to be here. The deal gives the Phillies one of if the not the best rotation in baseball with Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels,Blanton and Kendrick. Oswalt will start tonight vs the Washingtion Nationals.

-Shaun

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Breaking News Phillies and Astros Have Deal In Place For Oswalt

A report late Wednesday said the Astros had agreed to send Roy Oswalt to the Phillies, pending Oswalt's approval. The deal was to include the Astros trading Roy Oswalt for JA Happ and prospects. Sources say the Astros will pay some off Oswalt's salary. More coming when available.

-Shaun

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Polanco Back From DL, Castro Gone

Infielder Placido Polanco has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list, and have released INF Juan Castro. Castro, 38, hit .198 with 13 RBI in 54 games this year the Phillies lost his job as backup when Wilson Valdez stepped up. As for Polanco he is hitting .318 with 15 doubles, five home runs, 27 RBI and 39 runs scored.

-Shaun