The Flyers will enter the St. Pete Times Forum tonight to try and win their first game this year against the Tampa Bay Lightning. This is their last chance in the regular season, the Flyers are 0-for-3 so far, including a 4-0 shutout just two weeks ago coming off the All-Star break.
We may not have beaten the Lightning anytime recently, but after hearing what I’m about to share with you, I’m confident in saying that we have them beat in one category.
At the Wells Fargo Center, the folks controlling the audio always seem to know which song to play to get the fans out of their seats.
In Tampa, though? Not so much.
First mentioned on WIP minutes ago, Anthony Gargano caught wind of this “electrifying” Tampa tune while listening to a local Tampa sports radio station last night.
Is this man the future of the Phillies in right field? Find out what the folks at MLB Network think tonight.
Another Sign That I’m Completely Desperate for Baseball
I’ve been watching the MLB Network religiously. Their “Top 10 Right Now” series is nothing short of awesome, if for nothing else, its ability to spark endless debate between my friends. “MLB’s 20 Greatest Games” has been a pleasure to watch as well. Last night’s episode featured #17, game four of the 2004 ALCS between the Yankees and the Red Sox… an instant classic, and one of the most exciting games I have ever seen. And don’t even get me started on “Hot Stove”… never has a network been able to make their sport so interesting when games are literally not being played.
Tonight, they continue to deliver the goods, baby.
MLB Network will debut it’s list of “Top 50 Prospects” tonight at 9:00 pm, and look for Domonic Brown to be featured on the higher end of that list. It’ll also be interesting to see where any other Phillies may fall and prospects from division rivals.
I will certainly be watching, and I’ll provide you with some info on the show and Phillies-related news some time late tonight or tomorrow morning.
This is the longest winter of my life… I can’t wait anymore. The anticipation for my fantasy baseball league doesn’t help to calm me, either. If you’re as in much pain as I am, take a listen to Anthony Gargano and Glen Macnow’s lunch with Charlie Manuel yesterday. Get your fix.
Webb Chevrolet in Oak Lawn, Illinois is a sponsor of Chicago Bears radio broadcasts. John Stone, now a former employee of the dealership, refused to take off his Packers tie when asked by his boss. The boss then gave him an ultimatum and asked him to choose between wearing the tie or keeping his job. Stone chose the former.
Jerry Roberts, the “boss” in this situation, is justified in his actions. Wearing a Packers tie the day after the Bears NFC Championship loss wouldn’t necessarily rub customers the right way. That, combined with the fact that they have a sponsorship deal with Bears? Eh, not good for business.
So I take it a bow tie wouldn’t have gone over well either?
Laviolette Keeps Flyers on Toes
Flyers coach Peter Laviolette doesn’t want to see his team perform the way they did on December 20th against the Florida Panthers.
The 5-0 loss to a dismal Panthers team was the team’s final game before their one-week break over the holiday season. They Flyers will get another week off for the All-Star break after tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Wells Fargo Center.
This time, “Lavs” will not let the Flyers falter in their second “getaway game” of the year.
Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News wrote a piece on Laviolette who held a full practice yesterday, despite the fact that the team played two days in a row against New Jersey and at Chicago.
The coach, who is all business, had this to say.
“We didn’t do very well last time we had a break,” Laviolette said. “We talked about it briefly. All you can do is address things and bring it to [their] attention. It’s a big game and an important game. We want to make sure we end it the right way.”
Do you love this coach? Or do you love this coach? C’mon…
After missing 13 games to repair a broken bone in his right foot, Flyers star defensemen and comedian Chris Pronger will return to the lineup tonight when the team faces off with the dismal Ottawa Senators.
Pronger missed 13 games in all, and the Flyers (30-11-5) went 9-4 in that stretch . The team is 7-1 in the month of January. Thus, it’s safe to say that Pronger’s absence hasn’t exactly hurt them, but his return will undoubtedly help.
You can thank the Flyers depth at defense for picking up the slack in the big man’s absence. Oskars Bartulis and the returning Matt Walker both stepped in and played well enough to make up for Pronger. Walker seemingly made it back at the right time after undergoing right hip surgery a month ago. His return, paired with improvements across the board on defense (or across the ice, in this case) prevented the bleeding for the Flyers before it ever started. View full article »
He looks like McCartney, AND he's an all-star?! WHOOOOO! Double threat guy!
According to the the Inquirer’s Sam Carchidi and the lovely folks at Broad Street Hockey via TSN’s Darren Dreger, Flyers forward Danny Briere has been named as an injury replacement for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game.
Briere will join real-life roomie Claude Giroux as the pair will represent the Philadelphia Flyers in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday, January 30.
Briere, the Flyers leader in overall points (27 G, 14 A, 41 P), was initially considered a snub when All-Star rosters were announced on January 11th. Briere was (and still is) sixth in goals in the NHL when the announcement was made and he continues to be on pace to challenge his own previous regular season totals in points. Danny Boy made his displeasure public when he first heard the news of his exclusion on the list, but didn’t exactly make it personal. As per NHL.com… View full article »
The kind of mischevious look that makes you think he silently farted and everyone is just starting to catch a whiff...
Given the recent struggles of the Flyers on the defensive side of the puck, the news of Chris Pronger’s (limited) return to the ice is a positive for fans of the orange and black.
Pronger broke a bone in his foot this past December and was projected to be out 4-6 weeks. He received medical clearance today from Dr. Steven Raikin to resume light skating.
In a related story, the Flyers defensemen has no idea how to partake in “light skating”, but I imagine he’ll have to learn quickly. View full article »
