The Phillies might talk long-term deal with Hamels down the road. But, the Phillies general manager said, "right now, it isn't going to happen." Gillick said he is wary of giving out long-term deals, particularly one like the Brewers gave Braun. "If at some point, if [Hamels is] performing to the level, you're going to have to talk multiyear at some point," Gillick said. "These guys, maybe they are smarter giving guys 8-year deals. I don't know." The baseball contract world is a tricky one. For … [Read more...]
Minor Update: Phillies Pitching Prospects Emerging
May 12, 2008 By 51 Comments
In the off-season, the Phillies couldn't engage in talks for big name pitchers like Dan Haren or Johan Santana or even medium name pitchers like Joe Blanton or Jon Garland because of their lack of elite minor league talent. Going into the season, they had only 2 top-100 prospects in RHP Carlos Carrasco and LHP Joe Savery. However, a quarter of the way through the season, the Phillies' minor league system has seen several new names and some old names either emerge or step up their game and … [Read more...]
Brotherly Link Love: 5-11-2008
May 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Haven't posted in a few days, been busy working on some other online stuff, but I have read a bunch of 76ers-related articles lately that I thought I'd share to stir up some good Sixers talk. Let's kick this off with our friend over at Sixers 4 Guidos (love the new banner by the way, Ricky!). Ricky is doing a Sixer-by-Sixer 07/08 breakdown just as we are here on the Recliner. He has started with, in both our opinions, the team MVP, Andre Miller. Make sure you head over and check out a fellow … [Read more...]
The Philadelphia Spurs, Year-End Version
May 8, 2008 By 19 Comments
About 20 games into the season, it looked as though the Sixers were headed for a high lottery pick and the only thing to look forward to was the off-season. It was at this point that I wrote an analysis of the team and how they could build towards being a championship contender. Here is an excerpt so you know how I did my analysis. Everyone in the NBA is good, that’s why they are in the NBA, and there are 40-50 players not in the NBA that could thrive if put in the right situation. As a … [Read more...]
76ers Rumors: Ben Gordon Next Year’s Starting SG?
May 8, 2008 By 13 Comments
Two league insiders prophesy a move to land Bulls restricted free agent Ben Gordon, an undersized shooting guard who could share the backcourt with big point guard Andre Miller. - SI.com Hmm. I don't like that idea even a little bit. I am a die hard Allen Iverson fan. Since Billy King traded away by far the best little man scorer in the history of the game, I am 100% opposed to bringing in another, lesser player of the same cloth as AI. With that said he can shoot the heck out of the rock … [Read more...]
Evaluating the ’07-’08 76ers
May 5, 2008 By 9 Comments
The Sixers' playoff run is over which means no more basketball in Philadelphia for a while. It's a sad, sad time for hoops fans in the city. I find it safe to say the 2007-2008 campaign was an unexpectedly positive one for our 76ers. That is the main reason for the first time in a while that Sixers fans are both optimistic and still 76ered-UP going into the offseason. Now it is time to start focusing on what's next for this team. There are a host of topics and issues to talk about from … [Read more...]
Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams are Here to Stay – At Any Cost
May 3, 2008 By 33 Comments
The two biggest questions or concerns are resigning restricted free agents Andre Iguodala and Louis Williams. Well, those questions have been answered - early. In a conversation with Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News, Ed Stefanski said about his two biggest free agents: "I would say, 'Thank God they're restricted,' because we have no intention of not matching any offer from another team," Stefanski said. - Philly.com But what does that mean? If someone comes in and offers Iguodala … [Read more...]
76ers vs. Pistons Playoff Series: The Sixers Season Ends in Game 6
May 2, 2008 By 1 Comment
Wow, that was easily the worst game I have ever been to in every aspect. To be at a playoff game and only have 14,130 in attendance was disappointing but something I expected. I knew once they lost on Tuesday the fans would officially give up on the team and not come out and support Thursday night. And with the performance the 76ers gave, could you really blame them? I have all these notes I took from the game, but I don't think it's necessary to beat a dead horse here. Everyone watched the … [Read more...]
Are You Using RSS Feeds?
May 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I hope so because RSS feeds are the simplest and fastest way to keep up with your favorite websites and blogs. May 1st has been marked by the blogosphere as RSS Awareness Day. Here is my contribution to the cause. RSS: The short definition RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it. - http://www.whatisrss.com/ For an entertaining … [Read more...]
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