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Recapping the Phillies’ off-season, and a 1st crack at the 25-man roster

January 27, 2012 By Pete 11 Comments

Apologies for the severe lack of posts – lots of non-blog related life events going on recently. This is about the time of year I forget about everything that happened to the Phillies in 2011 and start getting really excited for 2012. Since I haven’t been able to examine each move individually, I figured I’d [...]

The Philly Fifty, #29: Billy Cunningham, Sixers

January 20, 2012 By Pete 3 Comments

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity – 4 Cunningham played 9 years here with two stints with the Sixers. He started off his NBA career with 7 years here, then took a 2 years hiatus to the Carolina Cougars of the ABA, only to return to the [...]

The Philly Fifty, #30: Steve Van Buren, Eagles

January 14, 2012 By Pete 3 Comments

For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity – 3 Played 8 seasons, his entire career, with the Eagles. Was drafted in 1944 out of LSU with the 5th overall pick and played until he was 31. Peak – 4 A top-5 player at any position for [...]