Doc & Phillies Take A Beating

    Well I don't know about you but I haven't seen something from Philly take a beating this bad since Rocky Balboa's first fight against Clubber Lang (Mr. T).  The Phillies got absolutely hammered tonight by a score of 14 to 2, courtesy of seven Indians home runs.

Let the Delmon Young Experiment Begin!

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, step right up to see the great beast, the worlds largest and slowest outfielder, and I use the term outfielder lightly, Delmon Young!  That's right Phillies fans, Delmon Young has been activated from the disabled list after off season ankle surgery kept him out for all of Spring Training and most of the first month of the season.  So tonight, Ruben Amaro Jr.'s great outfield experiment begins.

Flyers End Season on a High Note

       The Flyers went into Ottawa tonight and stole one 2-1.  This pushes their final record above .500 if you listen to the commentators, though with overtime losses they still technically have more losses than wins.  At least 48 game seasons don't really count right?

Finding Doug Collins' Replacement

    While the NBA playoffs are heating up, the Sixers are at home on the couch: not exactly what Sixers fans had envisioned for their team during last offseason. But things don't always go according to plan and the 76ers need to move on and find Doug Collins' replacement.

Phillies Fall to Pirates...Again

    Yet again tonight the Phillies dropped a game to their in-state rivals the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Phillies fell by a final score of 5-3 and will now look to salvage a series split tomorrow in the series finale.

Phillies Forget Bats, Fall to Pirates

    In an all too familiar turn of events tonight, the Phillies forgot to bring their bats to Citizens Bank Park yet again as they fell to the Pirates by a score of 2-0.  The loss breaks up the exhilarating two game win streak the Phightins' had been on and drops their 2013 record to 9-12.

Phillies Sneak By Pirates

    The Phillies snuck by their in-state rival the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight by a score of 3-2.  With John "Despicable Me" Lannan on the DL, the Phillies were left with a decision to make as to which young starter they would call up for tonight's game.

Giving Each Phillies Player a Terrible Nickname

    Currently I have an hour to kill and I wouldn't be a good college student if I chose to spend it doing homework.  So, instead I will come up with some terrible nicknames for the Phillies players.  Hold on to your seats because here it goes, make suggestions in the comments or on Twitter: @BroadStBeat:

Phillies Win, Split Series With Cardinals

    The Phillies bounced back from an ugly loss yesterday as they defeated the Cardinals 7-3 tonight with the help of some late inning heroics at the plate.  The win salvaged a split in the series and puts the Phillies record at 8-11 so far in 2013.

Phillies Futility Continues

    The Phillies continued their terrible play that has followed them back from Miami and Cincinnati tonight as they opened a home series against the Cardinals.  The Phillies fell by a score of 4-3 as they continue to struggle to consistently get on base.

Doug Collins Walks

     On Thursday morning, Doug Collins officially announced his resignation as the 76ers head coach. This news was not a surprise as rumors were circulating as the Sixers' disappointing season came to a close. Philadelphia finished the season with a 34-48 record,  landing in the 9th spot in the East, missing the playoffs for the first (and now last) time in the three years under Coach Collins.

Phillies Dominated by Reds

    The Phillies managed to get beat twice in one day today as they dropped both contests to the Reds.  The first game, a continuation of last nights game that was postponed after the top of the ninth due to rain, was ended quickly as the Reds walked off with a 1-0 win after only 9 minutes.  The second game, however, was a complete blowout by the Reds.

Flyers Offense Peaks, Downs Montreal 7-3

       The Flyers, led by valiant efforts from Hartnell, Giroux and Voracek, came into Montreal and asserted their dominance over the second best team in the East.  The 7 goals (3 by Hartnell, 1 by Simmonds, Gustafsson, Voracek and Giroux) are more than Philadelphia has scored in their last 5 games combined.

Phillies Drop Series Opener to Reds

    In the first game of the series against the Reds tonight, the Phillies fell by a score of 4-2 to dip back to a game under .500.  Despite yet another great start from Cliff Lee, the Phillies simply could not get anything going offensively on the night, leading to another disappointing loss.

The Doctor Is In, Phillies Win

    Roy Halladay bounced back from a rough start to the 2013 season that had many questioning the state of his career today as the Phillies defeated the Marlins 2-1.  It is the second series in a row the Phillies have won and they now sit at 6-6 on the young season.

Halladay Looks to Silence Critics

    After a tenth inning 3-1 victory on Friday night and a walk-off 2-1 loss last evening, the Phillies enter the series finale at Marlins Park this afternoon looking to win their second series of the season and pull their record to an even .500.  Taking the mound in this afternoons contest will be two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, looking to squash all the questions surrounding him to start the season.

Wawa vs. Sheetz

       We've been getting a little too heavy on the Kyle-written articles lately here at the Beat, at least that's what our metrics are telling us.  Though I've been a bit too busy lately to watch and report on all the Flyers games, I will get back on that wagon ASAP.  In the meantime, I find it necessary to cover an ever important topic that was being tweeted about last week when we compared old Roy Halladay to Wawa and new Roy Halladay to Sheetz...or Royal Farms or whatever it got whittled down to.

Phillies Win First Series

    Finishing the game just in time, as massive thunderstorms settled in, the Phillies left the field with their first series win on the season after a 7-3 victory over the Mets.  The game went into a rain delay midway through, and strong winds were a factor throughout, blowing trash all over the field, and I don't just mean the Mets players.

Bats Come Alive, Phillies Dominate Mets

       Off to a sluggish start so far in 2013, the Phillies entered tonight's second game of the Mets series seeking to piece things together and pull out a win.  Things came together pretty well for the Phillies on the night as they dominated the Mets, 8-3.

Shaky Start Continues for Halladay, Phillies

    Roy Halladay and the Phillies continued their shaky start to the season tonight as they were defeated by the Mets.  The Mets dominated the Phillies by a score 7-2 as cause for concern continued to grow for both Halladay and the Phillies early in the season.

Phillies Drop Game, Series to Royals

    The Phillies have now lost both series to open the season, after dropping today's game to the Royals by a 9-8 score.  The Phillies pitchers continued their early season struggles as the Royals hitters jumped all over them.

Phillies Walk-Off Against Royals

    The Phillies squeezed out a late victory over the Kansas City Royals tonight.  The Phillies won by a score of 4-3 tonight in front of a crowd that was under 40,000 for the first time in recent memory.  The team bounced back after a rough day for their pitchers yesterday as they fell 13-4.

Pitchers Fall Apart, Phillies Drop Home Opener

    The day started off bright and sunny in Philadelphia as the Phillies met the Royals in their 2013 home opener at Citizens Bank Park.  The Phillies jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the contest before the pitching fell apart starting in the fifth inning.

Lee Stifles Braves, Phillies Notch First Win

    The Phillies defeated the Braves by a score of 2-0 tonight to collect their first win of the 2013 season, after dropping their first two games.  The Braves had roughed up the Phillies pitchers in the first two games of the series as they scored a total of 16 runs in the games, but tonight was a different story.

Phillies Pitchers Roughed Up Again

    For the second game in a row to open the 2013 season, the Phillies pitching staff was roughed up, as they fell 9-2 to the Braves.  It was a rainy evening in Atlanta, and clearly the umps had all intentions of squeezing this game in after a few suspect calls.  Facing many questions after an uncharacteristic 2012 season and lackluster Spring Training, Roy Halladay got the start on the mound.

Sixers Fall In Charlotte

     The 76ers came into Wednesday's game in Charlotte on a 3 game winning-streak. Against the worst team in the NBA, the Sixers thought they had a shot to stretch it 4. However, in a game that came down to the final minute, the Sixers couldn't finish it out and would lose 88-83.

Breaking Down the Flyers Trade Deadline Acquisitions

Steve Mason (Columbus) for Michael Leighton and a 3rd Round Pick

       This is by far the most intriguing of the deals the front office has made this past week.  Many fans are speculating that this deal is a sign that Bryzgalov is on his way out of Philadelphia.

Comparing Each Phillies Player to an Animal

    With a day off already after only one game in the 2013 season, we will take this time and the boredom it has provided to analyze the Phillies players.  No we will not be analyzing the players in a traditional way using statistics, rather we will be comparing each to a different animal, so here we go:

Phillies Drop Season Opener to Braves

    The Phillies 2013 season kicked off tonight, although things did not go as they would have liked as they dropped the game to the Braves 7-5.  Cole Hamels made his first Opening Day start of his career and continued a streak of ugly first starts to the season he has had the past few years.  Hamels went five innings while allowing 5 earned runs and 3 home runs.