The Phillies have aquired John Bowker from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bowker is left handed and a lifetime .237 hitter with 17 homers in 561 big-league at-bats. He has played 19 games with the Pirates this season and hit .235, but Bowker has spent the majority of his season with Triple A Indianapolis, where he was hitting .308 with 15 homers and 76 RBIs in 105 games.
The Flyers and James van Riemsdyk each took a bit of a leap of faith in agreeing to a six-year contract extension that, beginning in the 2012-13 season, will pay JVR $4.25 million on the salary cap. He will earn $1.65 million on the cap this season, the third and final year of his entry-level contract. For Philadelphia, this is another clear sign that the organization thinks that JVR turned the
As training camp slowly approaches, the Flyers are faced with the dual challenge of ridding themselves of a contract or two (they are currently at the maximum) and freeing up some salary cap space. Figuring that Michael Leighton and Matt Walker will be waived in order to become cap compliant, the Flyers currently have a mere $175,239 of room under the cap
… and I’m back, too. Vacation was grand, but it’s back to the grind. Rain, Rain… GO AWAY! This was kind of an abbreviated week for the Phillies with all the weather issues and schedule changes
Whether you love or hate the shootout (and I’m most certainly in the latter camp), it’s become a reality of the post-lockout NHL during the regular season. It’s also been a thorn in the Flyers’ side more than it has been a help.
Last week, I was having a catch-up phone conversation with an old writing colleague at a publishing company where I was the editor of a newsletter for benefits/HR managers.
Ever since the Flyers signed Jaromir Jagr on July 1 of this summer, the reaction has been decidedly mixed. One thing that I think everyone can agree on: For many years, Jagr was just about the last player anyone would have expected to end up in Philadelphia. After all those years of Jagr being on the other side of the Flyers’ rivalries with the Penguins and Rangers, he was associated as being
It has been rare for Philadelphia’s heralded starting staff to hear boos this season.
Yesterday’s perfunctory press conference with Ilya Bryzgalov did not reveal anything out of ordinary.
The rest is here: Nowak pleased with second half comeback in win vs. Islanders
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