PhilaPhans - Philadelphia Sports Blogs - Forums - Message Board http://philaphans.com Philadelphia Sports: Four for Four; Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and Sixers Since 2002 - Philadelphia Sports News, Blogs and Message Board/Forums Thu, 17 May 2012 15:06:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 KG Continues To Torch Sixers http://philaphans.com/blog/2012/05/17/kg-continues-to-torch-sixers/ http://philaphans.com/blog/2012/05/17/kg-continues-to-torch-sixers/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:55:51 +0000 philly.com http://philaphans.com/blog/2012/05/17/kg-continues-to-torch-sixers/

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by Matt Gelb for Philly.com Sports

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What should be encouraging about Bastardo is the results have come even with diminished velocity.

 

For all the bullpen malaise, and there has been plenty, the emergence of Antonio Bastardo has happened quite quietly.

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JVR dressed in only 43 games during the regular season and the final seven games of the playoffs.

 

The Flyers entered the 2011-12 season counting on a breakout season from third-year pro James van Riemsdyk. With JVR coming off a big second half and torrid first nine games of the 2011 playoffs, the club hoped to see van Riemsdyk blossom into a 30-goal scorer.

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