Philly Front Office

Things were all good for the Phillies on Sunday, then they went to Citi Field.  After an abysmal 2 days in Flushing I am ready to be very mad at this team.  I am not giving up, we are still up in the division and firmly in hold of a playoff spot, but yuck.  It could not be much worse.

Meanwhile, back in Eagles Training Camp, I am catching you up on trades, roster cuts, the practice squad, and the hierarchy of the NFL going into the season.

As for the Flyers and Sixers, we are inching ever closer to training camp with no news to speak of.

Yes, Zack Wheeler is probably done for the season and the Eagles CB2 situation is a mess, but that doesn't mean these aren't problems our teams cannot overcome. In this episode, I calmly and concisely (read panicked and rambling) go through the options for both teams and the rest of the news of the week including:

Back from vacation where I was able to see Philly's own Kyle Garland win the Decathalon at the US Track and Field Championships.  His dad made it clear he is a big Eagles fan.

This episode we recap the Phillies' trade deadline and talk about who could possibly pay Kyle Schwarber his next contract. Plus, Tanner McKee made everyone lose their minds after his performance against the Bengals.  What is his future with the Eagles (I'm sorry, he is getting traded next year)?  Finally, the Flyers had some legal/salary cap news after an arbitrator made his ruling in the team's dispute with Ryan Johanson.  The Sixers, well, it's August.

MLB Trade Deadline is on July 31 at 6pm which means we have a lot to talk about. Recapping the moves so far, what our rivals have done, and what we can expect going forward.

Links from the episode:

Plus, recapping all the trade deadline anniversaries I can remember.

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but one of my best friends is a Mets fan.  I know, I know, that's a total betrayal of trust.  I promises myself I would only have him on as long as the Phillies were ahead in the standings though.  We go through how our teams are doing in the second half, what we need for the stretch run, our mist hated Mets and Phillies ever, and some of his better run-ins as a Met in enemy territory at Phillies and Eagles games.  He comes on around the 22 minute mark.

Before him though we have our weekly Philly sports wheelings and dealings including the Phillies signing David Robertson AGAIN, the Eagles finally signing Andrew Makuba as they report to training camp, Porter Martone going to Michigan State, and the Sixers trying but struggling to exist.

All 4 of our teams have had draft concerns and questions this week:

Plus, this week marks the 17th anniversary of Joe Blanton coming to the Phillies.

Join me on a tour of our teams with an extra added stop at the end in hopes of preventing my podcast dismount awkwardness.

Our first stop is the Sixers and their seemingly never-ending contract negotiations with Quentin Grimes.  Fear not listeners, he has no where else to go.  That stinks for him, but it's good for the Sixers.  It is just a matter of time.

Next, gaze out upon your first place Phillies who, despite their place in the standings, make me want to rip my eyeballs out.  Why you ask?  Well, tonight's game in the house of horrors that is Oracle Park will be started not by Mick Abel or Andrew Painter, but by Taijuan Walker.  Wonderful.

Our third stop is the Flyers who have flown through their $20m budget and land roughly the same exact team as last season just without the annoying coach and with Trevor Zegras.  That's ok!

Lastly, we are 2 weeks from the start of Eagles Training Camp and 8 weeks from the start of the regular season where the Eagles are absolutely the favorites to repeat.

Did I say last stop?  I forgot, we are trying a soft landing here.  Each week we will discuss whatever date in Philly sports history we happen to be closest to.  First up...damnit...its the 57th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain getting traded to the Lakers.  Why do I even bother!

The Flyers and Sixers are drafting and spending while the Phillies close in on the All-Star Break in first place.  Still no Eagles news, so we have to create some using the problems facing everyone else!

 - Sixers draft VJ Edgecombe but lose Guerschon Yabusele.  Quentin Grimes still in the wind

 - Flyers draft Porter Martone and wouldn't it be awesome if he flattened Cutter Gauthier one day?

 - Phillies must prepare to lose Mick Abel to make this team the contender it needs to be

 - Eagles should not think about trading Nolan Smith for TJ Watt

We have not one but TWO drafts this week!

Starting Wednesday, the first round of the NBA draft kicks off at 8pm.  The Sixers are picking 3rd and, just like the rest of the league, could be making some moves.  We have already seen 4 big trades in the last ten days and things are heating up.  Expect the Draft to have some fireworks including a possible Spurs trade out of #2 for Giannis.  It just makes too much sense.

On Friday, the First round of the NHL draft kicks off with the Flyers picking at 6.  There are 4 possible guys ready to be picked in the 3-6 range and the Flyers will unfortunately have to pick up the scraps of that group.  They made a big trade for Trevor Zegras this week but still have a ton of draft ammo to either pick or move around.  The NHL Draft is going to be the Flyers show.

The FIRST PLACE PHILLIES just took 2 much needed games from the Mets and now face the Astros before going to Atlanta.  We look ahead to the trade deadline and who needs to lose.

As for the Eagles, Jalen Hurts wrote a children's book because of course he did!

What fan bases is it appropriate to give a sarcastic GO BIRDS to?  Obviously, the Giants, Cowboys, and Commanders.  Definitely the Chiefs.  Is that it?

I go into the Phillies Towel Game Anniversary, The Rafael Devers Trade, the Pre-All-Star Break schedule, and what the playoff pitching staff could look like.

Then it's the Sixers and the 41st anniversary of the legendary 1984 draft, trade season, draft season, and how the Spurs are in a great but unfortunate spot.

The Flyers are coming up on some anniversaries themselves including the Eric Lindros draft and the Ilya Bryzgalov/Jeff Carter/Mike Richards mess.

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about the Eagles!!!  Let's talk about next year's extensions for the Philly Bulldogs including Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, Nakobe Dean, Jordan Davis, and even Kelee Ringo.