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The Islanders' Logo Doesn't Even Have Brooklyn On ItWhen the Islanders announced their surprise move to the Barclays Center, the obvious questions was whether they would come in for a makeover, à la the Nets. They were quick to reassure their fans that the name and colors would carry over....

Annals Of Bullshit: The Myth Of The Myth Of Cal Ripken's Historic Home RunTwenty years ago, Oriole Park at Camden Yards brought in an era of fake history in baseball architecture. So it fits that The Baltimore Sun's roundup of the park's greatest moments would feature fake history too. For the No. 1 moment, baseball beat reporter Dan Connolly described the night Cal Ripke...

Get Out Of Splitsville and Come On HomeThis series was not going to be a sweep. People put so much pressure on themselves and on the Phillies that most news outlets were calling game one of a seven-game series a must win. Well, they did, and other than Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, Brad Lidge and one swing of the bat by Chase Utley, nobody p...

Random Ramblings After a World Series Game One Victory

I spent a good portion of the game last night on my couch with my hands on my head, pulling my hair out. And the Phils were winning....

We Meet Again, Penguins...

The scheduling gods have once again blessed us by inserting a Flyers game in between the majestic events of the Phillies postseason. Your girlfriends and wives may or may not agree, but if you're a Flyers fan, odds are you'll be hard pressed to take a night off from sports....

Morning Extras: Phils Have Already Made History

Think about it. This Phillies team has already made history....