Remember that word change? Well the Philadelphia Eagles are one team in the City of Brotherly Love who are not looking to change. Owner Jeffrey Lurie confirmed this morning that the Eagles have signed head coach Andy Reid to a three year contract extension.
Reid, the winningest coach in Philadelphia Eagles history will coach the Eagles through the 2013 season. This is the longest tenure of any Eagles coach as he came in to replace Ray Rhodes in 1999.
In his time in Philadelphia, Reid has taken the Birds to five NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl appearance. He has compiled a total of 115 wins.
-The Phillies on the other hand, have changed. Their bench, or lack thereof in the 2009 season has been revamped and no longer includes the likes of Eric Bruntlett and crowd favorite Matt Stairs.
The Phil’s signed Ross Gload yesterday afternoon. It is a two year deal according to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki. Gload led the league in pinch hits this past season for the Florida Marlins. His career .283 batting average should give skipper Charlie Manuel more options for the 2010 season.
Gload joins a bench consisting of Ben Francisco, Greg Dobbs, and two new additions in Brian Schneider and Juan Castro.
-The Flyers found a perfect way to get back on the right track last night as they stopped their five-game losing streak, score goals. Mike Richards was one goal short of the hat trick as the Flyers rolled over the Islanders. Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux also added two goals each to give the Flyers the 6-2 victory.
This was the first win for the Flyers under newly hired head coach Peter Laviolette. Laviolette began his stint in Philadelphia with back to back losses dropping one to the Capitals this past Saturday and then losing again two nights ago to Montreal.
Brian Boucher was back in goal for the Flyers to replace Ray Emery. Emery will be out at least six weeks as he will be getting surgery today to repair a torn abdominal muscle.
Here is just a little side note. Islanders defenseman Brendon Witt was in the lineup against the Flyers last night after being hit by a car crossing the street in Philadelphia yesterday morning. He is one tough guy.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Change is coming
Change. It is something that every professional sports franchise experiences. Whether it is change in the offseason or mid-season, it is something pro athletes and coaches have to deal with.
There have been some major changes in the city of Philadelphia in the past week. The first of which was the re-signing of former 76er all-star Allen Iverson. The second was the firing of Flyers head coach John Stevens.
Let’s take a look at Iverson first. As I previously wrote, Iverson got a second chance from the organization that drafted him out of Georgetown in 1996. A.I., also known as the Answer, held an emotional press conference late last week as he began to cry said he “felt at home in Philadelphia.”
Plenty of emotion also flowed at the beginning of last night’s game against the Denver Nuggets, one of the three teams Iverson played for since leaving Philadelphia in 2006. Prior to the game A.I. danced on the Sixers logo at mid-court and bowed to the packed house all wearing No. 3. Iverson dropped 11 points.
Unfortunately for the 76ers, the Answer wasn’t enough as the Sixers fell to the Nuggets. That is the tenth straight loss for Philadelphia. Andre Iguodala showed that this slumping Sixers team was still his as he dropped 31 in the losing effort.
Now that the Sixers have their star back and they finally got some fans to attend a game, let’s take a look at another slumping team. The Flyers as I mentioned above, fired head coach John Stevens this past Friday. They immediately hired a replacement in Peter Laviolette. Laviolette led the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup in 2006.
Under Stevens, the Flyers made it to the Conference Championship 2007 and 2008. Recently however, the Flyers had lost six of their last seven, two were shutouts. Since the replacement, many of the players took the blame for the firing. Danny Briere claimed that as a team needed to “play with more passion.”
That passion has yet to hit the Flyers as the team has dropped two in a row under their new head coach. In Laviolette debut the Flyers lost 8-2 to Washington and then again last night to Montreal with a final score of 3-1.
So far the changes that have been made over the past week have yet to have a positive outcome. Iverson says the Sixers will, “get it together.” What about the Flyers? One thing is sure for both teams, change is upon us. It is still pretty early in both seasons and there is a lot of improvement that needs to be done at Wachovia Center.
There have been some major changes in the city of Philadelphia in the past week. The first of which was the re-signing of former 76er all-star Allen Iverson. The second was the firing of Flyers head coach John Stevens.
Let’s take a look at Iverson first. As I previously wrote, Iverson got a second chance from the organization that drafted him out of Georgetown in 1996. A.I., also known as the Answer, held an emotional press conference late last week as he began to cry said he “felt at home in Philadelphia.”
Plenty of emotion also flowed at the beginning of last night’s game against the Denver Nuggets, one of the three teams Iverson played for since leaving Philadelphia in 2006. Prior to the game A.I. danced on the Sixers logo at mid-court and bowed to the packed house all wearing No. 3. Iverson dropped 11 points.
Unfortunately for the 76ers, the Answer wasn’t enough as the Sixers fell to the Nuggets. That is the tenth straight loss for Philadelphia. Andre Iguodala showed that this slumping Sixers team was still his as he dropped 31 in the losing effort.
Now that the Sixers have their star back and they finally got some fans to attend a game, let’s take a look at another slumping team. The Flyers as I mentioned above, fired head coach John Stevens this past Friday. They immediately hired a replacement in Peter Laviolette. Laviolette led the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup in 2006.
Under Stevens, the Flyers made it to the Conference Championship 2007 and 2008. Recently however, the Flyers had lost six of their last seven, two were shutouts. Since the replacement, many of the players took the blame for the firing. Danny Briere claimed that as a team needed to “play with more passion.”
That passion has yet to hit the Flyers as the team has dropped two in a row under their new head coach. In Laviolette debut the Flyers lost 8-2 to Washington and then again last night to Montreal with a final score of 3-1.
So far the changes that have been made over the past week have yet to have a positive outcome. Iverson says the Sixers will, “get it together.” What about the Flyers? One thing is sure for both teams, change is upon us. It is still pretty early in both seasons and there is a lot of improvement that needs to be done at Wachovia Center.
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