Phillies legend John Kruk didn’t end his playing career on good terms with longtime umpire Brian O’Nora. The TV analyst revealed Monday night that he once threatened to kill the umpire during a game in the 90s — the same ump who was calling the balls and strikes in Philadelphia’s 5-2 win over the Marlins … Read more
A man’s Facebook plea for a liver donor attracted the attention of a high-school acquaintance he hadn’t spoken to in 20 years. In April 2024, after experiencing appetite loss and losing 15 pounds in a month, Steven Register, 42, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, according to news agency SWNS. Doctors told the former … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger used a blue bat in his first plate appearance of Monday night’s game against San Francisco as part of a gender reveal for his fourth child. A two-time NL MVP, … Read more
The Phillies entered the NLDS like Rocky Balboa and went out like a bunch of Spider Ricos. And the meltdowns in the City of Brotherly Love are living up to their reputation after the Phillies flopped in the NLDS against the Mets, getting dismantled by their rivals in four games. “You know what makes this … Read more
Philadelphia radio host Howard Eskin returned to WIP on Saturday morning and addressed allegations that he made an unwanted advance on an Aramark employee at Citizens Bank Park. It was the first show for Eskin, the Eagles insider for WIP, since late June, after being banned from Citizens Bank Park and from the 76ers’ practice … Read more
Alec Bohm fell victim to becoming a viral meme at the 2024 Home Run Derby. The Phillies third baseman tried to keep his composure during country singer Ingrid Andress’ shaky rendition of the national anthem, but he couldn’t help but crack a smile when she went off key, more than once. Bohm, who was standing … Read more
Spike Eskin had the unenviable task of speaking on the radio about a scandal involving his father. Howard Eskin, a longtime sports talk radio host at Audacy’s WIP in Philadelphia, was reportedly barred from Phillies games for the rest of the season after being accused of making an “unwanted advance” toward a female stadium employee … Read more
A Philadelphia sports talk legend has been banned from Citizens Bank Ballpark following an incident in May with a female Aramark Employee. Howard Eskin, a longtime broadcaster in Philadelphia and the father of former WFAN program director Spike Eskin, made unwanted advances toward the female employee at the Phillies home stadium which prompted an investigation … Read more
America wants more Darren Fletcher. The TNT Sports announcer earned rave reviews for his call of the game-ending double play that sealed the Mets’ 6-5 win over the Phillies on Sunday in London. Fletcher, a soccer announcer, provided an absolutely exhilarating call of Drew Smith inducing a weak grounder from Nick Castellanos that catcher Luis … Read more
Haley Alonso is enjoying her time across the pond. Taking to Instagram over the weekend, the wife of Mets superstar Pete Alonso shared snaps of her time in London, where the Mets are battling the Phillies in a two-game clash. On Sunday, Haley posted a photo of her game-day fit – a custom white jacket … Read more
This Corey Seager home run Tuesday night cost one fan about $10 and another trip to the concession stand. An eighth-inning line drive from the reigning World Series MVP landed directly on a package of nachos as a young girl attempted to catch the ball with her pink-ish glove at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. … Read more
Gary Cohen could not believe the call. The famous Mets play-by-play announcer had already declared the infamous pitch that dramatically swung Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Phillies a strike when he learned the umpires somehow ruled it a ball. And Cohen let the umpires have it for blowing such an important ruling, with the snowball … Read more
The Phillies have put the kibosh on one of their time-honored traditions: dollar hot dog night. The team announced some of its promotions for the upcoming season on Thursday and noted that $1 hot dog night has been replaced by BOGO (buy one, get one) hot dog night for two games in April. The team’s … Read more
Fans might hear Chris “Mad Dog” Russo’s last bark Tuesday if the Arizona Diamondbacks reach the 2023 World Series. The former WFAN star said Monday, before the Diamondbacks won Game 6 of the NLCS on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies to stave off elimination, that if Arizona won the series by taking the final … Read more
The celebrations keep on rolling for Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola. In what’s been a memorable year for the Phillies — who are facing the Diamondbacks in the NLCS — Nola and his wife, Hunter Jayde Harrington, shared in fall 2023 they are expecting their first child. Harrington loves to share pictures of her supporting her … Read more
Red October? Travis Kelce is clearly into it. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end took in Monday’s NLCS Game 1 in Philadelphia, watching the Phillies duke it out with the Diamondbacks. This time, however, Kelce was spotted with his brother Jason, a center for the Eagles — and not his rumored girlfriend, “Red” songstress Taylor … Read more
Cole Hamels is really enjoying some summer-loving. The four-time All-Star, who announced his official retirement earlier this month was seen sharing a kiss with actress Rebekah Graf in a video on Instagram. Graf, 41, shared the sweet moment on her account on Monday, showing the two holding each other as they looked on from a … Read more
Three years ago Saturday, Thom Brennaman gave sports broadcasting’s all-time worst apology … as there’s a drive into deep, uh, left field by Nick Castellanos and that’ll make it a 3-3 ballgame? Yes, really. Exactly three years after launching a deep drive to right field to put the Reds ahead 4-0 right as Brennaman was … Read more
Hollywood Hamels still has his fastball. Former Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels has been linked to actress Rebekah Graf, who posted photos and videos of the pair last month on Instagram. The first post contains six photos and two videos. In two of the photos, the couple appears to be getting ready to kiss. Two … Read more
There were celebrations aplenty Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win against the Washington Nationals. Moments after Lorenzen sealed the Phillies’ 14th no-hitter in franchise history, the 31-year-old was greeted on the mound by his teammates as the hometown crowd erupted into … Read more