Baseball is back and John Kruk is already in midseason form. The irreverent Phillies analyst didn’t hesitate to make it all kinds of weird in the midst of Philadelphia’s 5-3 Opening Day win over the Rangers. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kruk mused to play-by-play man Tom McCarthy that he’d like to see … Read more
Ex-MLBer Ben Davis is giving NHL players a run for their money when it comes to pain tolerance. The NBC Sports Philadelphia analyst for Phillies game revealed that he accidentally cut himself to the bone with a chainsaw and had not yet gone to the hospital or received stitches, as of Tuesday. “It was only … Read more
NBC Sports Philadelphia (NBCSP) recently revealed the surprisingly departure of Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher, whose “cat’s out of the bag” tweet stirred buzz online last week. Alexandra Matcham, NBCSP’s vice president of content, explained that the network is switching up its storytelling approach to a broader audience, which means the coverage is inevitably changing. … Read more
Discontent in the City of Brotherly Love. The NBC Sports Philadelphia postgame show erupted into a screaming match after the Phillies lost to the Dodgers, 4-3, in Game 2 on Monday and fell into a 2-0 NLDS hole. The argument stemmed from a disagreement with the managerial decisions of Rob Thomson during the ninth inning, … Read more
She’s a rising sports betting analyst at ESPN, and he’s a star third baseman with the Phillies — and “somehow it just works.” Erin Dolan — who negotiated a multiyear contract renewal with the Worldwide Leader in September — opened up about her and Alec Bohm’s relationship in a wide-ranging interview with The Post after … Read more
Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos presented his theory as to what set off the “Phillies Karen” in a viral moment caught on camera, where an unknown woman demanded a father hand over a home run ball she deemed to be hers. During an appearance on “On Base with Mookie Betts,” Castellanos said that he and … Read more
San Francisco is calling out the City of Brotherly Love. During the Giants’ 11-6 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday, one male fan wearing a white hat won a scramble for a foul ball and had no hesitation, giving it to a young girl. “No Karens at our ballpark,” the Giants TV affiliate X account, @NBCSGiants, … Read more
Blowout Cards, a major trading card retailer, said it will pay $5,000 to the Phillies fan who took a Harrison Bader home-run ball away from a 10-year-old boy after yelling at his father in the stands during Friday night’s 9-3 win over the Marlins. “But there is a catch,” the company said the next day … Read more
The enraged Phillies fan incident made its way onto “SportsCenter.” During a segment titled “So This Happened” on Friday, hosts Nicole Briscoe and Michael Eaves tore into the woman who took a home run ball from a child — who the Phillies identified as Lincoln — that night as Philadelphia faced the Marlins. “Oh she … Read more
New video showed what an enraged Phillies fan said to a father she berated to hand over a home run ball he had just given to his son. The father corralled a home run ball that Harrison Bader hit into the left field stands during the Phillies-Marlins game Friday night at loanDepot park and then … Read more
Nolan McLean left quite the first impression. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcasting duo of Tom McCarthy and John Kruk raved about the Mets’ rookie after he dominated the Phillies in a 6-0 win Wednesday — even comparing him to perhaps the best pitcher in the sport: the Pirates’ Paul Skenes. “We’ve seen (Paul) Skenes twice,” … Read more
These Phillies analysts are worried their team might be the victim of an underdog story. The NBC Sports Philadelphia crew entertained the idea of the Phillies possibly blowing the NL East to the Mets after Tuesday’s 6-5 loss dropped the edge to just five games. The discussion even ventured into how Wednesday is essentially a … Read more
This Phillies analyst had no use for Alec Bohm’s antics Monday night. Ricky Botallico — known as Ricky Bo — called out the third baseman for delaying the game for a lengthy period by pointing out a parabolic microphone in the outfield during the Mets’ 13-3 win. “Let’s talk about Alec Bohm over at third … Read more
The Phillies had already built a six-run lead by the time Alec Bohm fouled off a pitch in the fourth inning Monday, so John Kruk, the former Philadelphia star and now a broadcast analyst, decided to go on a tangent between pitches. And this one involved some deep thoughts about the history of clocks. Kruk … 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
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
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
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