Opening Day is back! I can already see it…Justin Crawford atop a float, rolling down Broad Street under a perfect early-November sky, confetti everywhere, owning the moment. The Phanatic weaving through seas of red, high-fiving the crowd and launching hot dogs three blocks deep. It’s loud. It’s ridiculous. It’s Philadelphia. And somehow…it doesn’t feel insane. Because this team gives me a real reason to believe. The lineup is faster. The bullpen is deeper. The rotation is st

Can I just say, on behalf of Phillies fans: stop stringing Nick Castellanos along like he did nothing for this franchise. I was never the biggest Casty fan. I understood the streakiness. We all got tired of “low and away, swing and a miss.” But the way this is ending feels petty. I’m sure part of it is that he and Topper never really saw eye to eye- especially when it came to being pulled late for defense. Castellanos wanted to play. He made that clear, and I always appreciat

When the news broke that Eagles legendary offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland would not be returning for the 2026 season, I was surprised. I shouldn't have been. Stoutland, the architect behind multiple Super Bowl runs powered by dominant offensive line play, was essentially demoted in the middle of last season. And this happened while nearly everyone up front was banged up. Lane Johnson. Cam Jurgens. Landon Dickerson...and others. The Eagles were cycling through injuries acr

Several weeks after parting ways with former offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo, the Eagles finally have their new offensive coordinator: former Green Bay quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion. Along with Mannion, according to Adam Schefter, will be former Buccaneers offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard who will be their new passing game coordinator. The process dragged on far longer than many expected. After reported top targets Mike McDaniel and Brian Daboll landed in Los Angeles