Philadelphia Sports Embarrassments
Flyers, Philly Fans Embarrass Selves in Playoff Loss
The Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues once played a game on January 6th of 1972. The Flyers, an expansion squad in its fifth season, […]
The Phillies Need to Win 10 More Games to Avoid 100 Losses
Labor Day 2015 is behind us, and the attention of the Philadelphia sports fan has now turned to the Eagles. A few years ago, […]
While You Were Sleeping, Phillies Have Been Just Awful
Despite the trade of Cole Hamels, it had actually been a nice couple of weeks to be a Phillies fan. It had maybe been the […]
Jonathan Papelbon to Phillies: “Shit or Get Off the Pot”
For the umpteenth time in recent memory, Jonathan Papelbon had some strong words for Phillies management. “Shit or get off the pot,” the closer remarked at […]
The Phillies Are on Pace to Lose 109 Games — and It Could Get Worse
The worst team in Phillies history is one no one alive in 2015 saw. Appropriately, that was the team’s first season, in 1883. The Phils, […]
Silicon Valley Actor Zach Woods Incoherently Bashes Philadelphia
So, some guy from Bucks County made a lame Philadelphia-themed joke about … you guessed it, sports fans and Santa Claus! … on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast this […]
It Was a Miserable Night for Philadelphia Sports
It was not a good night to be a Philadelphia sports fan. First off, the Sixers lost. That’s not necessarily news, but this was a […]
Union Likely to Miss Playoffs After Goalie’s Embarrassing Gaffe
In a fitting climax to their season, the Philadelphia Union gave up a late goal against the Chicago Fire last night — pretty much ensuring […]
Flyers Cave, Bring Back Ice Girls After Fans Boo
Last week, we wondered how long it would be until the Flyers caved and brought back the Ice Girls. Less than a week! Last night, […]
The Phillies Gave Up an Embarrassing Inside the Park Homer Last Night
Last night, the Phillies had a chance to win their second straight game against the Pirates. They led, 3-2, in the top of the fifth […]
Top Five Infamous Booings in Philadelphia, Gary Bettman Edition
So Gary Bettman didn’t exactly receive the friendliest of receptions during the NHL Draft in Philly on Friday. But booing one of the easiest targets […]
No Blowback from Phillies’ Attempt to Damage College Students’ Future Livelihoods, Say Phillies
The Phillies have finally spoken out about the team turning in two of its 2013 draft picks to the NCAA for using agents to negotiate […]
Flyers Lose, Fans Flip Off Former Flyer
My grade school was terrible at basketball. The St. Martha’s teams I played for did not win a game in either 7th or 8th grade. […]
GIFs: Sixers Lose NBA Record-Tying 26th Straight
We did it! Or, rather, they did it. Last night, the Sixers lost to the Rockets, the team’s 26th loss in a row. The last […]
Sixers Will Almost Certainly Equal All-Time NBA Losing Streak Tonight
It was January 29th, and Evan Turner hit a buzzer beater to lift the Sixers over the Celtics. Now it is March 27, and that […]