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The SportsTalk Shop: Nationals/Phillies Post-Deadline Analysis

August 3, 2015 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

With a flurry of activity for both the Nationals and Phillies prior to the non-waiver MLB trade deadline, here’s a rundown on what happened, why it transpired, and what to watch for going forward. (Because of all the MLB news affecting teams in the RCN coverage area, my “2nd half predictions” blog entry teased last…

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Behind the Mic: Chip Kelly

By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

Chip Kelly became the Eagles’ head football coach in January of 2013.  And, boy, has he shaken things up. DeSean Jackson is gone; LeSean McCoy is gone; Nick Foles is gone; Michael Vick is gone; and most of the secondary is gone.  Add Trent Cole, Jeremy Maclin, Todd Herremans, Evan Mathis to the “gone” list,…

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Behind the Mic: No-Hitter

July 27, 2015 By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

This past Saturday, Cole Hamels, purportedly about to be traded this week, pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies against the Cubs.  The final out was quite eventful: The first players to greet Hamels were Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz. Ironically, all three have been rumored to be on the trading block.  This was the 13th…

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The SportsTalk Shop: Mid-Year Predictions/Evaluations – Part 1

By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

Sure, anyone can do predictions at the beginning of the year. Making bold predictions is a natural column/blog post/show host monologue for media members to produce at the end of December and the beginning of January.  Coming on the heels of all the “year-in-review” stuff, it makes a natural segue to predicting things for the…

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The SportsTalk Shop: Mid-Summer Basketball Update

July 22, 2015 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

It’s always a little unusual that the hottest time of the year usually coincides with a sport most closely associated with the winter sports season.  However, July is a time when there’s a number of basketball tournaments played in both the Washington, DC and Pennsylvania areas. I had the chance this weekend to check out…

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