De’Anthony Melton Is A Perfect Fit


Leading up to the draft, it was essentially a foregone conclusion that Daryl Morey would trade the Sixers first-round pick for a more established role player. There were a ton of rumors floating around about the possibility of Morey trying to recreate the 2018 Houston Rockets by acquiring Eric Gordon with that pick, and then […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 24, 2022

Recreating the 2018 Houston Rockets Isn’t My Favorite Idea


Daryl Morey, the Sixers President of Basketball Operations, is one of the most aggressive front office men in basketball. If he believes that something will work, he’s been known to do anything he can to get it done. This was the case in February, when the Sixers acquired James Harden.   Now, with the draft […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 22, 2022

A Fan Can Hope: Far-Fetched Sixers Offseason Targets


For the past few offseasons, Sixers fans like myself have day-dreamed of landing a big name free agent. Despite throwing their names in the hats of the LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, and even Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes, they’ve landed none of those top players.   Instead, over the past five seasons, the Sixers have dealt out […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 21, 2022

Let’s Play The Blame Game: Who’s At Fault For Tuesday’s Loss?


The Phillies have lost heartbreakers before, hell they’ve even done it this year. Who could forget the absolute meltdown by the Phils in the ninth inning of a 7-1 lead against the Mets? While Tuesday night may not have been as bad as that, it was still an absolute catastrophe.   One thing we’ve learned […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 15, 2022

A Philly Sports Fan’s Review Of “Hustle”


I’m making it abundantly clear right now that there WILL be spoilers in this review, so if you have plan on seeing it but still haven’t, come back to this when you have.   Now, for the super cool people that HAVE seen this movie, welcome. This is not going to be your usual movie […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 14, 2022

The Phils Are Hot, The Schedule Gets Easier, The Fun Continues…Right?


Right now, I feel exactly like Patrick Star in that scene from Spongebob where he returns home to his rock and doesn’t know any of the people in his house. When it comes to the Phillies of the past week, I don’t know who any of these people are.   5 straight wins?! 9th inning […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 10, 2022

Reading Between The Lines Of Tuesday’s Miraculous Win


Tuesday night’s win was one of the most non-Phillies, Phillies win my eyes have ever seen. That’s truly saying a lot given I said the exact same thing just three days ago about Sunday’s win.   The sudden turn around of the Phils and the recent wave of doing the exact opposite of what they […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 8, 2022

Viva Las Vegas: Harper, Stott Are The Future, But Is The Future Now?


When the Phillies signed Bryce Harper to a mega 13-year, $330 million contract in March of 2019, they expected him to step up in the clutch moments like he did on Sunday afternoon. When the Phillies drafted Bryson Stott, they will say that they eventually expected the same thing from Stott that they did from […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 7, 2022

Joe Girardi Has Been Fired…So, Now What?


An absolute bombshell was dropped in the Philly sports world while I was at the gym this morning (I workout sometimes).   Joe Girardi is out as Phillies manager. Rob Thomson interim — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) June 3, 2022   After writing a mere three days ago about the pros and cons of firing Joe […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 3, 2022

Ranking The Best Possible Philly Sports Documentaries


With the recent news of a multi-part, Derek Jeter “Last Dance style” documentary coming out in two months, it got me thinking: what parts of Philly sports history deserve to be told in a national spotlight? (It also got me thinking that if Derek Jeter played for any other team but the Yankees, ESPN would […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 1, 2022