Luck be a lady, the Phillies sweep in Miami - listen to the podcast here

Sweep in the bag, hear all about on this week's podcast

Phillies hope to change luck in Miami - new Philly Sports Talk Now! show Sunday night

The Phillies have been on a bad streak lately. The team hasn't shown that mighty play that led them to win the World Series last year all that much so far. The starting pitching has been nothing short of bad for lack of a better adjective. The keys to why the team has played like this are a lack of offense sometimes when the pitching is doing well, and bad pitching other times when the offense is producing. This is an over simplification of what's going wrong but it still sums it up pretty well. Another thing could be that the team with the few changes that it has made to start playing with one another in better sync. Chemistry plays a lot in a winning team and right now the chemistry isn't all what maybe it could be.


It's a good thing it's still April still no time to panic, although the losses in April could end up costing you plenty come September when the playoff races start to heat up. Right now the only good thing for the Phillies is that the Mets seem to be losing just as much so for now that's a good thing.


Join us on Sunday night at 6:30 pm for all the Philly Sports Talk you can handle with Rich Baxter and Jim Mulry - our weekly Philly Sports Talk podcasters.

Honoring HK the old fashioned way

This morning I drove past Citizens Bank Park on the way to the Philly International Airport and on my way vacation out to Las Vegas. I wanted so much to stop and pay my respects to a man that I didn't know personally but over the years grew fond of his 'on air' personality. A broadcaster who I listened to since I was a kid. He was there broadcasting the games when the Phillies were horrible and when they went to the playoffs and World Series.

I was listening to KYW news radio 1060 am from the time I left my home in South Jersey till the time I arrived at the airport. The descriptions of a line wrapping around the stadium just to get into Citizen's Bank Park were moving. There was an interview with a guy who was second in line to get into the park to see Harry. The guy arrived at the park around midnight and his 8 hour wait was just about over to get in. Thousands of people will go to the park today, maybe 100,000 or more. It just seems like that kind of day, beautiful without a cloud in the sky.


On KYW news radio, they said there have been only 3 such viewings at ballparks like today's. Babe Ruth, Jack Buck, and now Harry Kalas are being honored by the fans. Yes this is old fashioned in this day and age. Computers, cell phones, twitters, and blogs cannot relay the real story that is going on down there at the park today. This is a by-gone tradition of visiting someone in person, and caring enough to do it. If my wife and I weren't going on our vacation that has been planned for so long, we would have been there too. God bless you Harry, and family, thanks for letting us say goodbye to a guy we loved.

Philly Sports Talk Now podcast: Remembering Harry Kalas

The shock of Harry Kalas no longer being in the broadcast booth is finally setting in for Jim Mulry of the Philly Sports Talk Now! show. This show is dedicated to Harry Kalas who we admired for years. It just won't be the same without him.

Harry Kalas Memorial set for Saturday

HK is the lovable name that a lot of people who worked with Harry called him. We at home that watched the Phillies over many years call him a legend. The tribute to the 'Voice of the Phillies' Harry Kalas will be held Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.


Here is a link to a clip from WHYY TV in Philadelphia who aired a rebroadcast of "Hometown Legends" featuring Harry Kalas last night in memorial to Harry here is a link with a clip from the show about Harry and him being called, "A legend."





Here is the official press release from the Phillies on the Kalas memorial for Saturday:

Memorial Tribute/Funeral Services
The Kalas family and the Phillies have announced that a memorial tribute for Harry Kalas will be held at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday.

An opportunity to pay respects to the Hall of Fame broadcaster will be given on a first come, first served basis to as many fans as possible from 8:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. At that time, all fans in attendance will be directed to seats for an on-field tribute that will begin at 1:00 p.m.

Additional information will be made public as details are finalized.

Funeral services and burial will be private and held early next week.

Uniform Patches
Beginning tomorrow, players will wear HK uniform patches for the rest of the season. The black, circular HK patch will be located on the front of the jersey in the area of the heart.

Friday Night
The Phillies return home Friday night to play San Diego at 7:05 ET. The Phillies will also pay tribute to Harry prior to the game. Fans are urged to arrive early. More details will be forthcoming.




Here's Jamie Moyer's emotional story about Harry from NBC Philadelphia:

Tech story Sunday, Phils wrap up series out in Colorado

The Phillies are wrapping up their series out in Colorado today. The Fightins are 2-3 so far this year and have split with the Rockies already 1-1 so this game will determine the winner of the series. Join Jim Mulry and Rich Baxter later on Philly Sports Talk Now! live @ 6:30 pm right here on the Phillywebcast.com website as we will talk about the season so far for the Phillies.


I am introducing a few tech stories to this blog as well as the regular sports stories you'll find here along with my weekly podcasts. Here is a tech story from the NY Times, introducing the Visa card that you have on your very own cell phone, hey can we somehow get some more money into our bank accounts so we can spend more on our new Visa by cellphones?


Here's the story link....

Technology

Bits: Visa Introduces a Credit Card on a Phone

By By Saul Hansell

Published: April 10, 2009

Visa is introducing a system that lets customers wave specially equipped cellphones in the checkout aisle to charge purchases.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/visa-introduces-a-credit-card-on-a-phone-sticker-free/

Phillies go cold again at Citizens Bank Park, they wait for 'The Ring'

Brett Myers 2009 Opening Night, originally uploaded by News Photographer.

The Phillies had a chance to get to .500 ball tonight. Only two games into the season and the Phils find themselves 0-2 at a chilly CBP in South Philly tonight.

Jamie Moyer didn't pitch the worst game as I think Brett Myers really didn't do all that bad against the Braves, but the Phillies offense is where there is little life.

Three's a charm they say, and tomorrow it's Game 3 and the ring ceremony. I think the Phillies will owe it to themselves to play much better in Game 3 after they get their rings. Speaking of the rings, they are under a strict code of silence. The players don't know what they look like, the press doesn't either so we have to wait to see how they look. No doubt they will be nice, but we'll have to wait till Wednesday to see it!

Live Phillies game chat 9:00 pm tonight!