The Phillies had a great month of August going 22-8, which was the best record in baseball. The National League East first place Atlanta Braves come to town for a four-game series. This is a preview of playoff baseball, and you know Citizens Bank Park will be rocking!
The Phillies have their four best starting pitchers scheduled to go this weekend; Friday night the Phillies send Cristopher Sanchez to the hill and the Braves counter with their Ace, Chris Sale. What a match up!! There is a lot at stake in this series!!
The Eagles initial 53-man roster was set in place this week, and while there are still a lot of questions, the biggest question for me is the offense. Will Jalen Hurts have a bounce back year without A.J. Brown? If the Birds’ offensive line can stay healthy, the Eagles offense will be better. They led the NFL in three-and-outs last year.
The Eagles open up their season next Sunday (September 13th) at home against the Washington Commanders. Kickoff is at 4:25pm, and you can catch all the Eagles games on 97.3 FM ESPN Radio South Jersey with Merrill Reese and Mike Quick.
The Locker Room with Billy Schweim will be Broadcasting Live at LaScala’s Beach House for our Eagles pre-game Show from 1pm to 3pm Live on Sunday, Sept. 13th!! We will be giving away 97.3 ESPN Locker Room T-shirts during the show at LaScala’s Beach House in Brigantine! Join us to cheer on the Birds at LaScala’s in Brigantine!
We will cover all the hot sports stories this weekend in The Locker Room with Billy Schweim.
On Saturday’s show, Producer Alex Berardis, former Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Dave Klemic, and Erin Ewing join me in the studio. We will recap Friday’s Phillies game against the Braves.
For 26 years, Philadelphia had “Wing Bowl”, and we will talk with Philadelphia-area Filmmaker director Pat Taggart, who directed “No One Died”: The Wing Bowl Story at 10:30am. Then at 11am, we will hear from Five-time Wing Bowl Champion Bill “El Wingador” Simmons. Also in Hour Two is the return of our “High School Athletes in the Spotlight” segment brought to you by the Philly Pretzel Factory of EHT with Fran Mclaughlin. This week, we will talk with the Head Football Coach of the Pleasantville Football team, Elijah Glover.
On Sunday’s show, Producer Alex Berardis and Erin Ewing join me in the studio. The Phillies and Braves are locked in a four-game series, so we will talk Phillies Baseball and go “On the Mound” with former Phillies Pitcher Tommy Greene brought to you by Blitz’s Market of Ocean City. In Hour Two, Mr. Negadelphia P.J. Corda checks in, brought to you by the Vassar Pool Service. P.J gives us his thoughts on the Philly Sports scene. Then my Fantasy Football Guru Brian Hartley makes his return for the football season, brought to you by Charlie’s Bar of Somers Point. “The Guru” will make his picks for this year’s NFL season with Fantasy Football.
All that and more this weekend in The Locker Room with Billy Schweim, every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to Noon on 97.3 FM ESPN Radio South Jersey.
The Best Philly Athletes Age 25 or Younger
Philadelphia has some great young athletes right now, from All-Star Tyrese Maxey to two first-round draft picks on the Eagles Defensive Line (Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter). In honor of the Philly Sports Youth Movement, here is my ranking of the Top Ten Philadelphia Professional Athletes who are 25 years old or younger:
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