Results tagged “ducks”

The Sixers lost to the Orlando Magic Saturday in an excruciatingly close game (108-106). They will try to regroup tomorrow night against the Washington Wizards at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here), and the Miami Heat on Thursday at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here).

The Sixers are trying to keep up the home court magic after trashing the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday (112-69), by beating the Orlando Magic tonight at 7PM at the Wach (get tickets or watch here).

Phillyist has always regarded the Ducks with a combination of annoyance (do they have to give everyone those damned whistles?) and fascination (it's a bus that goes in the water!), but mostly the former. But even at our most annoyed, we're not nearly as angry as Walt Sherman, creator of the new (and sometimes Proofreading Philly-worthy) Shut the Duck Up!, who writes on this new blog:

by Jon Brouse After one month and three suspensions, the Flyers sit atop the Atlantic division for the first time since the ‘05-‘06 campaign. With production coming from the top three lines and a hot goalie, the team is showing a winning finish that was clearly lacking last year. Jeff Carter has stepped up his game and is developing into a quality second-line center. Joffrey Lupul is looking more like the budding star from the...

Soon after the Flyers signed Briere, they were able to pull the trigger on another deal sitting on the table. Defenseman Joni Pitkanen and winger Geoff Sanderson were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Jason Smith and center Joffrey Lupul. Pitkanen regressed last year, and didn't seem as if he would be able to find the focus needed to be a premiere player in Philadelphia. In return, the Flyers received Smith, a hard-hitting veteran blue-liner.

The Graduate lead singer, Corey Warning

In this town, when the locals are dissatisfied, they speak out; just ask Santa Claus. So you've undoubtedly heard about Philadelphians' disdain for the amphib-hideous duck boats that began operating in and nearby Old City in 2003.

We're no scrooges, and we appreciate visitors parting with a few dollars in our fair city. There's nothing wrong with a little tacky family fun! But that!

So, this photo is for all the Philadelphians with whom the duckriders have interacted. Allow yourselves to fantasize for a minute: the USS New Jersey vs. the Duck Boat, head to head in the Delaware River. It would be worth bringing the battleship out of retirement.



(Phillyist note: our relief that their website didn't say "interquact with the locals" is easily surpassed by self-loathing for conceiving multiple duck puns while creating this entry.)

We've got yet another new addition to the team: sports aficionado, as well as night and weekend wanderer of the streets, bars, cafes, galleries, theaters, and concert venues of Philly, Brion Sheffler! His first piece for us is a re-cap of the most recent Flyers game, but he also likes both kinds of football - the American version, and the other one, which is not called soccer, damn it!

Sampaist is on the scene in São Paulo beginning this week to become the only ist south of the Equator. Editor Leandro M. Pinto leads the paulistanos down there.