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Things got hot in LA this weekend and it looks like we may have a real series on our hands. A few head-seeking fastballs, a little bench-clearing, and a whole lot of jawing just turned this NLCS into a tense and competitive slugfest. Game 4 is tonight. Joe Blanton is winless in Chavez Ravine this season. Derek Lowe is pitching on 3-days rest. Gear up, Philly, this could get good as the Phils try to take control in a 3-1 series, or allow the Dodgers to knot it up at 2-2.

 

In a move that surprised pretty much nobody, Mike Richards was named Captain of the Flyers, the 17th in club history (they count Bobby Clarke twice the way Americans count Grover Cleveland). While the move was wholly expected, it remains the best and most logical choice for a team that is poised to stake a claim to elite status in the NHL. Since Keith Primeu’s 5-year run as captain ended in 2006, the team has had a different player stitch on the “C” in each subsequent year, and the coronation of Richards will add a sense of longevity and stability in that leadership vacuum.