This Day in Philly Sports History - April 16, 2025

Happy Humpday. The Phillies bounced back with a solid 6-4 win over the Giants. Nola is on the mound tonight for the Phils. The Flyers lost to the Blue Jackets 3-0 last night. They have 1 game left then it's on to focus on the draft. We continue your daily Tankathon check in with the Sixers to see if they keep their pick in the lottery this year.Today's Question of the Day is "Do you trust Daryl Morey and Elton Brand with the Sixers draft pick?"Today's Philly Athletes with Missing Rings Spotlight is on John Kruk and Darren Daulton.On this day in 1953 the Phillies lost a wild one to the Pirates 14-12. Second baseman Connie Ryan went 6-6 for the Phillies setting the team record for hits in a game.Meet Lenny Wagner, the author of “Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports.  The book chronicles the amazing life of Walter French who won both an World Series and NFL Championship.For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.comLeave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment.  Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIgCheck out the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory