This Day in Philly Sports History - April 22, 2025

It's a Tuesday, that means it's time for a little positivity/motivation. Today we continue our look at the 5 Harsh Truths we all need to accept to be better. The Phillies dropped the opener in NY to the Mets last night and didn't look particularly good doing so. We run our Tankathon simulations for the Flyers and Sixers and continue to look toward the NFL Draft.Today's Question of the Day is "When he's back, should Ranger Suarez go to the bullpen?"Today we spotlight the best undrafted free agents in Eagles history focusing on Herman Edwards and Andre Waters.On this day in 2018 the Flyers lost to the Penguins 8-5 to be eliminated from the 1st round of the playoffs. Sean Couturier had a hat trick and 2 assists all while playing with an torn MCL.The 2025 Induction Class for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame is set.  Here’s who got in https://www.philadelphiasportshalloffame.org/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