This Day in Philly Sports History - April 26, 2025

Howie has done it again, taking Andrew Makuba the safety out of Texas. Makuba has a good chance to start for the Eagles this season. On the flip side the Phillies had another listless performance in Chicago yesterday. We look at the best Eagles 5th round picks and run our Tankathon simulations for the Sixers and Flyers.Today's Question of the Day is "Which is more frustrating with the Phillies right now, hitting or pitching?"We look at the best 5th round picks in Eagles history including a couple of hall of famers.On this day in 1976 the Phillies beat the Reds 10-9 at the Vet in an NLCS preview. Mike Schmidt hit 2 homeruns giving him 11 for the month of April tying a MLB record for April.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