This Day in Philly Sports History - April 8, 2025

It's a Tuesday so time for some motivation/positivity. Today we turn to Clint Hurdle for inspiration. The Sixers lost again and have put themselves into a good position in the lotter. Big game tonight for their seeding as the Nets take on the Pelicans. The Phillies return to action tonight down in Atlanta.Today's Question of the Day is "Which 3-year window was more disappointing? 02-04 Eagles or 09-11 Phillies?"Today's Philly Athletes with Missing Rings Spotlight is on Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay.On this day in 2009 the Phillies scored 8 runs in the 7th inning to erase a 10-3 lead and beat the Braves 12-11. They received their 2008 World Series rings in a pregame ceremony.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.April 8 at Mount Laurel Historical Society @7pm For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.com Leave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531 Check 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-KIg Check 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