This Day in Philly Sports History - May 6, 2025

It's a Tuesday and time for some motivation/positivity. We continue our look at the 5 harsh truths that we all need accept. The Flyers had the worst possible outcome in the NHL Draft Lottery yesterday falling to the 6th spot in the draft. They still have 3 first rounders and 11 total in this year's draft. We talk Bryce Harper and run a Tankathon simulation for the Sixers.Today's Question of the Day is "Are you confident that Bryce Harper will turn things around?"Today's Philly Sports Summer Playlist song of the day is Buddy's Watching You by the 1988 Philadelphia Eagles. https://youtu.be/hlR6ujpB89k?si=70HRumYeg05oruGeOn this day in 1976 the Flyers beat the Bruins 6-3 to clinch their 3rd straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Reggie Leach tied an NHL record with 5 goals. Also on this day in 1994 Jeffrey Lurie officially bought the Eagles for $185 million.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