This Day in Philly Sports History - May 7, 2025

Happy Hump Day! Good win by the Phillies last night in Tampa. Schwarber, Bohm and Castellanos all went deep. Zack Wheeler was his normal self. The Union are in action tonight in the US Open Cup tournament against the Indy 11. The Wells Fargo Center has a new name and we run our Tankathon simulation for the Sixers. Today's Question of the Day is "What is your favorite memory of the Linc?"Today's Philly Sports Summer Playlist song of the day is Fly Like and Eagle by The Steve Miller Band.Construction on the Linc began on this day in 2001. A year later Allen Iverson gave his infamous Practice rant and in 2010 Jamie Moyer became the oldest player to pitch a shutout when the Phillies beat the Braves 7-0.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