The Sixers are playing their annual Martin Luther King Day in Minneapolis this year. The game plays in the background, with the Sixers up by 17 in the 2nd quarter. They're getting better but are still the prototypical good-start-bad-finish kind of team. Allen Iverson, however, is turning into the unselfish player, passing the ball more often than not, that many wanted him to be. As Iverson has pointed out, however, more guys on this team are able to score than on his other Sixer teams. He doesn't have to do it all.
Speaking of former players, RHP Brandon Duckworth has signed a minor league contract with the Phillies. That means we should be seeing him with the IronPigs this season. Maybe quacks will mingle with the oinks that often fill the park.
Four Phillies--Shane Victorino, Carlos Ruiz, Joe Blanton, and Chad Durbin--have filed for arbitration. Tomorrow is the date for teams to exchange figures with their arbitration-eligible players. Last year the Phillies had 11 such players and avoided arbitration with all.
