The Philadelphia Flyers, who had to claw their way into the play-offs on a shoot-out victory in the final game of the season, last night made history, becoming only the third team in the history of the NHL to go 0-3 in a best-of-seven series and come back to win it. The other teams to do it were the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islander. The only other professional sports team to do it: the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Not only did the Flyers win the final four games of their series with the Boston Bruins, but they overcame an early 3-0 deficit last night to beat the Bruins 4-3. Crazy, amazing stuff.
The Phillies, meanwhile, were slugging it out with the Brewers, winning it 9-5 for Jamie Moyer.
The Tampa Bay Rays have designated Pat Burrell for assignment. Despite the ridiculous hue and cry, nationally and locally, when the Phillies declined to offer Burrell arbitration two years ago, Ruben Amaro, Jr. was obviously right to replace Burrell with Ibanez.
