David Murphy

Sports columnist, @PhillyInquirer

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

Phillies hitters don’t see what’s so impressive about 50 2/3 scoreless innings

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

This is such a fun article: "But contrary to online discourse full of suggestions that Philadelphia is ground zero for the robot resistance, people were largely welcoming of the machines they encountered in Center City, protective even." https://t.co/YShBRzda68

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Phillies announce top prospect Aidan Miller will be out 6 to 8 weeks to undergo a minimally invasive back procedure. Hopefully some resolution here at least

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Odell Beckham had 4,122 receiving yards between the ages of 22-24 and 3,865 between the ages of 25-32

[Jeff McLane @Jeff_McLane]

Reaction Pod on the A.J. Brown trade!

“unCovering the Birds” breaks down the deal, the whys, the future, etc. after the #Eagles officially pulled the trigger on the long-expected move.

@ByDavidMurphy joins me. Listen here: https://t.co/UvZvQ6BIFQ

[Jeff McLane @Jeff_McLane]

It’s official.

The #Eagles have agreed to trade WR A.J. Brown to the Patriots for a 2028 first round draft pick and 2027 5th rounder.

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

@MattTyrrellFR All that is besides the point. Sixers were at a place where they could have given McCain minutes even if they thought they were better in the here and now without him. And his value could have improved.

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McCain haters fast approaching #youdontknowball status

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@Shawn_Spradling The five seam fastball grip

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Emailer rightly noted the oversight. As I noted, these are small/skewed samples and don't prove anything. Was just interested to see what they were.

https://t.co/iETIUkKlWI

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

In today's col I didn't include AJ Browns' numbers with D Smith off the field.

Brown on/Smith off: 36/58, 438 yds (7.6 YPA)
Smith on/Brown off: 76/119, 754 yds (6.4 YPA)
Brown w/o Smith: 16 tgt, 13 rec, 247 yds (9.1 YPA)
Smith w/o Brown: 38 tgt, 23 rec, 317 yds (8.3 YPA)

[Lochlahn March @lochlahn]

Tomorrow, Orion Kerkering will return to Dodger Stadium for the first time since his NLDS error.

He hopes to “build off of a bad memory”:
https://t.co/RIOdoZAPkm

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Bears HC Ben Johnson is buying Luther Burden stock.

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

Otto Kemp in 2025:

.234/.298/.411 in 218 PAs

Justin Crawford in 2026:

.231/.297/.338 in 176 PAs

Just sharing facts from jotted down notes. No value judgment implied

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

@Luigi57903 @brianros1 Sure looks like it mattered

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@pwME_Sully It’s not about whether McCain would have helped the Sixers. It’s about whether they could have traded him for more if his value had risen

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It really is wild the Sixers traded away a 22 year old who three months later is scoring 20 points in 31 minutes for the defending champs in a conference finals win. Fwiw Myers was involved at that point…wasn’t just a Morey thing. We’ll see

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@BradZiegler Brad the point is the opportunity cost was $11 million conservatively for the guys that gave him $2 million. It’s not about Tatis investing the money. It’s about the ROI. The chance of the return they got is what made it worth giving their $2 mil to Tatis instead of safer

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

A deal is a deal. $2 million invested in 2017 would be worth $11 mil by end of his deal at 10% apy compounded. Hard to see that as extortionate

[Sportico @Sportico]

In 2017, when Fernando Tatis Jr. was an 18-year-old minor leaguer—and thus, an adult who could sign an enforceable contract—he agreed to receive $2 million in exchange for 10% of his future baseball earnings over the following 25 years.

Now a judge in San Diego is the latest presiding officer to side against the @Padres star in his quest not to pay Big League Advance Fund (BLA) approximately $3.74 million.

Full story: https://t.co/3kjF2aMdOd

[David Murphy @ByDavidMurphy]

Sixers should interview Brett Brown just for the bit

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@mnolangray @DPearsonPHL The logic isn’t just incoherent - it’s inverted. When your home is “paid off” is when you actually own it. It’s the point when you should start paying property taxes, per the logic.