Al Morganti

Al Morganti is a co-host on The WIP Morning Show and a nationally renowned NHL expert, providing news and analysis on the Flyers for Comcast SportsNet. Morganti’s background includes serving as a Flyers beat reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, a hockey analyst on ESPN and a hockey news columnist and regular contributor to SportsNet 960. He also wrote for The Boston Globe and The Atlanta Constitution. Follow him on Twitter @nufced

July 22, 2015

Opinion

After years of being held hostage by past, Phillies fans finally get glimpse of future

by Al Morganti

The sound of a heartbeat resonated from Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night, and it wasn’t only coming from the chest of rookie pitcher Aaron Nola.

July 14, 2015

Opinion

From Day 1 and from top to bottom, Phillies have done absolutely nothing right

by Al Morganti

The 2015 Philadelphia Phillies, under the direction of general manager Ruben Amaro and a splintered ownership group, might be the most dysfunctional sports franchise to ever perform in Philadelphia.

July 7, 2015

Opinion

Real impact of Title IX goes well beyond world's biggest stage

by Al Morganti

In the past half century, there is no more important story in the history of sports than what took place in the United States back in 1972 when the first building blocks of Title IX were put into place.

July 1, 2015

Opinion

Kings attempt to void Mike Richards’ contract stinks to high heavens

by Al Morganti

In many ways, being a high-profile athlete in Philadelphia is like staying at the Hotel California – you can check out but you can never leave, which is why there is still great interest in former Flyers captain Mike Richards.

June 23, 2015

Opinion

Sports leagues continue to take moral high ground while living in fantasyland

by Al Morganti

It’s hard to believe the Pete Rose story continues to cause any sort of controversy. After all it’s older than a generation of sports fans, and you have to reach back over a quarter of a century to the origins of the Rose gambling saga.

June 16, 2015

Opinion

Timonen finally gets his chance to hoist sports’ greatest trophy

by Al Morganti

One of the most memorable moments of the just-completed Stanley Cup Finals was the ceremonial handoff of the trophy from Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews to Kimmo Timonen.

June 9, 2015

Opinion

All that's left for Tiger Woods' fans is hope ... and heartbreak

by Al Morganti

One of the saddest sights in sports occurred over the weekend when Tiger Woods navigated the course alone on Sunday at the Memorial in Ohio.

June 2, 2015

Opinion

The Phillies' biggest problem is that no one person owns this mistake

by Al Morganti

The Phillies don’t have a Chase Utley problem. They don't have a Ryan Howard problem, a Jonathan Papelbon problem or a Carlos Ruiz problem. They also don’t have a Cole Hamels problem, a bullpen problem or a problem calling up players at the right time.

May 26, 2015

Opinion

Amaro should ‘understand the process’ that trust is earned, not given

by Al Morganti

There are more than a few times professional sports teams prove they know more than the fans that pay to see the games. Then again, there are also more than a few instances when the fans appear to know a whole lot more than the front office people making the decisions.

May 19, 2015

Opinion

Just like Eagles, Flyers ready to give it the old college try

by Al Morganti

For a sports town with a fan base as rabid and supposedly as demanding as Philadelphia, the new mantra appears to be “Let’s build something for the future.”