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Today in Philly Sports History: The Body Bag Game, 1990
Of all the great "The ____ Game"s played in Buddy Ryan's tenure as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, perhaps none was more representative of the general Gang Green ethos than The Body Bag Game, played on November, 12th...
Sixers Squeak By Hapless Nets, Iguodala Gets Nasty on Reverse Jam
The Sixers played the winless Nets team down to the wire last night and came away with a victory. The youngsters stepped up to carry the way with Young and Speights putting in 20 and 19 respectively. The unfortunate struggles of Elton Brand continued with the big man...
WATN: Pat Burrell on the Trading Block
For Pat Burrell, 2009 did not go nearly was well as 2008.
Of course, in 2008, Burrell became a W.F.C., so really unless he won the World Series again, there was nowhere to go but down. But boy, did Burrell really take a dive.
After the World Series, the...
Stuck in the Mud Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey: Sixers Rematch With Nets
Here we go again. Over the last few seasons, the Sixers and Nets have played some of the most grueling, sporadically inspired but predominantly muck-mired. I'm not sure what we did as fans to deserve two of these games in the space of a week, but such is the NBA's November...
Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino Are Golden Once Again
Jimmy Rollins & Shane Victorino win Gold Gloves, originally uploaded by pompomflipflopWhile individual awards obviously don't mean as much when your team falls short of the ultimate goal, it's nice to see a couple of your own guys recognized for their play.Congrats are...
Photos of Ladies Playing Football in Lingerie
Strange day in the Philly sports world with pretty bad news coming out of the Eagles camp and then the story of Scott Boras wanting $27 million a year for Cliff Lee on the open market. Thought we needed to change the flow up a bit.
Philly.com has a photo gallery of the...
Headlines You Don't Want to Read
"Scott Boras sets Cliff Lee's free-agent price at $27 million a year" from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.Sure it's a bit premature to calculate what Lee will be worth next off-season but if Scott Boras is good at anything it's inflating his players worth to the media...
Quotable: Amaro on Hamels Rumors
"We have no thoughts of trading Cole Hamels," Amaro said at baseball's
general managers meetings yesterday. "I don't know where those rumors
are coming from, but that's exactly what they are. Cole Hamels is our
pitcher and we're keeping...
Dropping Like Flies: Hobbs To IR
The Birds can't catch a break this season when it comes to injuries. Ellis Hobbs is the latest to go down, and Andy Reid announced today he'll miss the remainder of the season after having neck surgery.It's not a major loss initially. Hobbs wasn't taking anybody'...
The Worst Possible News About DeSean Jackson...
He's not injured. He isn't dying either. No, it's much worse than that. 97.5 The Fanatic's Brian Seltzer tweeted this morning Jackson has fired his agent and elected to be represented by Drew Rosenhaus. The sound you hear is the collective groan from Eagles fans everywhere...
Today in Philly Sports History: Lindbergh Pronounced Dead, 1985
Goalie Pelle Lindbergh was coming off something of a dream season in 1985, as he became the first European goaltender to win the Vezina trophy, and led the Flyers all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, where they fell to the Edmonton Oilers. Lindbergh was only in his third season...
New Yorkers Make Strange Use of Their Receptacles for the Deceased
Keith Olbermann, of MSNBC and MLBLogs, put this atrocity found on the streets of New York into perspective nicely, "Parked on 6th Avenue - for what purpose I have no idea - as bad a touch
of sportsmanship (no matter how often it might've been used) as I've
...
Nice Hats
Best hat trick joke in the comments wins a prize: our admiration.Courtesy of the Flyers Twitter feed we're granted a glimpse into the extremely tough lives of Flyers players Mike Richards and Chris Pronger as they take time out of their busy schedules to shoot a Pepsi commercial...
Fran Dunphy is a Fan of "Beauty Shop"
It's the age old question that typically elicits interesting responses: If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead who would you pick and why? I'd like to have a meal with Bob Dylan in 1963's Greenwich Village. What's that? You can't just time travel to...
Poll: Would You Give Up Cole Hamels for Roy Halladay?
We're hearing rumors, however substantiated, that the Phillies are still interested in trading for Roy Halladay. On top of that, some think Cole Hamels could be part of the package that would bring Doc to Philly. This being the time of year for rampant speculation, we thought we...
Jrue Dat, Double Jrue: Sixers Lose, But Show Potential for Good Things
The Sixers blew what could've easily been the biggest win of their season last night, letting a double-digit-point lead slip away in the second half for a 119-115 loss to the Phoenix Suns. So why do I feel far better about this game's outcome than I have about any of the team...
Yes, These Quotes Are About the Phillies
Remember when, just a few years ago, Phillies off-seasons were marked by one "splash" move involving a player who may are may not have been exiting his prime, followed by several more moves of similar ilk on a declining scale? If not, join me in recalling that feeling of...
Today in Philly Sports History: Quick 99-Yard Game-Winner, 1985
As far as names go for athletes whose success relies greatly on speed, Mike Quick might rank just below Usain Bolt in the pantheon for ironic appropriateness. Quick certainly earned the moniker, however, as the Eagles' #1 receiver of the 1980s, a go-to guy for QB Ron Jaworski...
Insert Hot-Weather-Related Pun: Sixers and Suns in Philadelphia
Rumors of the Phoenix Suns' demise appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The team has gotten out to a surprisingly scorching (ugh, sorry, it's just so hard to avoid doing this when discussing the Suns) start, with a 6-1 record that includes wins against the Heat, Wizards...
Own a Piece of Philly Sports History: the Spectrum Ice (No, Really)
Back in May, when we learned of the Spectrum's impending implosion and sale of parts of the Spectrum hardwood that the Sixers played on, we joked that there was "No word on whether the Flyers will be selling bottles of the melted ice."
That question has finally...
Vick: "I Won't Be A Wildcat Guy. I Can't."
Bob Costas caught up with Mike Vick for an interview that aired during last night's pregame show, and let's just say he doesn't seem too thrilled to be here.
"It would be hard," Vick said of returning to the Eagles, according to excerpts released by NBC. "...
Cleveland Show Style Tips: Donovan McNabb or Michael Irvin?
Aside from the Cleveland Show being force fed down our eyeballs during the rain delay in the World Series, I've yet to watch the cartoon. Reader John D. sends along this clip from Sunday's episode begging the question, who do you turn to for style tips: Irvin or McNabb? [video...
Football Food For Eagles Fans: Dallas
Football Food For Fans ~ Week 9, 2009 Season, originally uploaded by Mark ~ JerseyStyle PhotographyLast night's game against the Cowboys was just another addition to the recent string of Philadelphia sports disappointments. Thankfully, we had Football Food For Eagles Fans to...
Happy Overreaction Monday!
The Eagles lost a close game against a division rival that has now won four in a row. Somehow this is the end of the world. Were there some questionable decisions made? Sure. Were they ultimately the correct decisions? Let's discuss.Challenge #1: In real time, I absolutely thought...
Penn State's Hopes Crushed By Ohio State
Thanks to Ali, a PSU sophomore, for her report from Beaver Stadium.
It had all the making of a great football Saturday. The biggest rival was in town, it was perfect weather, tailgates were in full force, it was a student whiteout, the 4th largest crowd ever at Beaver...
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