Archive for September, 2008

Philly SportsCast #150 – September 30, 2008 There are gut check times for some cities – and this is one of them as two Philadelphia sports teams are headed down the line. The Phillies need to realize that the party is just beginning and the Eagles must realize that talent is only going to...
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It’s the Phillies vs. the Brewers and there is nothing I’d rather be doing than settling in for tonight’s podcast (#150 a day early because of baseball) and getting ready for the playoffs. Everyone knows that playoff baseball is baseball x1,000 – and while the Phillies have been playing as if their lives depended...
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They made it interesting, but the Philles got it done – they are the 2008 National League East Champions. Jamie Moyer collected the victory for the second straight year. Simply relieved. For the second straight season, the Phillies chased down the Mets in the NL East. The Phils trailed by a season-high 3 1/2...
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It’s been a long baseball season and I want it to go longer. Can the Phillies make it happen? While there is no doubt the team is in the driver’s seat here, there is also no doubt the Phils will make it very interesting this last weekend. If the Phillies, Fuckin’ Mets and Brewers...
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Philly SportsCast #149 – September 17, 2008 Thank all that is holy that the Cubs gave the Mets a giant shit sandwich to eat tonight, because the Phillies are giving us nothing to celebrate just yet. C’mon Phils – win and you are in. Dave and I also talk the Eagles and the Flyers...
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The Philadelphia Bomb Squad has been called to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia after three suspicious packages were found on the first base side of the ballpark. Police were called just before 4:30 this afternoon, after the packages were found. The 6-inch by 2-inch packages had exposed medal and wires. “The bomb squad...
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A.J. Feeley, third quarterback, Philadelphia. He’s played in some big games – he nearly beat the Patriots at New England last year when Donovan McNabb was hurt – and the Eagles would be willing to talk about him because of their comfort level at backup quarterback with Kevin Kolb. He’s somewhere between Clint Longley...
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Jayson Stark, everyone favorite hometown hero, offers a brilliant breakdown of just how bad the Mets bullpen has been this year and, perhaps more fittingly for this space, just how good the Phillies have been late in games. Bad memories, you can stomp out. Bad bullpens … eh, not so much. These Mets are...
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Brian Westbrook is day-to-day with a strained ankle, according to the Associated Press. An MRI on Monday revealed no damaged ligaments, coach Andy Reid said. “He’s limping around without the crutches,” Reid said. “I guess that’s a positive.” You guess? Yeah, I’ve guess it’s cool that your leading offensive player is not done for...
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Philly SportsCast #148 – September 17, 2008 While the Eagles could not make it happen late in Dallas, the Phillies are coming on late. These next two weeks are going to be a whole lotta fun – for sure. Enjoy. Get the podcast: Subscribe to Philly SportsCast directly in iTunes. (MP3) Add...
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At what time late in a game against the dreaded Cowboys does a 10-year veteran quarterback decide to get funny with handoffs and poor passes? There is no doubt in my mind that McNabb lost the game for the Eagles as the Cowboys’ 41-37 came back to win simply because of poor execution late...
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Yeah I know the game was rained out, but today was Flip Friday – when Major League Baseball fires off a series of coin tosses to determine home-field advantage for potential one-game playoffs in case there is a tie following the conclusion of the regular season. The big winners of the 12-flip event were...
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Philly SportsCast #147 – September 10, 2008 While Dave and I ponder the fate of this lackluster Phillies team, we also discuss what we saw from the Eagles on Sunday. Are the Birds a contender? Who knows. However, we do know that the Phillies sure are not. Enjoy. Download Share this link: Email
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