http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi RSS Feed for DN Col Dick Jerardi en-us Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:19:19 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130617_A_fascinating_U_S__Open_experience.html Scenes from both sides of Ardmore Avenue http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130614_A_few_secret_spots_to_watch_the_U_S__Open_field_at_Merion.html If you have the chance, escape from the crowd and find a few hidden gems where you can watch players tackle tough East Course. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130613_Experience_is_par_excellence.html You don't have to be an expert on golf to appreciate the U.S. Open at Merion. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130611_A_good_walk__unspoiled__except_for_rain.html Dick Jerardi takes a spin around rain-soaked Merion, and even gets in a little NBA draft conversation. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130610_Everything_goes_right_for_Palace_Malice.html Oxbow shows heart in second-place finish http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130607_Belmont_Park_commands_respect.html Can Orb go the mile-and-a-half distance and capture the final leg of the Triple Crown? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130520_Stevens__Lukas_still_have_horse_power.html One was retired, one was hanging around, and now they have combined to win the Preakness. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130517_Can_t_pick_against_Orb.html The Derby winner had another great workout going into Preakness http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130516_Remembering_Ruffian.html The family of Stuart Janney, co-owner of Orb, owned the doomed horse. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dick_jerardi/20130503_Jerardi_s_Kentucky_Derby_pick__Goldencents.html The horse has the speed to get an early lead and keep it.