http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli RSS Feed for Inq Col Mike Missanelli en-us Sun, 27 May 2012 06:29:37 GMT 2012-05-27T06:29:37Z en-us http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120527_Iverson_knows_what_76ers_fans_want.html The pursuit of Allen Iverson as the opening ceremony in an Eastern Conference semifinal game last Wednesday between the 76ers and Celtics was not unlike a search for the Jewel of the Nile. Or, if you prefer Iverson by his hip-hop identity, the Jewelz of the Nile. Sun, 27 May 2012 06:29:37 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120527_Iverson_knows_what_76ers_fans_want.html 2012-05-27T06:29:37Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120520_Improbable_playoff_run_earning_Sixers_some_love.html The graphic came up on the big video scoreboard, and suddenly tension gripped the rambunctious sellout crowd at the Wells Fargo Center. Mon, 21 May 2012 03:02:33 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120520_Improbable_playoff_run_earning_Sixers_some_love.html 2012-05-21T03:02:33Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120513_Getting_the_Phils_out_of_their_malaise.html What once was pure, pleasurable Americana has turned into extreme angst - the clean smells of a bright ballpark replaced by occasional boos and disgusted early exits. Sun, 13 May 2012 20:39:48 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120513_Getting_the_Phils_out_of_their_malaise.html 2012-05-13T20:39:48Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120506_Philly_fans__dream_season.html It's that time of the spring when Philadelphia sports worlds deliciously collide. The Phillies and the NFL draft. The Flyers and Sixers in the playoffs. It's like ordering a Kohr Bros. soft-serve, vanilla-chocolate cone that falls into a vat of multicolored sprinkles. Or something like that. Sun, 06 May 2012 05:37:54 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120506_Philly_fans__dream_season.html 2012-05-06T05:37:54Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120429_Brian_Dawkins_the_quintessential_Eagles_fan_favorite.html Donovan McNabb has spent the last couple of weeks telling anyone listening that he belongs in the Hall of Fame, and while he was at it, to take the time to discredit a couple of his contemporaries who have already made the Hall. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:58:46 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120429_Brian_Dawkins_the_quintessential_Eagles_fan_favorite.html 2012-04-30T03:58:46Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120422_The_ultimate_irritant__Pittsburgh_s_Crosby.html What is it about Sidney Crosby that makes people so crazy? Is it his face, that crinkled half-smirk and that fuzzy, pubescent mustache that makes it seem as if he's constantly projecting superiority? Is it the fact that he's a classic hit-and-runner, a player who likes to stir up trouble, then scurry for protection? Is it the fact that he is, in every sense of the word, a weasel - a guy who in the midst of frustration, pulls hair and swats a hockey glove away from an opponent? Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:04:07 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120422_The_ultimate_irritant__Pittsburgh_s_Crosby.html 2012-04-22T15:04:07Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120415_Remembering_Steve_Fredericks__friend_and_mentor.html I lost a friend and mentor April 7, and on the same day we put away one of the great sports soundtracks of our lives. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:19:40 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120415_Remembering_Steve_Fredericks__friend_and_mentor.html 2012-04-15T05:19:40Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120408_Iguodala_off-base_on_Sixers_fans.html Andre Iguodala has already made a lot of money playing basketball in the NBA. By my calculations, he has bagged about $30 million, not counting the $13.5 million the Sixers are paying him this year and the $14.3 million and $17.5 million he will get in the next two years of his contract. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:03:01 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120408_Iguodala_off-base_on_Sixers_fans.html 2012-04-08T19:03:01Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120401_Fear_not_the_dire_predictions__Phillies_fans.html In America, we are nothing if not a nation that keeps up with the trends. So here's what's trending now. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120401_Fear_not_the_dire_predictions__Phillies_fans.html 2012-04-01T07:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120325_Thoughts_on_Utley_s_injury_and_more.html CLEARWATER, Fla. - I'm writing this column from the Sunshine State and my head is spinning. I don't know whether that's from the brilliant sunlight and the rum drink I quaffed or the abundance of crazy things that happened last week in the world of sports. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:10:01 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_missanelli/20120325_Thoughts_on_Utley_s_injury_and_more.html 2012-03-25T15:10:01Z