Inquirer Columnist - Phil Sheridan http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan RSS Feed for Inq Col Phil Sheridan en-us Wed, 30 May 2012 17:30:42 GMT Phil Sheridan: As bad as it looks, it's not over for the Phillies http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120529_As_bad_as_it_looks__its_not_over_for_Phillies.html NEW YORK - That was no straw that broke the camel's back. It was a boulder, another in a seemingly endless avalanche. Phil Sheridan: Knowing Eagles players is as important as knowing playbook http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120525_Phil_Sheridan__Knowing_Eagles_players_is_as_important_as_knowing_playbook.html The Eagles hope to benefit from the more obvious aspect of spring practice and classroom time. Players get a head start on learning the offensive and defensive playbooks. Phil Sheridan: Cole puts team on his back http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120524_Phil_Sheridan__Cole_puts_team_on_his_back.html This was supposed to be the Phillies' formula for surviving The Wait for the middle of the lineup: great starting pitching, some opportunistic hitting with a little small ball mixed in, steady if unspectacular production from the cleanup spot, some offense and great defense from the little shortstop. Phil Sheridan: No more off-season excuses for Eagles http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120523_Eagles_looking_forward_to_minicamps.html Never have so many been so glad to see a bunch of professional football players running around in shorts. Phil Sheridan: It's a little late for Amaro to complain about coverage http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120521_Its_a_little_late_for_Amaro_to_complain_about_coverage.html Someday, an athlete is going to consider getting a cortisone injection in or near a weight-bearing joint, as Ryan Howard did before blowing out his Achilles tendon last fall. Phil Sheridan: Phillies' Galvis showing he belongs in the big leagues http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120520_Phil_Sheridan__Phillies__Galvis_showing_he_belongs_in_the_big_leagues.html Going into this uncertain season, Freddy Galvis was one of the Phillies' biggest question marks. With a quarter of the regular season in the books, Galvis has raised some questions of his own with his performance. Phil Sheridan: Celtics show 76ers how it's done http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120516_Celtics_show_76ers_how_its_done.html Their old legs may still cost the Boston Celtics this series against the younger, fresher Sixers. For a night, though, old heads prevailed over young legs in a big way. Phil Sheridan: Diekman is breath of fresh air for Phillies http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120515_Diekman_is_breath_of_fresh_air_for_Phillies.html They look like they could be brothers, a couple of 6-foot-4 towheads with high cheekbones and, on this afternoon, big country smiles. Phil Sheridan: Phillies looking for a spark — any spark http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120513_Phillies_looking_for_a_spark__any_spark.html Wishful thinking fills the balloons with air. The reality of a long season pops them, one by one. Phil Sheridan: Has athletes' use of performance enhancing drugs played a role in suicides? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_sheridan/20120513_Phil_Sheridan__Has_athletes__use_of_performance_enhancing_drugs_played_a_role_in_suicides_.html As an undergraduate at West Chester University in the 1980s, Kevin Guskiewicz spent summers working at Eagles training camp. He even remembers meeting safety Andre Waters a couple of times. Neither could have known how their paths would cross 20-some years later.