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Wed., 04/04/12 - 14:36 PM

The Flyers can have an order of wings to tear into; penguin wings.

Wed., 03/30/11 - 21:53 PM

The 93 season started with a sweep of Houston.

Wed., 03/30/11 - 21:30 PM

Manon Rhaume or whatever that hot goalie chick's name was

Tue., 02/22/11 - 12:51 PM

When I was 6 years old I saved my allowance and bought Schmidt a birthday card in the mid 70s and mailed it to the team office. Ask him if he got it. I never heard back and he was supposed to come to my house for dinner.

Thu., 02/03/11 - 16:13 PM

Well on the plus side, if the D coordinator doesn't know when to blitz; then the opposition won't know when to expect it! Crazy move. At least he didn't give one of his sons the job like Shanahan!

Tue., 01/18/11 - 17:46 PM

Best arrangement since Lindros moved in with Kevin Dineen.

Tue., 01/11/11 - 20:06 PM

Sorry, the return key got stuck on that last one. My bad.

Tue., 01/04/11 - 21:11 PM

It's time to declare Dykstra a former Met instead of a former Phillie.

Mon., 01/03/11 - 15:01 PM

Say whatever they want, I'm sure the accounting sheet is the final decider.

Wed., 12/22/10 - 15:14 PM

When I read this I thought the name should be something like Legion of Doom to borrow from the Flyers. But I see it's been mentioned. Or Halladay, Hamels, Lee, Oswalt and pray for rain. How about Broad Street Beaners? Pattison Avenue Posse?

Sun., 12/19/10 - 17:19 PM

This game needs it's own nickname besides Miracle at Meadowland II! Come on folks, brainstorm...

Sun., 12/19/10 - 17:15 PM

Cool. I'm even more amazed by the chance of StL/Sea/SF all being tied at 6-9 playing the last week for a division title!

Mon., 11/15/10 - 20:00 PM

This explains why McNabb has taken the high road since his benching. Don't want to rock the boat during negotiations.

Mon., 10/18/10 - 16:01 PM

Best stat for Kolb yesterday is that he was like 23 for 29 or something like that. When have we last seen a QB around here with that accuracy? And we dropped a couple.

Fri., 10/15/10 - 18:52 PM

What's the latest on Asante Samuel?

Tue., 10/05/10 - 17:08 PM

Joe Morgan was at their pep rally. Last year he was a former Phillie but I guess he switched back since the Reds are in. Forgot to mention the Reds beating us in the NLCS in the 70s with the Big Red Machine and they got that kid who hits 105 on the radar now too.

Mon., 10/04/10 - 18:03 PM

Mamula for Manning? No way man, I still got my Mamula jersey.

Sun., 10/03/10 - 11:25 AM

We'll get him back at next year's trade deadline when things don't work out wherever he lands, just like Burrell's situation. Then his new team can pay some of the salary.

Sat., 10/02/10 - 20:03 PM

So we want the Padres to win tomorrow and the Phillies to lose. Then have the Padres win Monday and Tuesday and drag themselves to Philly with best pitchers already used.

Sat., 10/02/10 - 17:56 PM

We owe them for a couple of times in the 70s

Fri., 10/01/10 - 16:27 PM

I'm sure McNabb may hear a few boos, and we all know that 1000 boos in a 60,000 seat stadium are still audible, but somewhere down the road we'll remember him as a great Eagle. Just like Randall, even Reggie wasn't liked by many for leaving and he's immortalized right there at the stadium. Which reminds me of my other issue: We have this great sports complex and no statues of great Eagles. I see some phillies, kate, dr j but no eagles except some dude punting. I'm not looking for a McNabb statue - yet; but Bednarik would be a good start. Make it out of concrete of course

Thu., 09/30/10 - 19:17 PM

Can't believe Boston and Chicago aren't in there. Original 6 teams!

Sat., 09/25/10 - 19:46 PM

Good excuse to bat him down in the order for the playoffs if/when he's healthy.

Thu., 09/23/10 - 19:19 PM

Another question: With McNabb out who will puke on their field?

Tue., 09/21/10 - 17:35 PM

Is the name pronounced 'Joke'?

Mon., 09/20/10 - 22:03 PM

Just hope he leaves the NL East. I'm sure Boras can get Werth some extra money doing Geico caveman commercials too.

Wed., 09/08/10 - 21:17 PM

Werth solved his chronic getting picked off problem. He never reaches base. Nice way to eliminate the middle man.

Tue., 09/07/10 - 16:37 PM

I won't possibly live long enough to see a 50th anniversary of the next Eagles championship. I hope to see the first anniversary of the next one though.

Fri., 08/20/10 - 21:28 PM

Two minute drill never pretty. They either move too fast or too slow.

Tue., 08/17/10 - 15:44 PM

Thanks Utley for Chase-ing Dobbs away. I'd like to get Roy Hobbs though. He's a natural.

Sun., 08/15/10 - 18:01 PM

Jay Johnstone was fun to watch. Hextall was a great character. Somebody already mentioned the Bullies and Tugger. Randall Cunningham was entertaining in his best years.

Sun., 08/15/10 - 10:29 AM

Remember 93 when Dave Hollins rushed back after a hand injury and was never the same again. Except for the mullet.

Thu., 08/12/10 - 15:53 PM

The picture of Mike Richards reminds me of the unwritten rule that you don't touch the conference trophy because the real goal is the cup. Richards did, the Hawks didn't. Hmmmmmm

Sat., 08/07/10 - 08:32 AM

I'd suggest Mic-key Mo-ran-di-ni if Harry K would be there to announce his name.

Fri., 08/06/10 - 23:15 PM

The odds are the same for every team: 50/50. Either they'll win the world series or they won't.

Wed., 08/04/10 - 18:55 PM

So do we ever make deals with anyone besides Seattle and Houston?

Mon., 08/02/10 - 19:33 PM

Obviously the O line is critical this year. Kolb is deadly accurate with time and not so under pressure. So the key is to keep the D guessing with a commitment to the run. In other words, this won't work with Andy coaching. Should've traded McNabb for Shanahan!

Thu., 07/29/10 - 16:26 PM

If, big IF, the Phils make the postseason. Somebody asked if Oswalt can handle an East coast town. Good question. I was thinking the other day, can Halladay handle playoff pressure? His poor Sunday night ESPN numbers made me wonder if he's ready for prime time or too accustomed to not being in real pressure cooker games in Toronto. Hopefully we'll find out this October.

Thu., 07/22/10 - 18:37 PM

The NFL dominates due to their TV deal and their salary cap. I suspect that a lot of European soccer clubs over spend on salaries and transfer fees just like baseball team over spend. So the NFL would seem to have the better model since all 32 teams are of value.

Thu., 07/22/10 - 18:20 PM

Doesn't much matter, Ubaldo Jimenez pitches Saturday anyway. Might as well throw Kendrick out there.

Thu., 07/22/10 - 15:42 PM

Yeah, we could definitely use an upgrade in the rotation. Halladay, Hamels and either Oswalt or Haren is deadly for a 7 game playoff series. Unfortunately, we won't be in the playoffs since there's no clutch hitting, terrible batting average, and the bullpen consistently turns close games into blowouts. I'm blown away that Blanton batted for himself yesterday with bases loaded in the 6th. We all (except Charlie) know that Blanton will give up more runs if he goes into the 7th. So a chance to get a lead and go to the bullpen implodes into another routine loss. That's another thing, the losses are routine and seem to be 'accepted' whereas the last few wins have all been last minute luck. They need a team leader who can remind the guys to hit the ball and not just wait for 3 run homers that never come. With injuries it's easier to avoid the few guys that can hurt you and pitch to the others. Blah

Mon., 07/19/10 - 22:17 PM

They suck. Their only wins lately were the crazy walk offs against the Reds and a collapse by a lousy Cubs team that still took 3 of 4. When's the last time they simply won a game 'routinely'?

Mon., 07/19/10 - 18:19 PM

Reading this made me think that we signed Kovalchuk. Oh well. Good deal since Gagne's best days are in the past, he's often injured, and he's expensive. On a side note, I never realized how many game winners Leclair had here. I would've missed that in a Flyer trivia contest.

Tue., 07/13/10 - 21:31 PM

Troy has been with the Ravens several years and never came close to grabbing many opportunities to be the starter there. He brings nothing to us unless they have wildcat scenarios in mind.

Sun., 07/11/10 - 19:42 PM

Vote for Pedro

Tue., 07/06/10 - 17:54 PM

Trade him to Japan!

Tue., 07/06/10 - 17:52 PM

Yeah, I remember the next year more with TO hanging with Todd Pinkston during drills and avoiding McNabb. Three players I'm glad are gone.

Sun., 07/04/10 - 15:38 PM

If Charlie was smart he wouldn't have sent Blanton out for the 7th inning when the bullpen is fully rested.

Fri., 07/02/10 - 19:08 PM

Somehow stay above .500 for the summer then we hope to make a run. But that also depends on making deadline moves to get Oswalt or another decent starter.

Thu., 07/01/10 - 18:03 PM

Werth and something for Oswalt and Pedro Feliz

Tue., 06/29/10 - 19:22 PM

Get Mickey Morandini on the horn!

Sat., 06/19/10 - 15:34 PM

Anything has to be better than what Parent showed in the playoffs. Instead of retiring Bernie's number we should have retired his last name and let no more Flyers play with that name! This article would've been better with some plus/minus numbers. Goals/assists and PIM are nice to know but we're talking about a defenseman. Plus/minus isn't the perfect stat but it would complete the picture. How about height/weight?

Tue., 06/08/10 - 18:50 PM

I probably shouldn't be getting chubby.

Tue., 06/08/10 - 18:36 PM

It has a little bit to do with the JV squad we keep putting out there. Too much Castro, Valdez and Dobbs. We need J-Roll back. While we're worried about hitting, I still consider bullpen to be the issue that'll cost us in the playoffs.

Sat., 06/05/10 - 11:41 AM

Well, going to tourist places like Pat's or Geno's and she may have not even seen a lot of true Philly natives. Actually, from what they say in city council, the problem people she was looking to find are either in Jersey or the suburbs anyway.

Fri., 06/04/10 - 19:27 PM

Temps will drop when the Phillies break out their cold bats tonight

Tue., 06/01/10 - 16:51 PM

Eagles already injured, Flyers sinking, Phillies can't score. Back to reality as a usually disgruntled Philly fan! Somebody taser me please!!!!

Sat., 05/22/10 - 11:53 AM

We need to get this game especially since the Blackhawks will soon be waiting for us!

Fri., 05/14/10 - 15:22 PM

I said it before. Thanks for 2008, you're part of our history next to the Tugger. Good luck with your new team.

Tue., 05/11/10 - 18:54 PM

We're worse on the road and interleague already unbalances the competition (for instance the Nats get to play Baltimore) so there's nothing to complain about. Will the Phanatic be allowed to come out?

Tue., 05/11/10 - 15:47 PM

At least they weren't used ones.

Fri., 05/07/10 - 23:11 PM

Ricky Watters, For Who, For What. That's knucklehead especially after his first game here.

Fri., 05/07/10 - 15:39 PM

Gee, no mention of the fantastic Kixx, Wings, Phantoms, Stars or any other winners that played here. Just kidding. Different topic - Why does Philly not have a museum or statues (besides Rocky) honoring the great boxing history? It should be at the sports complex given the fights that happened at old JFK and so on.

Fri., 05/07/10 - 15:27 PM

I think the current feelings for Schmidt is where we'll be with McNabb in a few years. Except McNabb didn't give us a parade.

Wed., 05/05/10 - 15:43 PM

I hope the team watched the HBO Broad Street Bully documentary last night. The show reminded me of how proud those players were to wear the Flyers uniform.

Fri., 04/30/10 - 21:25 PM

Baez is no good. I live near Baltimore and already said don't get pitchers from the Orioles! We need to get some bullpen help ASAP!

Tue., 04/27/10 - 20:41 PM

I refuse to click on the stupid ad covering the blog about how many squares there are.

Wed., 04/21/10 - 16:58 PM

This team needs to address the closer issue if they want to advance in the Fall. And the answer isn't Lidge. Madson is good as a setup man, but we need more outside help here.

Wed., 04/21/10 - 16:50 PM

Stephen A Smith is more or less a african american version of Howard Cossel when you get right down to it. Thinks he knows more than he does.

Mon., 04/19/10 - 17:34 PM

Let's just hope we use draft day to boost the defense. We'll go nowhere without them.

Fri., 04/16/10 - 22:30 PM

Parent will be in opposing team's highlight reels whenever he plays.

Tue., 04/13/10 - 21:57 PM

Maybe not while in the Redskins uniform, but when all is said and done McNabb will go down as an all time fan favorite here and we'll barely remember he played anywhere else.

Tue., 04/13/10 - 19:56 PM

The number one priority for the trade deadline will be to get a closer! Any scrub team with a decent closer who can come here and close, or work setup as needed. Maybe one of Toronto's spare closers either Frasor or Gregg.

Tue., 04/13/10 - 19:51 PM

Whoever is center will need a training camp full of reps since the regular QB the last decade or so is gone!

Tue., 04/13/10 - 18:18 PM

Just don't get Bruntlett!

Mon., 04/12/10 - 20:07 PM

I saw the Carcillo incident too. I was proud that the fans gave him a nice ovation before the game. I miss the old NHL and the old style of refereeing the game and understand the situation. Too many nitpicky penalties late in tie games these days. Especially when the Penguins dive all the time.

Mon., 04/12/10 - 20:00 PM

At least we don't have Bruntlett this year!!!!

Wed., 04/07/10 - 15:35 PM

Brooking is right. The eagles are one dimensional and predictable with their play calling. My kids know their plays. 1st down throw, if incomplete, run on 2nd for a yard. On 3rd and 9 attempt a 6 yard pass and hit the receiver's feet. Any failure now means only one thing. "Rebuild" the coaching staff

Wed., 03/31/10 - 15:38 PM

Please address the closer issue now! We don't need another 7.2 ERA season full of excuses. Thank you Brad for 2008, your place in Phillies history is set, now let's move on.

Mon., 03/22/10 - 16:59 PM

Oh well. My 1974 and 75 team pictures look even dustier now.

Sat., 03/20/10 - 07:53 AM

Definitely the 6th seed would be nice but don't mess around with qualifying. Win whenever you can.

Tue., 03/16/10 - 22:19 PM

It was a Saturday and I was painting the house. They blew a big lead. Seriously.

Tue., 03/16/10 - 22:12 PM

D'oh. Now it's officially baseball season.

Mon., 03/15/10 - 15:48 PM

Just read my last post. My apologies for butchering the English language. No more martinis for lunch.

Mon., 03/15/10 - 15:41 PM

Scmitty looks like he could still hold down the hot corner. I'm sure Rolen is available on the cheap and looking for a championship committed franchise :)

Tue., 03/09/10 - 17:37 PM

So what. We got Halladay.

Mon., 03/08/10 - 19:55 PM

Another reason to drop Rollins down is to remove one at bat per game and give him some rest. They keep yalking about resting the regulars so Jimmy could at least benefit that way too. It's spring training, think outside the box and bat jimmy 9th, he skips an at bat then he is the leadoff guy sort of

Thu., 03/04/10 - 17:49 PM

Five months too late.

Mon., 03/01/10 - 15:36 PM

My favorite era of core defensemen was the 80s with Brad Marsh, Brad McCrimmon, Doug Crossman and of course Mark Howe. Is this group overall better than that?

Mon., 02/15/10 - 10:35 AM

The two week layoff is gonna kill our momentum after 2 home and home sweeps. Oh well. My main concern now is that none of our guys get injured in the Olympic games. I'm not a big fan of having pros there. Even if US was to win it can't equal the 1980 feat.

Sun., 02/14/10 - 18:12 PM

If he's here in 2011 make it as a pitching coach or instructor.

Wed., 02/10/10 - 09:58 AM

I'll take it with the ton of salt on my street. This is no different than "experts" ranking college football players. For every Manning there's a Leaf. As long as the Phillies didn't pull another Ryne Sandberg kind of move!

Wed., 02/03/10 - 15:50 PM

Far cry from those 80s Oilers. Must get two points as you mentioned. Carrying three goalies is a pretty good idea with the compressed schedule this year if all of their egos agree.

Wed., 02/03/10 - 15:41 PM

These 5 could probably take any 5 sixers in a game of pick up

Tue., 02/02/10 - 19:02 PM

Mickey taught Bruntlett how to turn unassisted triple plays

Fri., 01/29/10 - 15:54 PM

Take it from a 40 plus year fan and enjoy this run with a core group that talks world series and assumes playoffs/division championships. It's a good engine and credit Ruben for tweaking but not tinkering.

Thu., 01/28/10 - 18:22 PM

I saw that and was surprised. Temple's not that great and Charlotte's not that bad; and it's still January. I didn't hear if Nets fans stormed last night though. That would be understandable.

Tue., 01/26/10 - 19:54 PM

We've been had folks. The Eagles front office knows that a perennial playoff caliber team sells merchandise and tickets. There'll be no next step to try to win it all. The bottom line is to always be consistently "good enough".

Tue., 01/26/10 - 17:15 PM

We owe the Yankees Two. Remember 1950. And for heaven's sake, didn't we all decide yesterday to bat victorino lead off and drop Rollins down? One less at bat per game might even help rest him like they keep talking about.

Mon., 01/25/10 - 17:39 PM

I don't think Charlie is afraid to remove Rollins from the leadoff spot. After all, Charlie had no problem benching him a couple of times. Charlie is loyal to people who have a certain spot (Rollins as leadoff, Lidge as closer) but he'll make a change eventually if it's for the good of the team. Charlie earned that benefit of the doubt.

Thu., 01/21/10 - 17:58 PM

Nice. Now let's focus on the closer and late inning relief situation.

Fri., 01/15/10 - 18:08 PM

Regarding Buffalo, is T.O. still there next year? That rules out McNabb I'm sure.

Mon., 01/11/10 - 16:12 PM

McNabb had no time to throw. Kolb would've done worse under that pressure. The solution is to get an offensive coordinator in here who can develop a running game. That would make the passing game better as well as the defense. Look at the Vikings or Ravens.

Tue., 01/05/10 - 21:18 PM

11th prediction: McNabb will call the only audible he ever calls at least once. He'll pat either his left or right hind end and they'll run off tackle to that side for 1 yard when whatever was originally called would've been better for the defensive alignment that he felt he needed to audible against.

Mon., 01/04/10 - 18:56 PM

Being philly born/raised and now living near baltimore; i get stuck with a lot of O's and Nats games. I'll offer my scouting services for free. The O's and Nats both finished last! We don't want any of their pitchers! They should be trolling our roster...

Tue., 12/29/09 - 07:51 AM

If we're losing and the scenarios have already played out where we know we're playing the cowboys again in the wildcard - someone needs to take out Romo. just saying

Thu., 12/17/09 - 17:15 PM

Well the big 10 needs 12 so they can come up with 2 divisions and then a championship game like the other conferences do. Otherwise they're always hurt when it comes to the BCS rankings. So no matter who it is, get a 12th team and then a Big 10 Championship game that would get great ratings.

Mon., 12/14/09 - 20:36 PM

4 for 4 in the red zone if they called the blatant pass interference. Hard to imagine this porous defense against vikings/saints or even cardinals.

Wed., 11/18/09 - 17:32 PM

I live near Baltimore and inadvertantly see many O's games. We don't want Mora. Or anyone from there. Except maybe Gary Thorne, great playcaller on TV.

Sun., 11/08/09 - 11:57 AM

I think the oddsmakers held the eagles back a little pending westbrook news. They don't know yet that we can thrive without westy at times. Except for the pass blocking part.

Sat., 10/24/09 - 22:05 PM

Three games is worth it next time Crosby is in town.

Thu., 10/22/09 - 09:41 AM

Can't put a price on what the Phillies do for the city's morale and spirits; don't complain about extra police costs for a few celebrations of local pride. If you don't like it move to Detroit.

Fri., 10/16/09 - 13:11 PM

That 88 Caps series featured one of the ultimate Flyer killers - Dale Hunter. I still hate him, Scott Stevens, and Edmonton Oiler Glenn Anderson. All guys that broke Flyer fan hearts and annoyed the hell out of us doing it.

Fri., 10/16/09 - 13:01 PM

Myers could be our closer next year.

Tue., 10/13/09 - 21:37 PM

I hope next year is Twins in their open air stadium against the Rockies and it freezes the whole time.

Tue., 09/29/09 - 18:45 PM

I'd rather have Seth Joyner.

Mon., 09/28/09 - 04:22 AM

I guess we saw Kolb/McCoy as the future after McNabb/Westbrook. And the future is very near. Celek is a welcome change to the LJ years. You could tell Celek was a good receiving TE back in camp a few years ago. Now if only the play calling can maximize the talent on the field.

Thu., 09/24/09 - 18:58 PM

When are we going to look for consistent, reliable punters?

Mon., 09/21/09 - 18:59 PM

Kolb throws his passes while leaning backwards many times. He needs to step into them. He frequently faded back over 10 steps then has to heave it just to reach the original line. He'll never gain a yard running if something should open up.

Mon., 09/21/09 - 18:54 PM

Yeah, the Saints game would've easily been 48-25 instead of 22 if McNabb was playing! Kolb made a few mistakes, McNabb always makes a few mistakes. Neither plays defense or special teams unfortunately.

Thu., 09/17/09 - 19:01 PM

Let's be aware of the Fish and Braves and games left against them. But I'm ready to look at playoff seedings and matchups and home field advantages. It's very close right now mainly due to our blown saves all year.

Wed., 09/16/09 - 21:34 PM

245

Wed., 09/16/09 - 15:32 PM

I guess those seven guys should've broken someone's rib instead. No penalties or fines for that stuff.

Tue., 09/15/09 - 21:03 PM

Whatever it takes, dude.

Tue., 09/15/09 - 18:53 PM

I hope the end is on friendly terms whenever it does come for Westbrook as an Eagle. He's one of their all-time greats.

Mon., 09/14/09 - 22:19 PM

Zezel's Youngblood costar. Sad news.

Mon., 09/07/09 - 17:36 PM

Chamberlin plattoned in right with Eisenreich. It's Pete Incaviglia that we need!

Sun., 09/06/09 - 14:05 PM

Losing Feeley could be the worst impact of this Vick experiment. McNabb gets hurt and all of a sudden we're very shallow at QB.

Fri., 09/04/09 - 13:51 PM

Rex called the same game against the Ravens earlier in the preseason. Don't take it personally. Much ado about nothing.

Fri., 09/04/09 - 13:47 PM

The question is what can he do against first string defenses. We'll know if/when McNabb goes down.

Thu., 09/03/09 - 22:07 PM

Three and Out

Wed., 08/26/09 - 17:09 PM

Being closer is more mental than stuff. That's why Madson couldn't do the 9th but can do the setup. I pick Myers since he would have the "stuff" as well as the mentality that needs to go with it. No matter what, the team has lost confidence in Lidge and the article shows that past champs have fired closers and still won. The Cubs recently sat Gregg for being less ineffective than Lidge.

Fri., 08/21/09 - 16:50 PM

If Victorino becomes a better announcer than Maddox did then he's definitely the better CF.

Fri., 08/21/09 - 16:29 PM

Sanchez pitched a no-hitter a few years back didn't he? Seriously

Fri., 08/21/09 - 15:57 PM

Yeah, Vick is the only bad role model in the NFL. Is he boycotting Browns games since Jamal Lewis served time for dealing cocaine? Or Ravens games since Ray Lewis was somehow involved in a double murder? Or anything involving the Cowboys? c'mon man. I'm hereby boycotting his bar

Fri., 08/14/09 - 16:36 PM

He committed a crime and served his sentence. That's better than other thugs in the league.

Thu., 08/13/09 - 22:11 PM

Well, he might be better than undrafted Temple QBs.

Mon., 08/10/09 - 16:22 PM

This is a year of record turn out at the park and they act like it's our privelege to be there. It's August and they can barely maintain .500 at home. Good luck in the playoffs!

Thu., 07/23/09 - 19:37 PM

Please ask Lidge again if he's really feeling alright.

Wed., 07/22/09 - 16:02 PM

Real good team on paper. If they underperform it's time to overhaul the coaching staff.

Fri., 07/10/09 - 15:39 PM

Charlie also needs to get K-Rod up in the bullpen 6 or 7 times like Lidge had to last year!

Wed., 07/01/09 - 16:10 PM

I remember him in Baltimore a few years ago. If the Orioles don't want you, you're not a major league pitcher. This is the team that grabbed - and already released - Adam Eaton this year!

Thu., 06/25/09 - 18:48 PM

They should draft a pitcher or a offensive minded defenseman. oh, this 76ers chat? They already made their best move for the year - the new (old) uniforms

Fri., 06/19/09 - 15:00 PM

Bottom line is that he hasn't won a playoff game since the miracle in san fran led by garcia. The eagles made their stretch run with him out injured.

Mon., 06/15/09 - 21:03 PM

Can we send the sixers out of town and bring back the Phantoms?

Mon., 06/08/09 - 15:45 PM

Also remember to vote for suckiest AL players so we can get home field for the World Series.

Thu., 06/04/09 - 17:05 PM

Better assume Westbrook is done and prepare for it that way. Then take whatever he can do as a bonus. He at least needs to be around and teach new RBs how to pass block. That may be his biggest contribution that can't be easily replaced and is pretty important to a 70-30 ratio pass happy lame ineffective, I mean west coast, offense.

Tue., 06/02/09 - 16:16 PM

Did Sheldon and Lito think it was unfair when Bobby Taylor and Troy Vincent were cast away to make room for them?

Mon., 06/01/09 - 21:04 PM

Write an article about Eagles losing to Cards and the comments would still apply. Choked, blew a big game...

Fri., 05/29/09 - 16:15 PM

Without Myers (even with him) we just wouldn't matchup with our top 3 or 4 starters against another playoff team. Teams like the Yanks and Rangers prove you can't just outslug anyone in the playoffs. Those were 4-3, or 3-2 type games mostly. Our rotation needs 5 runs for any chance to win games. Better bring in one or two proven starters asap.

Tue., 05/26/09 - 15:43 PM

That group from the 80s is still my favorite group, being in HS at the time. They took the great Edmonton dynasty as far as they could twice. Zezel is also known for being in the Rob Lowe hockey movie "Youngblood". He's the center who comes off the ice on the last scene so Lowe can take his place and fight the Dave Schultz looking guy. The movie was filmed using Zezel's junior league team as extras.

Wed., 05/20/09 - 15:38 PM

Our defense would do awesome if Andy could call the opponent's offense every week.

Fri., 05/01/09 - 22:17 PM

OK, they're hurt and that's why we lost. Then we'd get wiped out by the Caps. So what's it matter?

Tue., 04/28/09 - 15:43 PM

Learn to pass protect or we have another Tony Hunt.

Mon., 04/13/09 - 15:29 PM

Harry and Gene Hart were the voices of my childhood. It's not the same without them.

Tue., 04/07/09 - 17:17 PM

Personally, I'd like to playdown the 2008 stuff and let the team know this is 2009. World Champion was last year. Right now they're in last place and the choke Mets and Braves made better off season moves. All we did was get older and bat leftier. I thought just Utley/Howard was too much in a row. The absence of Romero can't be forgotten either.

Sun., 03/29/09 - 11:46 AM

What nuber seed was Villanova in the bracket that year? I haven't see n it in the archives yet. I was thinking 9 or 10.

Thu., 03/26/09 - 22:29 PM

Charlie:Someone who has not been in my kitchen. Hey, I don't read Phillies articles to learn about the stinking Yankees (we have espn and mlb to beat that horse) and I don't need SAT questions any more now than when I was sleeping through the exam years ago. You went to Columbia - wow

Wed., 03/25/09 - 16:53 PM

Larry Fine, from Central High School! Maybe Will Ferrel should be involved. Him and Jim Carrey would be something. Just no Adam Sandler or any of his crew please!

Thu., 03/05/09 - 21:40 PM

Awesome, the Eagles and Cowboys both get rid of lousy receivers on the same day. Greg Lewis was about as useful as Freddie Mitchell and T.O. was just as much a detriment to team chemistry as Freddie.

Mon., 02/23/09 - 21:02 PM

"I am not a role model"

Mon., 02/23/09 - 21:00 PM

The team does need more weapons. They need a big RB. Upgrading receivers would help some, but McNabb isn't accurate enough anyway. The QB misses the receiver way more than the receivers drop the pass. The biggest upgrade should be in coach and playcalling.

Wed., 02/18/09 - 20:15 PM

Bright and sunny pushing 70 - is that the weather or Schmidt?!

Sat., 02/14/09 - 16:20 PM

Dang, I was betting on Eaton

Fri., 02/06/09 - 20:53 PM

Next question.... Actually we stole Owens from Baltimore. By the way, all these "great" receivers that we need to get to the Super Bowl have not won super bowls. We need a super bowl caliber offensive play caller.

Fri., 02/06/09 - 20:50 PM

25 of the 193 voters were current Flyers!

Sun., 01/25/09 - 21:56 PM

Coming from Buffalo where they're slowly sending their ENTIRE team to Toronto.

Fri., 01/23/09 - 17:24 PM

As a Phils fan, the rebuilding by the Mets is impressive. I heard a stat last year that if you counted every game by the score after 7 innings, the Mets would've been like 10 games ahead of the Phils. Now the Mets got K-Rod and Putz along with maybe Wagner later on. Most of our pitchers/relievers had career type years (just like 93). I think we still need another good arm or two to keep pace.

Fri., 01/23/09 - 17:15 PM

Should be Bobby Jones replacing Iavaroni just like in '83 every game.

Tue., 01/20/09 - 18:21 PM

I see Harold Carmichael in training camp with the receivers. Quite frankly I always thought he looked like he could still make the 53 man roster. We need a new commitment to the big running back to complement Westbrook.

Tue., 01/20/09 - 18:14 PM

If I can equal his strike outs but not his HR/RBI totals; can I please have 9 million?

Wed., 01/07/09 - 18:15 PM

It's amazing that Reid is a great coach because he was handed a playoff spot by the Bears, Bucs, and Cowgirls. Otherwise we'd be calling for his replacement about now. The difference between being in the playoffs and out of the playoffs wasn't because of great coaching. It occurred in other stadiums. Beating Minnesota was simply beating Brad Childress (Andy "lite" - in many ways:) who mismanages the clock and happened to wind up with a great RB and also lucked into the playoffs. The Eagles are playing below their overall talent level which means bad coaching. Or a good coach who's message simply ran its course. IE: Shanahan, Gruden

Wed., 12/31/08 - 16:00 PM

Any shooting by a real McNabb or Romo fan would've bounced at the intended receiver's feet.

Mon., 12/29/08 - 19:07 PM

I mean not sold out. Years ago gamers weren't televised in the home market if so many seats weren't sold. I recall the Eagles having that problem in the 70s/80s from time to time. The local network affiliate would buy out the last few just to televise the game. Yes, even in the football town of Philly!

Mon., 12/29/08 - 10:24 AM

Quite frankly the stats are pretty even. The difference was turnovers by Dallas and great defense. Neither of which was produced by McNabb. Give Dawkins the headlines for this game!

Tue., 12/23/08 - 23:17 PM

And wouldn't you be one of the first during the season to write an article blaming a slump or injury on his being in this tournament?!?! That's probably another reason Ryan wants no part of it.

Tue., 12/23/08 - 15:30 PM

They have as much talent as any team out there. Trent Dilfer won a freekin superbowl! I said before - we'd be in the playoffs even if the Detroit coaching staff was in charge.

Tue., 12/16/08 - 14:12 PM

I'm sure there was worse language and other actions in the crowd than what Chase said. We're Champs, I'll take that along with my kids hearing something that I yell 50 times during Eagles games anyway....

Fri., 06/27/08 - 20:58 PM

The only good thing is that he finally separated Utley and Howard. Teams to often go to a lefty with them due up then to a righty for Burrell. Utley-Burrel-Howard at 3-4-5 would be better than Utley-Howard-Burrel to switch sides of the plate. Rollins and Victorino steal bases. Put them back up front!