http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F Sports columnists from philly.com en-us Sat, 17 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-05-17T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19038604&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080517_Dick_Jerardi__Race_Day_in_America.html BALTIMORE - A look at some of the important races at Pimlico Race Course today: Galorette Handicap Race 6 - Post 1:24 p.m., Grade III, $100,000, 1-1/16 miles, 3YO & up, fillies & mares Sat, 17 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6f3e5544dad07b05e6acbf381fe21429 2008-05-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19039034&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080517_Bob_Ford__Pimlico_stirs_memories_of_triumph_and_tragedy.html BALTIMORE - Thirty years ago, on the third Saturday in May, in what was grandly called the "Auxiliary Press Viewing Area," I leaned against a loose timber railing on the edge of Pimlico Race Course's roof and saw a horse named Affirmed gallop down the stretch exactly one neck ahead of a horse named Alydar, and had no idea what I was seeing. Sat, 17 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT cd9bb9f8828d881d8790f0ea19954a1f 2008-05-17T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19002504&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080516_Phil_Sheridan__Flyers_win_-_by_just_shooting_the_puck.html It seemed like a little thing at the time, not even worth bringing up. On the off day between Games 1 and 2 in Pittsburgh, Flyers center Danny Briere was asked about taking just one shot the night before. Briere bristled a bit at the implication that a lack of shots meant a lack of production. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT b1ac3a32d2795d302b5db9192ae2774d 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19001719&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080516_Dick_Jerardi__There_s_one_Big_favorite_in_this_Preakness.html BALTIMORE - Even if you thought Big Brown was a cinch in the Kentucky Derby and knew that millions of dollars would be bet on that theory, there were ways to make money because of the 20-horse field. Now that the depth of Big Brown's talent has been fully exposed, making money on the proposition that Big Brown can't lose tomorrow's Preakness becomes quite a bit more complicated. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 02e5299c7df2cc2eae65b66df2e5aed5 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19001679&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080516_Paul_Hagen__Interleague_play_has_some_redeeming_value.html INTERLEAGUE play has arrived once again as the Phillies prepare to play their natural American League rivals. That, of course, would be the Toronto Blue Jays. While waiting for the first pitch, please select the appropriate video clip from the following menu. Press 1 for Plague of Locusts. Press 2 for Doomsday Thunderclouds. Press 3 for Owners Sitting Around Counting Money. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT ca547ede44c955e91212c6b38817b189 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19001649&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080516_Sam_Donnellon__Hartnell_pours_his_heart_out_for_Flyers.html HE WAS the savior you didn't see coming, unless you put much stock in words spit out in disgust and amid utter futility. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT a471169134dd09b6df8d2a465c641afe 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19001704&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080516_Rich_Hofmann__Flyers__best_hope_still_rides_with_Biron.html PLAYOFF GAMES are decided by moments and by momentum. It has been true in the National Hockey League since Conn Smythe. Moments and momentum - and pucks that bounce oddly in the night. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT c788adb952164c778c7d3b2bdaa90a00 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168376&44=19002524&32=3796&7=195502&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2F20080516_He_s_a_wrestler_with_wheels.html Star wrestlers make determined blockers and tacklers in football, scrappy catchers in baseball, and powerful throwers in track and field. Fri, 16 May 2008 10:46:12 GMT 39e68a3678c155defc2ca6c82d3c9687 2008-05-16T10:46:12Z