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Morning Rounds, October 21st
The intro turned into a rant, so expect thoughts on Gillick
v. Moneyball this morning. As for this
space: it looks like the Rays will be throwing Victor Zambrano Scott Kazmir
against Cole Hamels in game one, which gives the Fightins another chance to
take down a Met. Expect big things. If you’re saving some money by making the trip down there (the tickets, the airfare, and the hotel combined are cheaper than watching the game here – which tells you just about everything you need to know about the respective fans) be loud, and if you have fun insights from Tampa feel free to send them along.
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“It’s a funny kind of month, October. For the really keen… fan it’s when you discover that your wife left you in May.” ~Denis Norden
Three lines on their world:
- The Patriots absolutely destroyed the Broncos
- The 49ers axed their coach
- And (because there is no way we bring this up once the Series starts) the richest event in sports is happening this weekend
Three lines on ours:
- It looks like it’ll be Scott Kazmir throwing to Jimmy Rollins to start the Fall Classic
- The Phillies arrive at the Trop
- And the Birds are healthy and ready to play
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about, after the jump
PHILLIES
Phil Sheridan is excitedly waiting to find out who will take the big stage’s big spotlight. SKIP
Sam Donnellon looks at the guys who aren’t supposed to get theirs. READ
Rich Hofmann finds an angle that no one has covered: Indiana Lidge. READ
John Smallwood looks at Rays’ manager Joe Maddon’s oddball hands-off approach. READ
Todd Zolecki reports on the Phillies’ personalized rubber ducks. Seriously. SKIP
As does David Murphy, who one-ups his philly.com beat writing other half by dropping a ‘Tom Emanski‘ reference to get the READ. READ
The Daily News gives Charlie Manuel words of wisdom from Larry Brown, Billy Cunningham, Jim Fregosi, Terry Murray, and Andy Reid . SKIP
Murphy’s notes look at the quirky ballpark, Flash’s return to the team (kinda) and more. SKIP
Zolecki’s just kill the stadium, then look at the roster, and more. READ
Bill Lyon refuses his assignment. SKIP
Brittany Talarico reports on what superstitious fans are doing to help the team. SKIP
Kerith Gabriel says that Jon Gruden is pulling for the Rays. SKIP
Amy S. Rosenberg gives you a frontrunners guide to the Phillies. Original. SKIP
Stu Bykofsky wants the entire city decked out in red tomorrow. SKIP
Paul Hagen looks at the people rooting for both teams. SKIP
Paul Hagen looks at the Rays turnaround. SKIP
Marc Narducci talks with Rays’ lefty David Price, who is really, really, good. READ
Marc Narducci reports that Scott Kazmir will likely start game one. SKIP
Amanda Cregan looks at the price of tickets. SKIP
*if you can only read one Randy Miller has a hell of a memory or some fantastic notes. He talks with Gillick and Manuel about what they expected out of the Rays during spring training, then remembers the last time the Phils played in Tampa (2001) and what happened then. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t good. READ
Randy Miller checks in with Jamie Moyer’s childhood friend. READ
EAGLES
Les Bowen reports that – other than Shawn Andrews - the Birds should be returning to the field Sunday. SKIP
Ray Parrillo looks at what the returnees mean for the wideouts. READ
Parrillo’s notes say that Westbrook is optimistic, Lito is still an Eagle, and J.R. Reed is a dirty traitor. READ
SIXERS
Phil Jasner reports that Andre Miller is solidly inside Mo Williams‘ head. Could mean something down the line. READ
Kate Fagen reports that the Sixers released former Temple product Antywane Robinson. SKIP
Tom Moore looks at EB’s return and Dalembert’s absence. SKIP
FLYERS
Sam Cardichi says Coach Stevens is trying to get his team back on the right track. SKIP
Ed Moran looks at the Steve Downie demotion and Andreas Nodl call-up. READ
Wayne Fish on John Steven’s list of problems. READ
TODAY and MORE
A look at Pat Gillick, plenty of quick hits, and maybe even a World Series prediction. As always, feel free
to email
with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
