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Morning Rounds, November 3rd
Yesterday, I was able to sit back and watch the Eagles with a kind of
passive ambivalence I’d have never thought I could muster when the Birds were
on. I didn’t change the channel and I
wanted them to win, but I wasn’t devastated by the awful first quarter. My phone wasn’t chirping in misery from fans
afraid McNabb would never rebound, and I was even able to crack jokes
throughout some of the hard parts. Beyond that, for the first time in a long time, it didn’t matter where I sat,
how I lay, or anything else I did – the Birds were going to win or lose, and I would
either be happy, or fine. My power of concentration wasn’t going to make or break the team, and I’m guessing I wasn’t alone across the Delaware Valley.
For the first time in my life, watching sports wasn’t something
life-or-death. It was a pleasant diversion,
and for that I have to thank the Phillies. As for life-or-death? Well, at least I have an
election to follow.
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“World F——- Champions.” – Chase Utley
Three lines on their world:
- Texas Tech knocked off number one Texas
- The Giants destroyed the Cowboys
- and the Oklahoma City Thunder is on the board
Three lines on ours:
- After a rough first quarter, the Birds rolled
- The Phillies announced their new GM
- and the Flyers winning streak ended
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about after the jump
PHILLIES
Paul Hagan says that Ruben Amaro is going to have a chance to prove himself (one way or another) right away. READ
Jim Salisbury names names as he looks at the Phillies offseason options. READ
Tom Mahon has some feel-good tidbits from the series, and David Wright’s reaction to Jimmy’s smack talk. READ
Bill Conlin takes the scenic route in describing how Ruben Amaro got to where he is now. READ
Morgan Zalot looks at what the Phillies’ win means to the dead. SKIP
*if you can only skip one Al Campbell bitches about Citizens’ Bank Park’s open air. SKIP
Bill Lyon tries to explain the relationship between city and team. READ
Mike Sielski talks about what this means for David Montgomery, local product/Phillies owner. READ
Randy Miller checks to see if this could be a dynasty in the making. SKIP
Randy Miller looks at Mike Arbuckle’s bittersweet parade. READ
EAGLES
Bob Ford, out of hate for the Phillies, hates the Birds. READ
Ashley Fox says that with the Giants up next, the Eagles have already moved on. READ
Rich Hofmann, who seems to know a thing or two about bad english papers, says it’s time for the Giants. SKIP
Ray Parrillo looks at Todd Herremans‘ touchdown catch. SKIP
Les Bowen’s notes say that Herremans‘ made his catch with a dislocated finger, and more. SKIP
Paul Domowitch grades the team. SKIP
Rich Hofmann gets to the heart of David Akers‘ early season struggles: he was hitting the ball too well. SKIP
The Inquirer’s notes look at Akers‘ hot steak, injuries, and more. SKIP
Don McKee does his monday game think (a running diary) and I do mine. SKIP
Paul Domowitch looks at Brent Celek’s record breaking day and goes behind some of the numbers. READ
Ray Parrillo says it was Celek that got the offense in gear. SKIP
Paul Domowitch delievers the talking points. SKIP
SIXERS
Kate Fagan points out that the Sixers have started slow. SKIP
Phil Jasner says you can’t watch Josh Smith and not wonder “what it?” READ
Tom Moore points out that Iguodala’s refusal to sign a year ago was a key part in the Sixers’ getting Brand. READ
FLYERS
Rick O’Brien’s notes look at Braydon Coburn’s up and down night, Mike Knuble’s goal scoring streak, and more. SKIP
Frank Seravelli talks about Jared Ross‘ on-ice contributions. READ
Wayne Fish talks about the Flyers’ fights. READ
TODAY and MORE
Penn St. was idle and didn’t move in the BCS, despite some action around the team. Keith Pompey talks to Ryan Patrick, La Salle High’s striker, it is worth checking out.
We have a couple of live projects and might get down to the Sixers tonight, so expect a day of quick hits, quick thoughts, but not much heavy lifting. As always, feel free
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with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
