Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, December 1st
So we take one
lousy long weekend off from the Sports
Complex and Plaxico Burress decides to shoot himself in the leg with a concealed
weapon. To make matters worse for me — and in not being able to make jokes, *I* am the real victim here — it turns out that
Plax is going to be charged with a felony for the entire incident. Talk about bad luck — if I ever get hit with
a felony gun charge, I damn well better be able find a better target than my own
leg. Not that the incident effected the Birds’ week 14 opponents; the Giants rolled anyway.
On a similar note, some pretty relevant stuff happened in
these parts as well. Donovan and the
Birds decided to give Philly another week full of blind hope, the Sixers
decided that winning basketball games is for suckers, and Nova has looked nice
in their tune-ups. Rather than ignore
all of this (and more!) we’re going to bring you a little something we’re
calling “Thanksgiving weekend rounds” (you try to be clever when you’re filled to the brim with tryptophan) later this morning.
Right now we’ll have a normal Monday set of rounds, but an
hour after this goes live we’ll have a weekend recap. In these, instead of judging every article
written we’ll just be outlining the three best for each major sport. Hopefully we’ll have phlogosphere rounds an
hour after that. Until then, enjoy your
Monday and try not to look too hard at this:
“When we come into the office, as we call it, we go to work.” – Giants Center/Professional Football player Shaun O’Hara
Three lines on their world:
- Their star wideout shot himself in the leg and is being charged with a felony for it, and the Giants still handled their business
- Lane Kifflin is taking over at Tennessee, and it looks like his father is following him.
- and the Steelers handled New England, which should put a quick end to the “trade Brady” talks
Three lines on ours:
- The Sixers dropped their 4th straight, this time to Derrick Rose and the Bulls
- Penn St.’s Rose Bowl showdown with USC is all but official
- and Villanova took care of URI to win the Philly Hoop Group Classic
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about, after the jump
EAGLES
Phil Sheridan takes a look at the Eagles’ next opponent, the locked-in New York Giants. READ
Bob Brookover says next Sunday’s game can prove if the Eagles are actually any good. SKIP
Sam Donnellon thinks the NFL has moved on and left Andy Reid trying to play a game that won’t work. READ
Marcus Hayes asks what if? SKIP
Marcus Hayes talks with the Giants, who seem unconcerned by the Burress incident. SKIP
Bob Brookover talks with Kyle Eckel about playing in front of his hometown crowd. READ
SIXERS
Phil Sheridan left the Wachovia Center impressed by Derrick Rose’s poise and athleticism. I’m writing about this a little later today, but it’s spoiling anything to say that we all did. The kid is nice. READ
Kevin Tatum’s notes look at Coach Cheeks’ reaction to Derrick Rose, Kobe’s return to Philly, and more. SKIP
Tom Moore asks what is wrong with Andre Iguodala. I’m not sure why this is a question – he’s not a shooting guard, and this year that has become obvious. READ
PHILLIES
Bill Conlin says we’re at the end of an era for two guys who were supposed to define their franchises: Pat Burrell and Donovan McNabb. READ
Todd Zolecki looks at Ruben Amaro’s crowded plate. READ
FLYERS
Ed Moran looks at the glamour stats realizes that the Flyers have a couple of guys right near the top. READ
Sam Cardichi looks ahead to what the Flyers will do when Jones and Parent return to the ice. SKIP
Wayne Fish points out that the Flyers have been struggling at home. READ
TODAY and MORE
Between catching up on a loaded weekend and Big Five action starting tomorrow we should be kept plenty busy, so check back early and often.
As always, feel free
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