Wow, that was quite a game. Let me start by saying that I'm not going to take anything away from the Giants; they played phenomenal defense, pressured Brady like nobody else had, and made the plays on offense that they had to.
But with that being said, what happened to the Pats? They were the highest scoring team in history this year because they had a shotgun-spread offense that couldn't be stopped. It just couldn't. No team has the personnel to cover Moss, Stallworth, Welker, and Watson all at the same time. And if they managed it for a little while then Jabar frickin Gaffney would run amok and the defensive coordinator cried.
Then towards the end of the regular season they get cute, and start running more, and setting up a more "conventional" looking offense. Ok, fine, show people you can run. That's fine. But hey, here comes the Superbowl and the Giants, whose defensive specialty is rushing the QB. They smack the crap out of big Tom in the first half and it's time for the legendary Belechick halftime adjustments; so of course they open up the second half throwing those pansy bunch WR screens that hadn't worked for the whole game and running plays for Kevin Faulk, a nice guy but maybe the fifth best receiver on the team. Finally, finally at the end they go shotgun and drive down and score, but they leave 2:45 on the clock! Is it just me or did they play this game backwards? Why not open in shotgun, let the Giants' pass rush guys run themselves down and get used to aiming at Brady, and then in the second half Maroney draw them to death? I don't get it.
And good golly do I hate the Giants.
Final note, Steve Spagnolo is going to be the most successful coach to fall off of the Andy Reid tree. I'm calling it now.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
NFL drafts are sad
There's a lot of talk here in Philadelphia about how Donovan McNabb hasn't ever had any help. I thought I'd take a look back and see which receivers the Eagles could've had to go with McNabb (drafted in 1999) instead of the bums that they keep ending up with. I'm only comparing guys who didn't last and guys who went after them:
2000: They drafted Todd Pinkston in the second round (36). They could've had: Jerry Porter (47) or Laveranues Coles (78).
2001: They drafted Freddie Mitchell in the first round (25) and Quintin Carver (LB, 55) in the second. They could've had: Reggie Wayne (30), Todd Heap (31), Chad Johnson (36), Chris Chambers (52) or Steve Smith (74).
So already after two drafts, instead of having Todd Pinkston, Freddie Mitchell and some LB who never made it, Donovan could have been throwing to Jerry Porter, Chad Johnson or Reggie Wayne, and Steve Smith.
2002: Best draft of the decade. Iggles' first four picks were Lito Sheppard, Sheldon Brown, Brian Westbrook, and Michael Lewis. No problems here, might have switched Lewis (58) for Deion Branch (65).
2003: Eagles take Jerome McDougle (15) in the first round. They could've had: Dallas Clark (24) or Anquan Boldin (54).
It's a little bit hard to tell what's what after this list, since guys take a little while to develop and some from these later drafts might still perk up. But just consider that in the Superbowl in 2004, just by drafting differently, they could have switched the Pinkston/Mitchell/broken TO/LJ Smith bunch with Porter/Johnson/Smith/Clark. That kind of knowledge is what curdles Philadelphia fans into the bitter, jaded, black-hearted, miserable jack-asses that we are. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go put on my Flyers jersey and ram into a light pole.
2000: They drafted Todd Pinkston in the second round (36). They could've had: Jerry Porter (47) or Laveranues Coles (78).
2001: They drafted Freddie Mitchell in the first round (25) and Quintin Carver (LB, 55) in the second. They could've had: Reggie Wayne (30), Todd Heap (31), Chad Johnson (36), Chris Chambers (52) or Steve Smith (74).
So already after two drafts, instead of having Todd Pinkston, Freddie Mitchell and some LB who never made it, Donovan could have been throwing to Jerry Porter, Chad Johnson or Reggie Wayne, and Steve Smith.
2002: Best draft of the decade. Iggles' first four picks were Lito Sheppard, Sheldon Brown, Brian Westbrook, and Michael Lewis. No problems here, might have switched Lewis (58) for Deion Branch (65).
2003: Eagles take Jerome McDougle (15) in the first round. They could've had: Dallas Clark (24) or Anquan Boldin (54).
It's a little bit hard to tell what's what after this list, since guys take a little while to develop and some from these later drafts might still perk up. But just consider that in the Superbowl in 2004, just by drafting differently, they could have switched the Pinkston/Mitchell/broken TO/LJ Smith bunch with Porter/Johnson/Smith/Clark. That kind of knowledge is what curdles Philadelphia fans into the bitter, jaded, black-hearted, miserable jack-asses that we are. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go put on my Flyers jersey and ram into a light pole.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Boston fans should be counting their blessings, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime convergence of awesome teams. You will never have it so good again. At least I have the Flyers, who this afternoon will tool on your Bruins and make me fall in love all over again.
Quick World Series note, I'm thinking Dice is good for at least six earned runs tonight. I think Terry's going to let him pitch and try to work out of jams and that the Rockies will blow him out. Then tomorrow everything will return to normal and the Sox will win the series.
The Eagles will win tomorrow. That's all I'm going to say about that.
Quick World Series note, I'm thinking Dice is good for at least six earned runs tonight. I think Terry's going to let him pitch and try to work out of jams and that the Rockies will blow him out. Then tomorrow everything will return to normal and the Sox will win the series.
The Eagles will win tomorrow. That's all I'm going to say about that.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Eagles
I realize that I'm going to get laughed out of the building for this, but the Eagles have a legitimate shot in the NFC this year. I know they're 2-3, but they haven't played their best football yet:
-McNabb is coming off of a mega-injury, again, and hasn't quite shaken the rust off or adjusted to his new lack of mobility. He's got to learn to be shifty in the pocket, more like a Brady, instead of trying to run around outside of the pocket to make plays.
-The defense has played well, way better then folks around the league have realized. The most points that they've surrendered were the 21 against the Lions, and those were meaningless blowout points. They're in the top ten in every major defensive catagory, including fifth in total yards surrendered and fifth in points against, and that's with being on the field too much (that'll come up again in my next point). This is all with half of their starting secondary, as they're missing arguably their best defensive player (Brian Dawkins) and their best CB (Lito Sheppard). Once those guys come back, look out.
-The offense has sputtered, but that can at least partially be attributed to poor coaching. If this team were coached by Bill Cowher (Note to the Eagles front office: fire Andy Reid and hire Bill Cowher) then they'd be way better. The Eagles have a great tandem of backs in Westbrook and Buckhalter and a great defense. Why they don't run a ton and grind teams down is totally beyond me. Their play action is already outstanding, they already run a ton of screens, and running more would make both of those things more effective. This would make their red zone offense better too, because Lord knows right now it stinks. The coaching deserves it's own paragraph though.
-I'm done with Andy Reid. There, I said it. The man has his strengths, there's no doubt about it. He's got the gift for brainwashing teams into running with his program, hanging together and all toeing the party line. In that way he's on par with Belichick and it's a good thing. Bringing a ton of ego-maniacal professional athletes together and making them into a real, cohesive unit is a skill and a gift and Andy's great at it. He's also (with a few exceptions) a very good draft guy and a great developer of young talent. The Eagles are loaded with home-grown talent, and considering they've been drafting towards the back end of every first round for a while that's saying something. So yes, Andy Reid has good points. But he's grown increasingly shaky during the game, and that's a problem.
The guy's totally committed to running his style of offense, and I (and every other Philly fan) am tired of it. It's terrible on third down, due to A. throwing on third and short instead of just running and B. on third and long always running a pass pattern that involves running up and in towards the middle of the field three yards short of the marker, catching the ball and getting immediately tackled a two yards short. This has happened what feels like 20 times every game this season; third and long, quick in by Curtis/any TE/Westbrook, tackled just short of the first down. Shoot me. Andy's offense is also insane in the red zone. They'll march down the field, get to the 30 yard line, and then run lame pass plays until they go 3 and out to make it a long field goal. Honestly, just run the damn ball. We're begging you. Finally, Andy's track record shows that the bigger the game, the worse he coaches. I don't know what it is, but his playoff coaching over the years has been really shoddy. The Eagles under Reid will roll through the regular season, roll through the playoffs, and then crap out in the big game. For a while they would crap out in the NFC title game, but I think Andy sensed that if he kept doing that he was going to get murdered, so we got to a Superbowl. Then, right on cue, the Eagles crapped the bed. And I'm not taking anything away from the Pats, they outplayed the Eagles and won fair and square. But I watched the team for that whole season and they just didn't bring the A game, like they never do when it counts. In my eyes, that's the coach's fault.
I think eventually every fan base (that's not in Pittsburgh) just runs out of patience with any given head coach. Philly is there now, and it's not pretty.
Getting back to my point, the Eagles can make waves if they perk up. I mean look at the NFC: Green Bay is playing way over their heads and at some point the lack of a solid running game is going to hurt them. Dallas is pretty good, I hate them and they suck but they're pretty good. After that there's Tampa Bay with their aging quarterback and defense and broken RBs, Carolina with no quarterback at all, and the Giants who specialize at coming out hot and fading in the second half of the season. If the Eagles get it together, they're right back in it. So Chicago fans had better brace themselves because unless Devin Hester can play every position simultaneously (and he's almost that fast) the Bears are going to get a beating Sunday.
-McNabb is coming off of a mega-injury, again, and hasn't quite shaken the rust off or adjusted to his new lack of mobility. He's got to learn to be shifty in the pocket, more like a Brady, instead of trying to run around outside of the pocket to make plays.
-The defense has played well, way better then folks around the league have realized. The most points that they've surrendered were the 21 against the Lions, and those were meaningless blowout points. They're in the top ten in every major defensive catagory, including fifth in total yards surrendered and fifth in points against, and that's with being on the field too much (that'll come up again in my next point). This is all with half of their starting secondary, as they're missing arguably their best defensive player (Brian Dawkins) and their best CB (Lito Sheppard). Once those guys come back, look out.
-The offense has sputtered, but that can at least partially be attributed to poor coaching. If this team were coached by Bill Cowher (Note to the Eagles front office: fire Andy Reid and hire Bill Cowher) then they'd be way better. The Eagles have a great tandem of backs in Westbrook and Buckhalter and a great defense. Why they don't run a ton and grind teams down is totally beyond me. Their play action is already outstanding, they already run a ton of screens, and running more would make both of those things more effective. This would make their red zone offense better too, because Lord knows right now it stinks. The coaching deserves it's own paragraph though.
-I'm done with Andy Reid. There, I said it. The man has his strengths, there's no doubt about it. He's got the gift for brainwashing teams into running with his program, hanging together and all toeing the party line. In that way he's on par with Belichick and it's a good thing. Bringing a ton of ego-maniacal professional athletes together and making them into a real, cohesive unit is a skill and a gift and Andy's great at it. He's also (with a few exceptions) a very good draft guy and a great developer of young talent. The Eagles are loaded with home-grown talent, and considering they've been drafting towards the back end of every first round for a while that's saying something. So yes, Andy Reid has good points. But he's grown increasingly shaky during the game, and that's a problem.
The guy's totally committed to running his style of offense, and I (and every other Philly fan) am tired of it. It's terrible on third down, due to A. throwing on third and short instead of just running and B. on third and long always running a pass pattern that involves running up and in towards the middle of the field three yards short of the marker, catching the ball and getting immediately tackled a two yards short. This has happened what feels like 20 times every game this season; third and long, quick in by Curtis/any TE/Westbrook, tackled just short of the first down. Shoot me. Andy's offense is also insane in the red zone. They'll march down the field, get to the 30 yard line, and then run lame pass plays until they go 3 and out to make it a long field goal. Honestly, just run the damn ball. We're begging you. Finally, Andy's track record shows that the bigger the game, the worse he coaches. I don't know what it is, but his playoff coaching over the years has been really shoddy. The Eagles under Reid will roll through the regular season, roll through the playoffs, and then crap out in the big game. For a while they would crap out in the NFC title game, but I think Andy sensed that if he kept doing that he was going to get murdered, so we got to a Superbowl. Then, right on cue, the Eagles crapped the bed. And I'm not taking anything away from the Pats, they outplayed the Eagles and won fair and square. But I watched the team for that whole season and they just didn't bring the A game, like they never do when it counts. In my eyes, that's the coach's fault.
I think eventually every fan base (that's not in Pittsburgh) just runs out of patience with any given head coach. Philly is there now, and it's not pretty.
Getting back to my point, the Eagles can make waves if they perk up. I mean look at the NFC: Green Bay is playing way over their heads and at some point the lack of a solid running game is going to hurt them. Dallas is pretty good, I hate them and they suck but they're pretty good. After that there's Tampa Bay with their aging quarterback and defense and broken RBs, Carolina with no quarterback at all, and the Giants who specialize at coming out hot and fading in the second half of the season. If the Eagles get it together, they're right back in it. So Chicago fans had better brace themselves because unless Devin Hester can play every position simultaneously (and he's almost that fast) the Bears are going to get a beating Sunday.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Playoffs, hockey, etc.
-It kills me that the Phils lost, and I never thought they'd get swept, but it's starting to look like the Rockies are coming out of the NL like a hurricane. I know it's a little late to make a prediction, since the Rockies won last night, but if I'd made one before the series I would've picked Colorado. They looked amazing beating the Phils, with good pitching, timely hitting, and great defense. Are they good enough to beat the Indians or Sox? Probably not. But I wouldn't look past them, they're scorching hot.
-I may be the only one who cares anymore, but hockey started up again and can I get a hand for the new-look Philadelphia Flyers? Danny (don't-call-me-Daniel) Briere is playing like a man, the defense and goaltending look solid, and I'm pumped for hockey. I mean in reference to what other sport would they say on talk radio, "when you get frustrated with a guy you should really just grab him and punch him in the side of the head a few times. Going after him with your stick is crossing the line." Good times.
-I don't know if any other NFL sites have these, but I love it:
-I may be the only one who cares anymore, but hockey started up again and can I get a hand for the new-look Philadelphia Flyers? Danny (don't-call-me-Daniel) Briere is playing like a man, the defense and goaltending look solid, and I'm pumped for hockey. I mean in reference to what other sport would they say on talk radio, "when you get frustrated with a guy you should really just grab him and punch him in the side of the head a few times. Going after him with your stick is crossing the line." Good times.
-I don't know if any other NFL sites have these, but I love it:
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Let's go Phils!!
I'll start off by acknowledging a few things. One, I'm a huge homer. I love the Phillies and I always have; they were my first true sports love. So this isn't going to be unbiased, and you shouldn't be surprised. With that being said, number 2 is that I'm not going to jinx them by predicting quick and easy victories up to and including the World Series. I'm merely going to lay out a couple of reasons that the Phils might be the best team in the NL side of the playoffs:
1. Their regular season record doesn't reflect how good they are. They lost key players for months at a time, and that definitely slowed them down at times. It affected the offense in particular:
Chase Utley was lost for 28 games because of a broken hand, and at the time he was the hottest hitter in the league not named ARod.
Ryan Howard was out 17 games, not consecutively, in the months of April and May and when he wasn't hurt he was day to day. Despite the two wasted months, he still ended up second in the National League in both homers and RBIs (third and fourth overall).
Shane Victorino, the Flyin Hawaian and key top of the order guy, missed 30 games in August and September. Still ended up with 78 runs scored and 37 stolen bases.
What's impressive to me, and what should scare other teams, is that with all of that time missed by those key guys the Phillies ended up with the second best offense in baseball. Yikes.
Injuries affected the pitching staff as well:
Cole Hamels, future Hall of famer and husband of a hot ex-Survivor contestant, missed 30 games with a strained elbow. That derailed a potential Cy Young season.
Jon Lieber, dependable middle of the rotation guy, was in and out with an oblique injury before finally going on the DL for good on June 23.
Freddy Garcia, now officially "The biggest free-agent disappintment ever," pitched in 11 games total, compiling a horrendous 5.89 ERA, before heading to the DL for good on June 9. The fans of Philadelphia will be happy to see him go, and wish TBFADE luck elsewhere. Far, far, far away from us.
Brett Myers, stud starter turned lights-out closer, missed 55 (count 'em, 55) games with a strained right shoulder. This is probably because our knucklehead manager (love ya Chuck) threw him into approximately 2,000 games in a row when he was used to having 4 days in between appearences.
And I'm not even going to go into the games missed by everybody else on both sides of the ball, because I think I've made my point. Still, what's more important then who got hurt and when is that they're all healthy now. We've got a healthy and complete team, on the field and on the mound, for basically the first time all season. That's gotta count for something.
2. MVP candidate Mr. James Calvin Rollins. The man is having one of the best statistical seasons by a shortstop ever. He's the first shortstop in 34 years to start all 162 games; he set modern NL records for runs scored (139) and extra base hits (88) and blew away the record for at bats (716); he became the fourth player in baseball history to join the 20-20-20-20 club (stolen bases, doubles, triples, and homers); and he plays Gold Glove caliber defense. Finally, he has amazing mental toughness that he acquired after overcoming his difficult childhood as both a white boy and chainsaw killer. Ok, I made that last one up.
3. Just to say it again, the offense is frightening. There's no rest for a weary pitcher with this bunch. They've got the two guys to set the table on top, a series of sluggers in the middle, and tough outs at the end. They can score any way you please: you like manufactured runs? Sunday, Jimmy Rollins singled, stole second, stole third, and then was sacrificed home. That kind of thing happens a lot. You like power? Even as I write this, Pat the Bat and Aaron Rowand went back to back in the fifth. And they're not even the two best power hitters on the team. Finally, not only can they kill you with speed and power, but they'll wear you out. To steal a note from the Sports guy, they've got two guys in the top three in pitches per at bat in the NL, and 5 in the top 43.
Their ability to score runs in bunches is what allowed them to stage the most comeback wins in baseball, and it means you can't ever count them out. In the two decisive series against the Mutts, they made former All-Star Billy Wagner look very sad more then once. It was delicious.
4. The pitching isn't half bad. It might not be half good, but it's not half bad. The top of the rotation is good enough, with ace Cole Hamels, rookie sensation Kyle Kendrick, the surprising Kyle Lohse, and the timeless wonder who is Jamie Moyer. The bullpen has been pretty good of late, and the shorter playoff roster makes them look better. The Phils are in trouble when the bullpen gets stretched, and since apparently MLB is determined to make the playoffs last for a calandar year the pitchers should all get plenty of rest. Also, keep an eye on new closer Brett Meyers. He needed to get adjusted to being in the bullpen but now that he has, he's been lights out. He mixes a live fastball and a filthy curveball and he locks down the end of the game.
4. Inasmuch as we take a lot of flak, the Phillies fans are some of the best in the game. The atmosphere during home games is electric and we only get louder as the game goes on. We're also the most genial in the area; Eagles fans are crazy, Flyers fans are crazier, Soul fans are crazy and stupid, and Sixers fans are always drunk. I don't think anybody's ever felt threatened at a Phillies game while wearing the other team's jersey and that's rare in this town. You'll be hard pressed to find fans that more desperately need something to cheer for and that means the amp will be turned to 11 for every home game.
Quick side note: I'd appreciate it if columnists would stop taking lazy and cheap shots at Philly fans. I think everyone in the country knows by now that we don't mind booing, and that we booed Santa Clause, and that we cheered when Michael Irvin got carted off the field. But let's be honest here: If your team is stuck in a rut, and the management stinks, and the coach stinks, and the players stink, and all they do is lose, would you be placated by a lame Santa Clause? I don't think so. And at the time, we weren't the only ones who hated Michael Irvin. Everyone hated Michael Irvin. Plus, there was no way to know that his career was over. We probably wouldn't have cheered if we'd known that, we'd just have quietly clapped. So give it a rest guys, will ya?
Those are the best reasons that the Phillies could make a deep run. TBS doesn't want me to see any of it, scheduling the games at 3 in the afternoon and 9 or 10 at night. Nonetheless, I'll watch as much as I can and cheer on the inside. Let's go Phils!!!
1. Their regular season record doesn't reflect how good they are. They lost key players for months at a time, and that definitely slowed them down at times. It affected the offense in particular:
Chase Utley was lost for 28 games because of a broken hand, and at the time he was the hottest hitter in the league not named ARod.
Ryan Howard was out 17 games, not consecutively, in the months of April and May and when he wasn't hurt he was day to day. Despite the two wasted months, he still ended up second in the National League in both homers and RBIs (third and fourth overall).
Shane Victorino, the Flyin Hawaian and key top of the order guy, missed 30 games in August and September. Still ended up with 78 runs scored and 37 stolen bases.
What's impressive to me, and what should scare other teams, is that with all of that time missed by those key guys the Phillies ended up with the second best offense in baseball. Yikes.
Injuries affected the pitching staff as well:
Cole Hamels, future Hall of famer and husband of a hot ex-Survivor contestant, missed 30 games with a strained elbow. That derailed a potential Cy Young season.
Jon Lieber, dependable middle of the rotation guy, was in and out with an oblique injury before finally going on the DL for good on June 23.
Freddy Garcia, now officially "The biggest free-agent disappintment ever," pitched in 11 games total, compiling a horrendous 5.89 ERA, before heading to the DL for good on June 9. The fans of Philadelphia will be happy to see him go, and wish TBFADE luck elsewhere. Far, far, far away from us.
Brett Myers, stud starter turned lights-out closer, missed 55 (count 'em, 55) games with a strained right shoulder. This is probably because our knucklehead manager (love ya Chuck) threw him into approximately 2,000 games in a row when he was used to having 4 days in between appearences.
And I'm not even going to go into the games missed by everybody else on both sides of the ball, because I think I've made my point. Still, what's more important then who got hurt and when is that they're all healthy now. We've got a healthy and complete team, on the field and on the mound, for basically the first time all season. That's gotta count for something.
2. MVP candidate Mr. James Calvin Rollins. The man is having one of the best statistical seasons by a shortstop ever. He's the first shortstop in 34 years to start all 162 games; he set modern NL records for runs scored (139) and extra base hits (88) and blew away the record for at bats (716); he became the fourth player in baseball history to join the 20-20-20-20 club (stolen bases, doubles, triples, and homers); and he plays Gold Glove caliber defense. Finally, he has amazing mental toughness that he acquired after overcoming his difficult childhood as both a white boy and chainsaw killer. Ok, I made that last one up.
3. Just to say it again, the offense is frightening. There's no rest for a weary pitcher with this bunch. They've got the two guys to set the table on top, a series of sluggers in the middle, and tough outs at the end. They can score any way you please: you like manufactured runs? Sunday, Jimmy Rollins singled, stole second, stole third, and then was sacrificed home. That kind of thing happens a lot. You like power? Even as I write this, Pat the Bat and Aaron Rowand went back to back in the fifth. And they're not even the two best power hitters on the team. Finally, not only can they kill you with speed and power, but they'll wear you out. To steal a note from the Sports guy, they've got two guys in the top three in pitches per at bat in the NL, and 5 in the top 43.
Their ability to score runs in bunches is what allowed them to stage the most comeback wins in baseball, and it means you can't ever count them out. In the two decisive series against the Mutts, they made former All-Star Billy Wagner look very sad more then once. It was delicious.
4. The pitching isn't half bad. It might not be half good, but it's not half bad. The top of the rotation is good enough, with ace Cole Hamels, rookie sensation Kyle Kendrick, the surprising Kyle Lohse, and the timeless wonder who is Jamie Moyer. The bullpen has been pretty good of late, and the shorter playoff roster makes them look better. The Phils are in trouble when the bullpen gets stretched, and since apparently MLB is determined to make the playoffs last for a calandar year the pitchers should all get plenty of rest. Also, keep an eye on new closer Brett Meyers. He needed to get adjusted to being in the bullpen but now that he has, he's been lights out. He mixes a live fastball and a filthy curveball and he locks down the end of the game.
4. Inasmuch as we take a lot of flak, the Phillies fans are some of the best in the game. The atmosphere during home games is electric and we only get louder as the game goes on. We're also the most genial in the area; Eagles fans are crazy, Flyers fans are crazier, Soul fans are crazy and stupid, and Sixers fans are always drunk. I don't think anybody's ever felt threatened at a Phillies game while wearing the other team's jersey and that's rare in this town. You'll be hard pressed to find fans that more desperately need something to cheer for and that means the amp will be turned to 11 for every home game.
Quick side note: I'd appreciate it if columnists would stop taking lazy and cheap shots at Philly fans. I think everyone in the country knows by now that we don't mind booing, and that we booed Santa Clause, and that we cheered when Michael Irvin got carted off the field. But let's be honest here: If your team is stuck in a rut, and the management stinks, and the coach stinks, and the players stink, and all they do is lose, would you be placated by a lame Santa Clause? I don't think so. And at the time, we weren't the only ones who hated Michael Irvin. Everyone hated Michael Irvin. Plus, there was no way to know that his career was over. We probably wouldn't have cheered if we'd known that, we'd just have quietly clapped. So give it a rest guys, will ya?
Those are the best reasons that the Phillies could make a deep run. TBS doesn't want me to see any of it, scheduling the games at 3 in the afternoon and 9 or 10 at night. Nonetheless, I'll watch as much as I can and cheer on the inside. Let's go Phils!!!
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