Monthly Archives: December 2009
Eagles-Giants Preview AND a BSB Movie Review: Big Fan
On Sunday night, the 8-4 Eagles make their annual trip up the turnpike to take on the 7-5 Giants. As the teams kick-off the final quarter of the regular season, they find themselves gridlocked atop the division, along with the 8-4 Cowboys. The recent history of … Continue reading
The Return of AI
On Monday night, the most memorable Philadelphia athlete of the last 25 years made his return to the City of Brotherly Love, after an unhappy three-year odyssey to Denver, Detroit, and Memphis. The great Allen Iverson scored 11 points, kissed the Sixer logo during … Continue reading
Welcome Back, Placido
Placido Polanco is coming back to Philadelphia. Much like last off-season, Ruben Amaro was faced with one spot to fill in his everyday line-up, and he acted quickly in handing a three-year deal to a solid veteran. Some questions and … Continue reading
Charting A Course to March: North Carolina vs. Michigan St.
December 1st: #11 North Carolina 89, #9 Michigan St. 82, at Chapel Hill North Carolina: This team’s relying on a lot of underclassmen, and they’ll only get better as the season goes on, but they look pretty good already. Deon Thompson … Continue reading
Phils Add Schneider and Castro as Backups
The Phillies signed catcher Brian Schneider today to a 2 year/$2.75 million deal, to backup Carlos Ruiz. I said here on the site a few weeks ago that Schneider was probably my top choice for a backup catcher, so this is … Continue reading