Tag Archives: playoffs

The March Continues

Well, let’s remind ourselves to enjoy this. It had already been the best sports year for Philly fans in a generation, and now we have the events of the last few weeks.  Not only do the Eagles find themselves in the NFC … Continue reading

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Keys for the Birds

So the Eagles are on to the Divisional Round to face the hated Giants in what should be a frigid Giants Stadium on Sunday.  The game against the Vikings last week was one of the most predictable games imaginable.  If you asked before the … Continue reading

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Ready for a Let-Down, But That’s OK

Like many Eagles fans out there, I divested myself emotionally from this year’s team after the blowout loss in Baltimore on November 23rd.  That doesn’t mean I stopped watching the games or following the team, but there wasn’t anything they … Continue reading

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Best Day Ever in the NFL

Glorious.  Ridiculous.  Hilarious.  Perfect.  These are just some of the words that repeatedly came to mind as I watched the Eagles dismantle the Cowboys.  Hilarious was probably the winner though.  As Joselio Hanson sprinted down the sideline for a 96-yard fumble return to make it 41-3 … Continue reading

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Assessing the Eagles’ Playoff Chances

I’m sure I wasn’t alone in completely writing off the Eagles playoff chances after the disaster in Baltimore a few weeks ago.  They were sitting at 5-5-1, with possibly 4 of their last 5 games against playoff-bound teams.  It seemed … Continue reading

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It Ain’t Over Yet

As I sat and soaked in all of the post-game glory on Comcast Sportsnet and Fox last night, I suddenly had a sobering thought: this series isn’t over yet!  Now, I don’t want to be the wet blanket thrown on … Continue reading

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World Series: Game 2

Obviously, it was an ugly loss in Game 2.  Between the abysmal situational hitting, the fielding miscues, a base-running blunder, and the two horrendous calls by home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley, the Phillies took a game that should have been a … Continue reading

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World Series- Game 1 Thoughts

It wasn’t the most encouraging win possible, but a win is a win, as they say, and the Phils have one down and three to go in the hunt for the title.  It was basically more of the same from … Continue reading

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World Series Notes

The DH Question: Charlie Manuel hasn’t said much about who will be the designated hitter for the games in Tampa, so that leaves us to ponder the question.  Bob Ford covered the issue in today’s Inquirer, and says that Charlie … Continue reading

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On to the Series

Philadelphia Philles: 2008 National League Champions.  It’s a beautiful thing. As I watched the fairly easy Game 5 win, I was obviously excited, but I wasn’t completely appreciating the magnitude of this Phillie team’s accomplishment until my man Joe Buck started recounting … Continue reading

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