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\"samuel\"FREE AGENCY LOOMS FOR BIRDS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NFL free agent period gets under way in a matter of minutes and there’s been a lot of speculation over what the Eagles will do.\u00a0 The biggest name being mentioned is Patriots’ Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel, who will most likely command the biggest salary for a defensive back in league\u00a0history.\u00a0 Will the Eagles shell out that kind of cash?\u00a0 Probably not, but there’s been too many rumors circulating to think that\u00a0they’re not at least thinking about it.<\/p>\n

In any event, the team will probably show their hand, for the most part, in the next couple of days.\u00a0 Odds are they won’t be pulling in any Pro Bowlers, but that wouldn’t mean they failed.\u00a0 There are hardly any Pro Bowlers out there to be had.\u00a0 They’ll be looking at defensive ends (Bengal Justin Smith?), wide receivers (Texan Andre Davis?), and maybe Giant safety Gibril Wilson.<\/p>\n

THE OTHER FOOTBALL GIVING PHILLY A SHOT<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be honest, I’ve never watched one second of an MLS game.\u00a0 Every four years I put in\u00a0a solid effort to watch the World Cup (like a good Liberal American should), but I wouldn’t call myself a soccer fan.\u00a0 However, I’m \"mls\"pretty happy about the MLS coming to Philly<\/a>.\u00a0 The best part is, the team will actually play its games in Delaware County, the native county of the Broad Street Believers.<\/em>\u00a0 Granted, our hometown doesn’t much resemble Chester, but it’s still cool.\u00a0 Now I just hope they come up\u00a0with a name that isn’t totally lame.\u00a0 Here’s hoping it has nothing to do with the Liberty Bell, the Revolutionary War, or “Freedom”.\u00a0 Us liberals hate that stuff.<\/p>\n

MYERS GETS OPENING DAY START<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Phillies surprised everyone this week by announcing that Brett Myers, not Cole Hamels, will start on Opening Day.\u00a0 \"myers\"They gave a couple of legitimate, honest reasons for the decision: (1) They want Myers to know that he is a starter again and won’t be going back to the bullpen and (2) they want to reward him for unselfishly moving to the ‘pen last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I believe those reasons were factors in the decision, but I’d also say there were reasons they didn’t mention.\u00a0 To me, with this move, the Phillies basically said, “Cole Hamels is more mature and professional than Brett Myers”.\u00a0 On the one hand, that’s great.\u00a0 It’s awesome that Hamels, at such a young age, is completely fine with not getting the Opening Day start, even though\u00a0he definitely deserves it.\u00a0 On the other hand, it’s disappointing (if not surprising) that Myers still needs to be coddled like this.\u00a0 There’s no doubt that the team ultimately decided to make him their Opening Day starter because they’re concerned about his mind-set and figured his ego needed some stroking.\u00a0 But that’s who Myers is.\u00a0 In the end, I’m impressed with Charlie Manuel and Rich Dubee for having the foresight to make this decision.\u00a0 When you have 25 players on your roster, a few are inevitably going to need some “special attention” to keep them happy and productive.\u00a0 If this is the sort of attention Myers needs, I say give it to him.\u00a0 The coaches kept saying Hamels and Myers were starters #1 and 1A.\u00a0 That’s obviously nonsense.\u00a0 Hamels is the ace of this staff, and hopefully will be for at least the next decade, but we’d all love to see Myers be a solid #2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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