On the day before the calendar flips to March, it’s a good time for a\u00a0non-college basketball post before BSB goes all-hoops, all-the-time, for the next month.\u00a0 Eagles news has been coming in bunches the last 24 hours as free agency got underway, and just now I flipped on the TV and found a Phillies spring training game on the MLB Network.\u00a0 I am\u00a0loving the MLB Network so far, and it could be even better once the season starts.<\/p>\n
Notes from the Phils game so far, which is against the Rays, coincidentally:<\/p>\n
-The $54 Million Man, Ryan Howard, hit a two-run homer in the first, and that was followed up immediately with a homer by newly acquired outfielder John Mayberry, who is attempting to make the team.<\/p>\n
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-Kyle Kendrick has been named the favorite for the 5th spot in the rotation, and he looked solid in his outing today.\u00a0 Apparently he’s working on a change-up and has been working a little with Cole Hamels on the pitch.\u00a0 Seems like a good idea.\u00a0 The Phils released Adam Eaton yesterday, which also seems like a solid idea.<\/p>\n
-Apparently Miguel Cairo is now a Phillie.\u00a0 Hopefully he’s just competing for a\u00a0roster spot.\u00a0 He has a home run and a double, but a quick glance at his statistics shows that he hasn’t homered in a game that counted since 2005, when he tallied all of 2 for the Mets.\u00a0 Big-time prospect Jason Donald just knocked him\u00a0in with an RBI single.<\/p>\n
-Shane Victorino has been added to Team USA for the World Baseball Classic, which I’m happy about.\u00a0 The Flyin Hawaiian gives me a reason to watch the WBC.<\/p>\n
And now turning to the football team:<\/p>\n
-It just became official in the last few minutes that Brian Dawkins is gone to the Broncos.\u00a0 This is pretty devastating news ![\"dawk\"](\"http:\/\/media.scout.com\/Media\/Image\/24\/245346.jpg\")
for all Eagle fans, and we’ll have to wait and see what news comes out about it before putting too much blame on the Eagle front office.\u00a0 There’s no doubt that Dawkins has lost a step and, at 35, is fairly ancient for an NFL defensive back.\u00a0 But you have to think that he was worth more to the Eagles, for his leadership and for what he means to the fan base, than to any other team, and if the Broncos thought he was worth a 2-year deal, why didn’t the Eagles get a deal done?\u00a0 I have to imagine that Dawkins has been feeling slighted by the team, but he’s too classy to come out and say it.\u00a0 Maybe now that he has a new deal with Denver, the truth will come out.\u00a0 More on this later…<\/p>\n
-The two other notable moves from yesterday were the Eagles’ signing of OT Stacey Andrews, brother of Shawn, and the departure of Correll Buckhalter, also to Denver.\u00a0 I’m ok with both of these moves.\u00a0 Andrews, like his brother, is coming off an injury, but it looks as though he will take over at right tackle, and Jon Runyan’s days are probably over.\u00a0 I’m almost happy about Buckhalter leaving.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I think he’s a solid player and I have a lot of respect for the way he’s overcome injuries, but he’s 30 years old and has had THREE major knee injuries.\u00a0 I don’t like the idea of committing money to a guy like that and, also, if Buckhalter is gone, it makes it more likely that the team will go out and get another, possibly more bruising, running back to pair with Westbrook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the day before the calendar flips to March, it’s a good time for a\u00a0non-college basketball post before BSB goes all-hoops, all-the-time, for the next month.\u00a0 Eagles news has been coming in bunches the last 24 hours as free agency … Continue reading