Going FJM on Mr. Ian O'Connor of foxsports.com

McNabb shows what toughness, resolve can do

I first saw this article thanks to the 700level.com, where Enrico so wonderfully points out some of the major flaws. To quote Enrico, "!@#$#%$#!@#&*@#!$ WHAT?!? @!#@#$@##$!@@#@." As an ode to Fire Joe Morgan and now Big Daddy Drew over at KSK I thought I take a lot at some specific pieces of this article. Here you go:

He has spilled the blood, sweat and tears of a thousand Big 5 players at the Palestra.
Don't forget puke, and also not sure when I've seen him cry (McNabb is not T.O.). Why compare McNabb, the most important player on probably the city's most followed team, to college players. Sure we love the Big 5, but that's college basketball, not the NFL, expectations are a little different. Plus, you are from New York, I doubt you've ever seen a great Big 5 game.


Philadelphia is famous for booing Santa?
Philadelphia is famous for many inappropriate actions. Booing Santa should not be one of them. Also, you missed the better part about Philadelphians throwing snowballs at Santa. Everyone from Philly knows the story and its not that outlandish. Even the guy dressed as Santa that day I think has said he probably would have booed and thrown snowballs at Santa at that game.

I told him that grouping Philadelphia with Boston and New York was like throwing Genghis Khan into the same cell with two guys busted for jaywalking.
In comparison, Philadelphians are like warlords for booing their players when they perform poorly and New York sportswriters are like jaywalkers when they totally crucify every single action of the New York sports figures (can we say A-Rod's personal life).

McNabb still has a chance to go down as the enduring Philly story of 2008.
Now there isn't even an ounce of truth to that statement. For one thing, 2008 is over, he could be the biggest story of 2009. Did you even watch the World Series? Sure the national ratings were horrible, but not here in Philly. Perhaps you caught any of the coverage of the parade? Yea, I'm pretty sure 10 years down the road 2008 will be the year of the Phillies.

In fact, Philadelphia fields the only teams in sports that try to score early to take their own fans out of the game.
I'm not sure I actually understand this sentence. Philadelphia teams don't try to score first because scoring points is how you win games?

But nobody's had more line drives smacked at him than McNabb, whose 10 years in Philly are the equivalent of 20 anywhere else.
So McNabb has been here the longest. Yes, good point that you have already made multiple times. Are you implying that McNabb plays like hes over 40 years old or something with the 20 comment because as he has proved this season, McNabb is not an old man.

This would be the same Landry who in 15 NFL seasons threw for 13,000 fewer yards and nearly 100 fewer touchdowns than McNabb would manage in his first 10.
So McNabb turned into a great QB, maybe some people didn't see that happening. If it proves one thing it sure proves that Greg Landry sucked as a player when he was in the NFL because that is totally how you should judge someone's coaching ability.

He threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns in a Super Bowl loss to the Brady/Belichick Patriots and yet is best remembered for the interceptions, the sacks and the alleged dehydration/exhaustion/nausea that did or didn't get the best of him down the stretch.
You know why its crazy that he is remembered for that? Because that is HOW THE GAME ENDED! Really, all I care about during the Super Bowl is stats, not who WINS the game!

This year, McNabb was McNailed nationally for revealing he didn't know regular-season games could end in a tie.
Holy crap, I hope you get an award for that one.

Only something funny happened on the way to divorce court. McNabb beat the Cardinals, Giants and Browns, ripped the Cowboys in a win-or-else game and threw for 300 yards in a wild-card playoff victory over the Vikings.
It is amazing that he is playing wonderfully and so Philadelphians are loving him. Why don't they hate him like Philadelphians are supposed to?

Moral of the story, Mr O'Connor or is it Dr O'Connor, is that you are a poor story teller. You picked what could have been a great story (the longest tenured Philadelphia athlete), but instead you ruined it.

Eagles sign Samuel to six-year contract

In what I think is a surprising move the Eagles have signed Asante Samuel today on the opening of free agency. I'm not really sold on liking Samuel, he is a good player, but he's also caused a lot of trouble and will probably get his fair share of fines. Whether or not Lito Sheppard actually wants out of Philly is yet to be determined, but this move looks to protect the Eagles in case that happens. It seems like the Eagles were one of the contenders for Samuel before free agency began and the fact that Eagles made a strong offer really swayed his decision. The secondary right now is made up of Lito Sheppard, Sheldon Brown, Samuel, Brian Dawkins, and Quintin Mikell. Apparently many believe either Sheppard or Brown will make a move to safety, but we will have to see what happens. This move definitely improves the defense. Samuel is 27 and the contract is 6 years for $60 million.

Other Eagles news:
-Eagles released Jevon Kearse.
-Mike Patterson had got arrested on marijuana possession (<50grams).
-New York Giants safety Gibril Wilson is also possibly going to be signed by the Eagles, but I guess that rumor will die now that Samuel is signed.


ESPN - Eagles sign Samuel to six-year contract - NFL: "Samuel, an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection this past season, spent the last five seasons with the New England Patriots and had 16 interceptions the last two seasons. The Eagles wasted little time making an offer, reportedly worth up to $60 million, on the first day of free agency."

ESPN Page 2 - Pros and cons of Bonds

ESPN Page 2 - Page 2: Pros and cons of Bonds

So what team should sign Barry Bonds, Page 2 breaks it down and here's what the say about the Phillies:

Pro: Would give the home fans a player they could all feel comfortable booing.
Con: No con.

The Phillies are the only team listed with no cons, interesting; but I guess that is because of the Pro listed. Another good line, "Might be mistaken for Mr. Met."
Page 2 has a lot of funny articles. Most of them are too long, but this one is short and funny. So take 2 minutes and enjoy it.

Phillies and Mets 2008 Matchups

Mets Fans Have Begun Their CBP Takeover Plot [700 Level]

In case you didn't see that little bit saying how Mets fans plan to come down and take over CBP, then you need to check it out. I don't know if I'll be able to make it up to Shea to take over there but I will make it to every Phillies-Mets game at CBP that I can. So here is the list of all the matchups between the two teams this summer. The Phillies play 162 games, but these might be the 18 most important games. They will at least be some of the most exciting and most passionate games.


Tue, 4/8 at Mets 1:10p
Wed, 4/9 at Mets 7:10p
Thu, 4/10 at Mets 7:10p

Fri, 4/18 Mets 7:05p
Sat, 4/19 Mets 3:55p FOX
Sun, 4/20 Mets 8:05p ESPN

Fri, 7/4 Mets 7:05p
Sat, 7/5 Mets 7:05p
Sun, 7/6 Mets 1:35p
Mon, 7/7 Mets 7:05p

Tue, 7/22 at Mets 7:10p
Wed, 7/23 at Mets 7:10p
Thu, 7/24 at Mets 12:10p

Tue, 8/26 Mets 7:05p
Wed, 8/27 Mets 7:05p

Fri, 9/5 at Mets 7:10p
Sat, 9/6 at Mets 3:55p FOX
Sun, 9/7 at Mets 1:10p

Anna and Kris Benson are coming to Philadelphia

It's time for pitchers and catchers to report for Spring Training. I am excited for Phillies baseball. The Phils are apparently about sign Kris Benson. What's that mean, well it means his hot milf wife, Anna Benson, will be coming to Philadelphia. I'll let the other better bloggers analyze and report the signing. I know you just want to know what she looks like so I'll give you the pictures.
Got rid of the pictures, just google her name and you'll be happy.

Phillies Sign Geoff Jenkins

The Phillies signed the 33 year old to a 2 year deal for $13 million with an option for a 3rd described below.

They also signed 30 year old pitcher Chad Durbin."Durbin, 30, has a 25-37 career record in parts of eight seasons with Kansas City, Cleveland, Arizona and Detroit. He went 8-7 with a 4.72 ERA for the Tigers last season."

So the Phillies added some pitching depth and outfield depth, I like it. The only thing I don't like is the fact that Jenkins is basically an older, crappier Pat Burrell. O well, good luck to him, don't suck at the beginning or else Philly will hate you.

Merry Christmas everyone.

ESPN - Former Brewers outfielder Jenkins agrees with Phils - MLB: "If Jenkins makes a total of 925 plate appearances in the 2008-2009 seasons or 525 plate appearances in 2009, it would trigger a $7.5 million vesting option for 2010. If the agreement fails to vest, he and the Phillies have a mutual option for the third year."

Phillies Offer Arbitration to CF Aaron Rowand

The Official Site of Philadelphia Phillies: News: Philadelphia Phillies News: "The procedural move guarantees Philadelphia the first-round Draft pick of the team that signs him, plus a supplemental pick between the first and second rounds. If Rowand signs with a team that finished with one of the 15 worst records last season, the Phillies will receive that team's sandwich pick."
"If Rowand accepts arbitration by Dec. 7, his 2008 salary would be determined by an arbitrator. He and the Phillies could still work out a multiyear deal by the hearing date -- which would occur in early February -- but his return to Philadelphia would be assured. The team wouldn't mind if Rowand accepted, though that is unlikely given the five-year, $90 million deal Torii Hunter signed and the high demand for Rowand."

This is a good move by the Phillies because well if he accepts then the Phillies are spending their money on him. I like him and its not my money being spent. If he goes elsewhere then they get some nice draft picks in return and god knows we need those. I wonder why the waited until the last second to offer it to him though, that seems unnecessary.

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