Into the Future . . .
With the second dullest three day stint in sports behind us, the NBA All-Star weekend being the first, it’s time to look toward the more exciting half of the sports year. With Kyle Kendrick nailing down yet another solid start, I’m thinking this really is the year we end the playoff drought in baseball. This is assuming Brett Myers returns soon, which admittedly seems less and less assured, and Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Cole Hammels stay healthy. It would be nice to see “Stand” Pat Gillick actually pull-off a trade for a pitcher, but I think they get there without it. Hate Charlie Manuel all you want, and I’m certainly not a supporter of the manager, but the Phillies do improve in the second half under him. The Mets are showing some frayed edges, and the Braves aren’t what they used to be. It’s not a prediction, just a gut feeling that playoff baseball returns. I usually have a count-down to Eagles training camp going by now. I still don’t trust that Andy Reid will run the ball, bu