tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69117911521880035982012-02-16T17:05:19.175-05:00Opinions on Philadelphia sports, national sports stories, and the media covering our favorite teams, as well as picks against the spread, from a writer who started as a <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> freelancer.Rob Quinnhttps://profiles.google.com/108371384832794699465noreply@blogger.comBlogger5881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911791152188003598.post-16998006535588783072012-01-06T15:43:00.002-05:002012-01-06T15:43:13.394-05:00

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          It’s an oldie but goodie. Remember when the Eagles had a likeable coach? Could you imagine this year’s roster doing a Christmas video? Me either. Enjoy “Buddy’s Watchin’ You” (it gets cut off a little at the end, but this was the only version I could find on YouTube), and the Ink will be back after the holidays or sooner if the Eagles are still breathing next week. I’ll probably pop

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          I finally pulled out a winning week with a 4-3 record for +103.24 points. I thought it should have been better, but I made a bad call on the Temple Bowl game and Mike Tomlin never gave the Steelers a shot because he stuck with a hobbled Ben Roethlisberger. Anyway, here’s the rundown:           Saturday Parlay: Texas -7 (hoops) and Wyoming +7 over Temple, -20 points           NFL

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          This time last year Philadelphia was practically throwing a parade for the 2011 Phillies. For the most part, we’ll have to hope that the same lineup we were all so excited about gets it done this year.           Jimmy Rollins is back, and that’s ok. I’m not going to rehash my doubts about the shortstop. I just would have liked to see some new blood in the lineup. Despite his

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          Two stories have broken in the last 24 hours or so that are nothing short of scandals surrounding major figures in the Philadelphia sports world.           Bill Conlin is reportedly the subject of a pending Inquirer article detailing child molestation allegations, according to deadspin.com. The word “reportedly” may be a stretch. It seems incredibly odd that this story is coming

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          Too little, too late?           At least there’s now a question mark at the end of those words in regards to the Eagles making the playoffs after they destroyed the Jets, 45-19.           There is no way to take anything away from the Eagles yesterday. They blew out a team with playoff aspirations. They did what Andy Reid envisions his teams doing – they got out in front and just

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          It’s bad enough Al DeMarco’s Draftstreet.com fantasy league doesn’t have Thursday night players available to pick, but now they don’t even let you draft Saturday night players. I understand they want the league to start on Sunday at kickoff, but I just think there has to be a way to include the other players. Anyway, maybe the smaller player pool will help me because I’ve been getting

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          I kept all the picks equal this week, but couldn’t pull out a winning week. Here’s the rundown:           Patriots -8 over the Redskins, -50 points           49ers -3.5 over the Cardinals, -50 points           Giants +4.5 over the Cowboys, +45.45 points

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          Tonight is the premier of HBO’s 24/7 Flyers / Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic. The series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the two teams as they approach their outdoor meeting at Citizens Bank Park on January 2nd. Here’s a preview:

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          A few thoughts on the Sixers and the NBA: ·       I’m not as convinced as the Sixers seem to be that it’s a good thing that they are returning with the same core group from last year. They are completely over blowing the idea that it gives them an advantage early on. By the time the playoff push comes around it won’t matter, and they won’t have enough to contend. That said, I like

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          Let the detailing of miracle playoff scenarios begin. The Eagles won a game.           Sadly, the win likely does little to salvage this season, and in my opinion merely hurts the team next season by enhancing the chances that Andy Reid returns.           It’s December 12th, the Eagles have won 5 games this season, and people in Philadelphia can talk about the playoffs.

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          After a couple Top 50 finishes (including Thanksgiving week when I didn’t post my team here) in Al DeMarco’s Draftstreet.com fantasy league, I took a huge step backward last week finishing near the bottom. Here’s my effort for this week:           QB Matt Moore (MIA-QB) $11,396           QB Alex Smith (SF-QB) $11,557           RB Roy Helu (WAS-RB) $14,143           RB

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          On Tuesday, new Sixers’ CEO Adam Aron tweeted that the response to the vote for the new mascot far outweighed the feedback the organization received about the team. He reported, “Mascot FYI: 16,000 votes cast in one day. Huge response vs. only 6,500 fan ideas on all topics at newsixersowner.com in full month.”           I realize this is due to marketing and the fact that casting a

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          A 2-3 week doesn’t sound too bad, but when the big pick falls short it’s just a terrible week. I dropped -92.52 points for the week. Here’s the run down: Thursday night parlay: WVU -2.5 over South Florida, Seahawks +140 (money line) over Eagles, +18.43 points College Picks Houston -13.5 over Southern Mississippi, -15 points Virginia Tech -7 over Clemson, -15 points

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          Through Friday at 7 PM fans can vote for the Sixers’ new mascot. I voted for Big Ben (see below) despite the unfortunate fact that his name is also the nickname of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Actually, the way it’s going for the Eagles, that might not be such a bad thing. But the last thing we need is another animal Sixers mascot that has no correlation to the team, the

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          It must be the end of the college football season. Everyone who cares about the sport is griping about the championship game. This year it’s a rematch between Alabama and LSU, which is a joke.           I don’t care a little bit about the argument that they are the best two teams. They already played (a ridiculously boring game) and the Tigers won. In the current system, which I don

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          Driving around this weekend I literally had to turn sports talk radio off because I just couldn’t take the stupidity coming from people who are still supporting Andy Reid.           I can’t believe these people still exist, let alone the completely asinine arguments they use to support this coach. I hate when guys like Tony Bruno and Mike Missanelli do their mocking voice as they

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          Al DeMarco’s Draftstreet.com fantasy league is back to being free. Here are my suggestions for the week:           QB Drew Brees (NO-QB) $18,481           QB Tom Brady (NE-QB) $21,346           RB Darren Sproles (NO-RB) $10,936           RB James Starks (GB-RB) $8,499           WR Wes Welker (NE-WR) $16,011           WR Marques Colston (NO-WR) $10,692

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          The Eagles nightmare season continued with a drubbing by the Seattle Seahawks, 31-14, a team that was also 4-7 entering last night’s game.           I’m done getting into the specifics of games because it’s completely irrelevant at this point. DeSean Jackson looked like he quit last night, and listening to Andy Reid sound like a jackass defending him this afternoon was sickening. He

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          A sweep in college football and winning two out of three 100-point picks in the NFL made for a very nice Thanksgiving weekend. Overall, I went 5-1 for +131.83 points, stopping the bleeding of a 3-week losing streak.           Here’s the run down: College Football Pick: Alabama -21 over Auburn for 15 points to win +13.64 College Football Pick: South Carolina -3.5 over Clemson

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          Not once, but twice, I heard John Clayton of ESPN yesterday essentially blow off the idea that Andy Reid might be fired at the end of the season. It’s absolutely mind boggling how the national media continues to kiss his rather large rear end. Hopefully, it’s just another example of the national “insiders” sticking to the script of “Andy Reid good, Philadelphia fans bad.” But my fear

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          Despite a lot of talk from the owners about competitive balance and roster flexibility, the end of the NBA lockout proved that it was all about money.           Shocking, I know.           Until today I hadn’t read one article that offered details of the new collective bargaining agreement giving teams more flexibility to improve their rosters. The closest the players and owners

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          Writing about yesterday’s Eagles debacle as the first productive thing I’m even attempting to do after a long Thanksgiving weekend will probably be as ugly as watching it as a fan. Outclassed by the New England Patriots, 38-20 in a game that really wasn’t even that close, the Eagles are falling apart even more than expected.           Reports are out that Marty Mornhinweg and Jim

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          I saw the below video a short while back, I believe through the 97.5 The Fanatic Facebook feed. It’s all over the internet now, and I thought it would be a nice last post heading into the long weekend. Whether you’ve previously seen it or not, enjoy the video, and thank you for checking out the blog – on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever way you find the Ink!           Happy

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          It’s been a tough stretch after seven straight winning weeks. This week I went 0-2 after Dallas -7.5 over the Redskins wiped out the remainder of the “If pick,” which I would have split anyway with Chicago and the double-down, so to speak, on the Giants -5.5 over the Eagles. “If picks” work just as they sound like they would; if the first pick wins, the next pick in line becomes

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          For those who dare to explain the Eagles beating the Giants 17-10 last night without Michael Vick and Jeremy Maclin after losing to the Arizona Cardinals last week, more power to them.           My gut tells me that the Eagles have merely put off the inevitable of falling short of the playoffs. Worse, I think this win will allow them to get “close enough” to the playoffs to help

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          Last week I had my best finish yet in fantasy football – finishing 50th out of 309 with 127.64 points. That was 20 points out of money, 57 out of first place. My brother/GM didn’t kick-in any changes, and picking Chicago’s Defense/Special Teams was huge. Unfortunately, Al DeMarco’s Draftstreet.com free league that I was playing is no longer free. So, I’m out. I’ve set this post up on

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          No excuses, just a terrible call on the Jets. Time to regroup for a bit. Here’s the run down from last week: Thursday Night Parlay: Chargers -7 over Raiders, Georgia Tech +1.5 over Virginia Tech     -10.00 College Football Pick: Alabama -18 over Mississippi State -20.00 NFL Pick: Steelers -4 over the Bengals +21.74 NFL Pick: Ravens -7 over the Seahawks -20.00 NFL Pick:

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          The fact that DeSean Jackson has become a problem this season should be about as surprising as the fact that Christmas is on December 25th.           The Eagles knew he wanted a new contract since last year, they watched him holdout, and on Sunday Andy Reid de-activated him for missing a meeting. Now he’s whining about how hard it is to go to work.           Jackson’s stupidity

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          It’s taken me about two months since I thought of doing so to finally write a full-fledged post about the NBA. And I’m the guy who would flip on the Wednesday night Sixers game over the last two decades despite the fact that they have been one of the worst franchises in the league.           In other words, I don’t really care that the NBA is in a lockout and apparently going to

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          It is time to move on from Andy Reid. Long past time.           Yesterday’s de-activation of DeSean Jackson for missing a meeting, though completely justified, was a harbinger of things to come. I’ll admit I saw very little of the loss to Arizona because I’d rather watch decent football around the NFL on RedZone, but what I saw was flat out ugly.           Mike Vick threw another

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          I was in the middle of the pack last week in the free fantasy football league I’ve been doing most of the season at Draftstreet.com. Essentially flying solo again, I finished 183rd of 308.           I set up a team this morning mostly because I wanted to get the post online. It always looks good on Saturday, and then Sunday comes. My brother will hopefully make changes before

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          My seven week winning streak ended with a thud when my biggest pick of the football season was a loser on Sunday. For the week, I went 1-2, but as I say when I win or lose, it’s really about the points. I was -101.19 with points on the week.           The weekend started poorly with Alabama -4.5 losing outright in overtime to LSU in a field goal contest for -25 points. It was

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          Joe Paterno was fired late last night.           I don’t report news on the “Ink,” I react to it. I don’t have much to add to what I wrote yesterday except that it seems sad that actions of a scum like Jerry Sandusky have ended Paterno’s career. Sandusky allegedly molested at least one child on the Penn State campus, and Paterno was told about it by an assistant, Mike McQueary. I

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          I think Penn State should be allowed to play Saturday against Nebraska.           I don’t know.           Using those three words may be the cardinal sin of a blogger. Writing or talking about sports is about having an opinion. A strong opinion.           But I can’t even find my way to firmly declare anything about most of the scandal that is rocking PSU. I have no problem with

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          Jason Avant won’t have to worry about anyone jumping on the Eagles’ bandwagon this week.           It’s tempting to call last night’s loss to the Chicago Bears, 30-24, a classic by the Eagles. The game after a huge win that supposedly resurrects the season, a game in which the Birds were heavily favored, and the Eagles look flat in the first half, make a comeback, and lose.

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          A weekend with no Eagles or Sixers seems like a good time to dust off the rapid fire format. Here’s a weekend wrap: * The sad ending many feared for Joe Paterno may have arrived in a package no one anticipated. News broke that his former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, was accused of molesting a child in 2002, and while the Penn State head football coach reportedly informed

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          The Rob Q. Ink fantasy football team had its best finish yet in the weekly free league I’ve been doing most of the season at Draftstreet.com. With some brotherly assistance, we cracked the top 100 with 126.08 points finishing 95th of 322 – our best placement yet. The winner finished with 167.28 points.           I don’t really feel like I’m way off base with my selections. Certainly

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          I tried to ignore it, because it seemed like the only worthwhile response. Some guy named Jason Kelce on the Eagles criticized fans for putting up a sign calling for Andy Reid to be fired.           Kelce turned out to be the starting center. I follow the team day-in and day-out and had never even heard of the guy. Since then he’s proven why. Putting the ball between his legs is

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          It was the most frustrating weeks of picks since the beginning of the football season, and I still ended up with +19.50 points despite going 1-3. Winning my biggest football pick of the year obviously carried me through the week.           The end of the World Series got things off to a bad start as Texas blew a 3-2 series lead to lose it for -15.50 points (I included the .50 just

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          Lost in the hype over the comeback win of the World Series by the St. Louis Cardinals, the debate over a Wild Card team getting home field advantage in Games 6 and 7 in the sport where it means the most, and the proceeding retirement of Tony LaRussa, is a fact that should be bigger than all of that.           Mark McGwire is getting a World Series Championship ring as the Cardinals

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          The time for tricks and treats are over.           It was a blast watching the Eagles dismantle the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, and as fans we were allowed to let the joy of the victory linger with the ghosts and goblins celebrating Halloween. But now it’s time to take the mask off this victory.           In reality, Sunday’s win was probably not what the Eagles needed. Now at

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          On Halloween’s eve, the Eagles masqueraded as the “Dream Team” Vince Young once promised Philadelphia as they demolished the Dallas Cowboys, 34-7.           And it wasn’t that close.           I’m not ready to start making plans to watch this team in the Super Bowl, but everybody knows that the fastest way for the Eagles to get the heat of a 2-4 start off of them is to beat Dallas

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          I had my worst week yet in fantasy football, but the great thing about the league I’m doing is that it’s week-to-week . . . and free. If I finish in the top 7 just once, I’m up for the year. I definitely recommend checking out Draftstreet.com.           I’ve recruited some assistance this week, so here’s my team: QB Matt Hasselbeck (TEN-QB) $12,308 QB Andy Dalton (CIN-QB)

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          My longest streak of winning weeks on the “Ink” has now reached six. In that span, since Week 2 of the NFL season, I’ve gone 27-13 for +144.76 points. It’s not a huge total, and the last couple of weeks have been moderate successes, but I’ll take six straight winning weeks any time.           Of course, no one gets this far without some luck. I have to admit that I was extremely

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          I still hate the Cowboys.           I will always hate the Cowboys.           Growing up in the ‘80s with a dad and two of three brothers being Cowboys fans and the third not really being that into the Eagles, I often felt like the only Birds fan in Dallas – and I’ve lived in Philadelphia my whole life. (So did my front running family members, by the way.)           When I hear

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          This week fans will hear and read about one thing over and over again – Andy Reid’s record as the Eagles head coach after the bye week. It seems to be one of Reid’s most impressive statistics – he’s never lost after the bye. That’s 12-0 . . . in the regular season. We all know what happened in the Super Bowl when Reid had two weeks to prepare as did Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

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See the post on Philly Sports Daily.

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          I warned readers that I was just getting back into fantasy football, and last week’s results certainly showed it. I finished 222nd out of 254 in the free league I started doing three weeks ago at Draftstreet.com. It was my worst finish since I started. I only put up 86.94 points compared to the winner who scored 160.64.           My basic thought for the week was to load up at

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          It wasn’t the “big” week I was looking for with my picks, but it’s hard to complain about a fifth straight winning week. I lost my biggest pick of the week, actually losing in the NFL with points thanks to the “juice,” but hit my fourth straight 15-point pick in college football. Throwing in the MLB playoffs, I went 5-2 for +19.50 points on the week.           On Saturday, LSU -17.5

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          While Phillies fans still might not be ready to watch baseball again – and I’m quite sure I’m not the only one still wondering how the hell the Phillies aren’t in this thing – the Fall Classic must go on.           At last check the Texas Rangers were favored by -155 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, a price almost as uninspiring as the matchup. I like the

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          At long last the sale of the Sixers is official. I don’t make any real effort to break news on the Ink, and this was one of the more anti-climactic announcements of the sale of a franchise that may ever take place anyway. The news of the sale broke months ago, and no one knows how long it will be before the new ownership group lead by Joshua Harris will actually be able to do anything

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          The Eagles headed into the bye week with a 20-13 victory over the Washington Redskins and a 2-4 record. Besides giving Andy Reid and Juan Castillo a little breathing room, the win will no doubt spark a two-week debate over whether it was a season saver or merely postponed the inevitability of a failed season.           I was honestly ready to believe in the former. Reality seems to

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          My normal Friday post seems to attract the least attention and, ironically, takes the most effort. So, it’s time to try something new.           I played fantasy football for about 8 years beginning in the late ‘90s. I usually finished in the money – admittedly because my brother and I constantly met in the semifinals, and always agreed to split second place – and won the last

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          I had my fourth straight winning week of picks with the highest point total of the stretch as I posted a 6-3 record for +33.14 points. I feel like I’m chipping away at a mountain with a sledge hammer, but I’m trying to get rid of the deficit left by the NBA playoffs.           I did well with the two picks I posted Friday night, winning with Oklahoma -10.5 over Texas on Saturday and

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          My effort to sort through the rubble of the Phillies’ collapse yesterday became so long that I decided to break it into two parts. Moving forward is really all they can do, and playing GM is about all sports fans in Philadelphia have left do until playoff hockey and opening day roll around. (Thanks Andy Reid, David Stern, and the NBA players.)           As I wrote at the end of Part

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          Unlike some of the Phillies who are tweeting about beautiful days (Shane Victorino) and people needing to get over their criticism of fans (Jimmy Rollins), I’m still annoyed that we’re forced to watch the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS instead of the Phils.           So, it’s time to sort through the rubble of what became a collapse after a 100+ win season. I’ve been surprised to

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          The Eagles capped off a week in Philadelphia sports that might be remembered as the official end of one of the best eras this town has seen since the early ‘80s. Sadly, it qualifies with just one championship – and we all know it wasn’t a Super Bowl.           The Phillies season ended late Friday night. The Eagles season may as well have ended yesterday afternoon, and essentially

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          I’m writing around midnight because I won’t have time later today. The Phillies loss gave me a split in the first round of the MLB playoffs at 2-2 for +3 points. I won the series pick on Detroit, and lost the parlay pick on Texas, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. As noted on Thursday, I split the first two games of the Phillies-Cardinals series to break even.           In the American

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          For the second straight year the Phillies season ended with Ryan Howard at bat.           Before the deciding Game 5 against the Cardinals I tweeted, “Dear God, just get Roy though the first, he’ll take it from there.” It was meant as a little poke at my biggest fear and the fear many others shared. We worried Halladay’s recent first inning troubles would continue, and that even

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          As if Philadelphia sports fans are focused on anything but how long they have left to wait for the 8:37 first pitch of the Phillies game tonight, let’s rip off the latest Rapid Fire Week-in-Review: *Kudos to ESPN for cutting ties with Hank Williams for his comments on Fox “News” for comparing President Obama to Hitler and other absurd comparisons. Even the Republican lapdog

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          My third straight winning week was short on picks but brought the highest weekly point total since early July. With the MLB series pick on the Yankees-Tigers and the parlay pick on the Rangers, Brewers, and Phillies, still pending, I essentially went 3-1 for +29.29 points.           As fans know in Philadelphia, this has already been a bit of an excruciating MLB playoffs to watch.

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          Philadelphia just went from over confidence to panic.           A double, a triple, and a single, to lead-off Game 4 of their National League Division Series with St. Louis got the Phillies off to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning tonight. But it didn’t hold up as the Cardinals forced a deciding Game 5. A Ryan Howard strikeout and Hunter Pence caught stealing neutralized a

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          In case fans didn’t get enough of the spat between Jeff McLane of the Inquirer and Les Bowen of the Daily News, YouTube user NMATV has provided the world with an animated version of the events. Sure, the world would have been better off without it, but it’s perfect for our Hump Day Distractions.           (Found via the700level.)

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          Ben Francisco, the all but forgotten man who came to Philadelphia in the trade that originally brought Cliff Lee to the Phillies, did what the ace pitcher couldn’t do. He delivered a win in Wild Card Series against the Cardinals with a 3-run pinch-hit home run, giving the Phillies a 2-1 series lead.           Francisco’s appearance ended Cole Hamels’ night. He labored in the early

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          Somehow after a terrible collapse in which the Phillies blew a 4-0 lead with Cliff Lee on the mound and thrust themselves into essentially a 3-game series, where a couple flukes could destroy a 100+ win season, Jimmy Rollins criticized the fans.           Weak, “J-Roll.” Incredibly weak.           After telling the press that he was less than enamored with the atmosphere at

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          Two big leads weren’t enough for the Eagles or the Phillies on Sunday, and suddenly both seasons are in peril. Phillies           The Phillies came back from a shocking 3-0 first inning deficit on Saturday to blow out the Cardinals, 11-6. Roy Halladay settled in after a rocky first inning and shut down the Cards until the offense kicked in. With the offense rolling, I didn’t

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          I’ll just get it out of the way at the beginning – I think the Phillies will win the World Series.           Call me a homer if you must, but I just don’t see any other team in the playoffs matching up with their pitching. The odds makers are with me (and I’m certainly not going out on a limb) as the Phillies are the favorite at +160, the lowest odds of all the playoff teams. It’s

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A lot to get to this week in my Rapid Fire Week-in-Review, so let’s do it: *In case you were wondering why the Mets suck, Jose Reyes summed it up for the world to see in their last game. He lead off the Mets’ half of the first inning with a bunt base hit, then pulled himself out of the game to ensure himself the NL batting title. Enjoy the token of what a loser you are, Jose. *According to

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          My second straight winning week with picks was actually a little disappointing. I had won my biggest two picks of the week, and felt very comfortable with the other games I had made picks on. Unfortunately, a collapse by New England and Indianapolis finally deciding to show up cost me a pretty big week. I still went 3-2 for +18.10 points, which puts me at 11-9 for +35.86 for the

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          Last night was simply the best night of baseball anyone has seen in years. And it was just awesome to actually see all of it unfold thanks to the MLB Network instead of having ESPN’s SportsCenter talking heads overhype the drama and make it about themselves.           First off, the Phillies went to the 13th inning in a game that was essentially meaningless to their season but

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I was almost going to scrap Hump Day Distractions and I ended up seeing two things that seemed worth a post. Yesterday, the back page of the New York Post fired back at Michael Vick for complaining about the referees. (I found this via a Facebook post by 97.5’s Harry Mayes.) I also caught this from the 97.5 The Fanatic Facebook page, and had to re-post. This is just an amazing

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          Yesterday I just happened to hear the beginning of Jon Gruden’s interview with Tony Romo on ESPN and was dumbfounded. I’m even more shocked by the lack of response. A buddy of mine asked what he was smokin’ when he heard the question Gruden asked. Here’s my thoughts from Week 3 in the NFL: *Jon Gruden to Romo: “Isn’t it all about Tony Romo now, someway, winning a world championship?

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          I don’t have the stomach to go through a detailed breakdown of yesterday’s Eagles loss to the New York Giants, mostly because I had an inkling that they were going to lose (see Friday’s post) and didn’t have the stones to make it a pick.           The Eagles lost the game, 29-16, and likely lost their quarterback for several weeks.           This was a classic Eagles home opener.

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          It’s time to rip off another Rapid Fire Week-in-Review: *The Phillies have not won a game since they clinched the division, which doesn’t have me overly concerned. They’re resting players and probably bored. What does concern me is that they weren’t hitting before they clinched. This core group of players has always been streaky. Anybody who thinks they can just “turn it on” come

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I finally had a decent week of picks, going 6-3 for +26.19 points. The winning week puts me in the black for the season in both college and NFL football. I’m now at 4-3 for +11.73 points in the NFL and 4-4 for +6.03 points. The NBA playoffs and Finals are still weighing down the point total for the year, which is -300.50. I’m at +161.76 without the disastrous spring. On Thursday night

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I was trying to find video of Dunta Robinson talking about how his hit on Jeremy Maclin inspired his team to victory and was therefore worth the $40k fine he received for the cheap shot for today’s post. Various reports have cited the idiotic comment that offers more proof that stupid really is as stupid does and that fining millionaire athletes thousands of dollars is meaningless. However,

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A few things I noticed in the NFL’s Week 2: I think I’ll be checking this all season. This week 2 out of 5 of the leading passers, including the first and third place guys lost their games. The same is true of the top 5 leading rushers, with the first and fourth ranked guys losing.   The top 4 receiving leaders on the week lost, with the fifth guy losing. Unlike last week, I don’

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Fears about Michael Vick not making it through the season healthy have already been realized for the Eagles. The quarterback went out with a concussion in the second half last night, and the team eventually dropped a 10-point lead and lost to the Falcons, 34-31.           The fact is that the defense came up small in the end. When Vick went down, Mike Kafka came in and the Eagles finished

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It’s time for another Rapid Fire Week-in-Review: The Phillies are so good that they clinched a playoff spot this week and it was barely a blip on the sports radar. That said, the Phils scored 5 runs one time this week, and otherwise didn’t score more than 3 runs in the last seven days. Granted, there’s little to play for until October, so maybe they’re bored. But I’m just a little

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It hasn’t been the best start to the football season with my picks, but little damage has been done because I’ve taken it slow to get a feel for the teams this season. I saw two known handicappers offer big picks on the Steelers last week and lose the game as easily as I did. The difference is I kept it as a pick just above my minimum. Why anyone offered big picks in Week #1 of the NFL season

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There is just too much to love about this rant from a Dallas Cowboys fan not to have a bonus Hump Day Distraction. Many, many thanks to John Tayman of Bang Cartoons for posting this on Facebook. How ‘bout dem Cowboys! And how ‘bout dem Cowboy fans!

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In what may have been the strangest moment of the weekend in the NFL, Ron Jaworski couldn’t hold back when talking about Chad Henne’s play on Monday Night Football. At one point the former Eagles quarterback said, “Shit, you have to get rid of this ball just a split second quicker.” It was truly a “Did I really hear that?” moment. “Jaws” is one of the more polished analysts in professional

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While my focus was on the Eagles this Sunday, the RedZone and primetime games offered plenty of glimpses at the rest of the NFL in Week 1: A very interesting stat came out of Week 1: Among the five leading passers, only Brady won his game. Memo to Andy Reid: All five leading rushers won their game, including LeSean McCoy.   Donovan McNabb threw for 39 yards in his debut for the

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          Only time will tell if the Eagles season opening 31-13 victory came against a good St. Louis Rams team or something less than that. For now, it looks like a solid but not great “W” to start the season.           The first couple series were less than promising. The Eagles offense featured a run by Michael Vick followed by some “trick runs.” I guess beggars shouldn’t be choosers –

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It’s been a long week for me, so let’s wrap it up with a Rapid Fire Week-in-Review: * I was purposely trying to make this week all about football on the blog, but I almost feel weird not having mentioned the Phillies. After they swept the Braves, their biggest threat until the World Series seems to be avoiding rainouts. * Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly looks like he is absolutely losing

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Raise your hand if you thought the NFL was going kickoff tonight back in June. Now stop lying if you raised your hand. It’s always difficult to predict anything in the NFL, and I’m guessing this year will be especially hard. The lockout has just made it harder than ever to really get a grip on what teams are all about. Nationally, our hometown Eagles look like Super Bowl contenders, but

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A national sports commentator has finally stepped up to slap ESPN resident idiot Skip Bayless, and it can only leave a true Philadelphia sports fan conflicted. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman shot back at Bayless for his claim that the quarterback was gay in a book he wrote years ago. Bayless has made a name for himself at least in Philly for running his mouth with no substance to

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It’s that time of year when everybody goes down the Eagles schedule and picks “wins” and “losses.” It’s generally a fruitless exercise forgotten shortly after kickoff for Week 1. I don’t think I’ve ever actually done it on the blog, but I figured I’d give it a shot this year. Obviously, the below are not official picks on the individual games. Part of what is taken into account in this exercise

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It’s as if the Phillies couldn’t have left their final game at the Florida Marlins soon-to-be ex-home field without the threat of having to return. It’s always looked like a dump for baseball on television, and the Phillies seem to struggle when they go there. Plus, one rain delay per game is practically a requirement. But the Phillies may actually have to return to Sun Life Stadium (originally

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I’m going to rip off the Rapid Fire Week-in-Review in the hopes that someone actually reads it before people start tuning out for the Labor Day Weekend. ·       Apparently, two days off for the Phillies wasn’t a big deal as they won four straight against the Reds after Hurricane Irene caused two rainouts. No scheduled days off for the rest of the season with two double-headers could cause some

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For me, September 1st means fall isn’t far off and neither is football. And that means getting back to having some fun making picks on games. First, I need to update my record from the summer. After getting my butt kicked making some baseball picks, I took a break. I kept updating my record on Twitter every Thursday, but for the record I am 31-31 for -9.51 points in baseball so far.

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DeSean Jackson is in your head. We already knew he was in the head of opposing cornerbacks, but now he’s looking to get into the head of his opponents on Madden NFL 12. Of course, the real question is whether or not his contract will still be in his head come opening day. Most reports on the subject seem to suggest the Eagles will get Jackson signed to a new contract before the season starts.

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Multiple reports have the Eagles announcing that they have signed quarterback Mike Vick to a 6-year $100 million contract later today. It’s the move the Eagles had to make after they sent Kevin Kolb to Arizona. The initial numbers screamed “mistake!” to me. As I write on Tuesday night, the numbers have already come down in terms of real money though I’m still unclear on the number of years that

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College football returns this week, and that means so does talk of NCAA violations. The Miami Hurricanes are trying to dodge the “death penalty.” Terrell Pryor will be punished by the NFL for breaking NCAA rules (despite how they tried to couch it). And the endless debate about paying players – as if somehow attending college for free isn’t enough – marches on. I have a suggestion for the NCAA

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I’ve already seen last night’s Eagles preseason game against the Cleveland Browns called a “bounce back” for Philadelphia. While their regular players beat the Browns’ regulars, 17-0, I don’t understand that assessment at all. Mike Vick completed 10 of 18 passes for 98 yards in a half. That sounds ok, but he certainly didn’t dazzle anyone. When the fact that LeSean McCoy caught 7 of those

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It’s been a couple weeks since I did a Rapid Fire Week-in-Review, and tonight’s Eagles game will be tomorrow’s topic if there is one. So here it goes: • In the frenzy of the Eagles free agency signings, I missed the fact that Vince Young is being paid $3 million for this season. At least that’s what was reported on the broadcast of the preseason game last week. Yet, talks to sign DeSean Jackson

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I’ve heard a couple variations on the story of Jim Thome possibly coming back to Philadelphia, and I have to admit I’m more interested in the potential backroom dealings that are reportedly going on. It’s not that I don’t think adding Thome as a bat off the bench would be a great move, because it obviously would be a nice piece to have in the playoffs. But the reported reaction from other teams

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Someone needs to remind Vince Young that backup quarterbacks are best when they are seen wearing a baseball cap and holding a clipboard – and not heard making comments that fire up the opponent. In other words: Shut up, Vince. It’s bad enough he is the guy who put the “Dream Team” moniker on this year’s Eagles team. Now he’s defending the comment – and looking like an idiot in the process.

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Rob Q. Ink now has its own Facebook page! Besides making it easier for people on the most popular social networking site to follow my posts, I really hope to get people involved in the site. First and foremost, I blog about sports to have some fun. I love sports and I like to write, so when blogging became popular it seemed like a natural fit. But the truth is that it’s the most fun when people

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