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Soùthe harsh realities of player career mortality and the NFL's business side have struck again. A couple of the most beloved players of two different franchises have been unceremoniously released less than 24 hours apart. First, LaDainian Tomlinson was released by the San Diego Chargers on Monday. Then, before Philly fans could spend too much time wondering how Bolts fans might be feeling, the Eagles followed suit with a similar ...

The Philadelphia Phillies’ Top Five Postseason Moments

Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Gary Suess in MLB
For having the distinction as the longest standing professional sports franchise in one city spanning 128 years, it is somewhat amazing that a large concentration of the Philadelphia Phillies organization's postseason highlights have come in the most recent 30 years. Certainly, some of this relates to Major League Baseball's format changes that first added a round of league playoffs with the initial formation of divisions and then expanded to the current ...

Eagles-Cowboys Playoff Preview

Posted: 9th January 2010 by Gary Suess in NFL
The Philadelphia Eagles arrived in Dallas yesterday for Saturday night's prime time rematch after being dominated by the Cowboys in a battle for the NFC Eastern Division crown.á Sunday night's loss afforded coaches and players little precious time to figure out what went wrong and then to formulate a new plan aimed at gaining a different outcome.á á Eagles fans hope that Andy Reid and crew are a quick study as just ...

Can the Eagles Possibly Beat the Cowboys on Saturday?

Posted: 8th January 2010 by Gary Suess in NFL
Now that the dust has settled after the Eagles embarrassing meltdown in Dallas last Sunday, all the conjecture and unhappiness about what happened can be put aside. The only thing that matters now is looking forward to tomorrow night's big rematch in the "Mega-Stadium that Jerry Built."á Simply put, can the Eagles possibly beat the Cowboys after being thoroughly dismantled by them just days earlier?á It will not be easy, and ...

The Grass is Greener on McNabb’s Side

Posted: 7th January 2010 by Gary Suess in NFL
There is no question, the Eagles had a thorough meltdown in their most important game of the regular season with the NFC East title and the No. 2 playoff seed on the line. Every player and coach shares responsibility for the lopsided loss that was ugly from all possible angles. Flawed game plans, failed execution, uninspired play, etc. were all apt descriptions of the Eagles body of work in Dallas on ...