Philadelphia fans are widely regarded as the drunken louts of the NFL. Some of it is deserved. The Phillies Faithful will boo just about anyone. (I once heard them at a pre-season half-time show give it to a guy who made a bad throw to a Frisbee-catching dog). They have been known to cheer when an opposing player is hurt. But most of it is just media overreaction based on a stereotype.
Take the booing, for example. You can’t watch a nationally televised Philadelphia game without the announcers reminding you that Santa was booed in Philadelphia. I would say three
Shaq the Celt
by Ronald A. Rowe August 24th, 2010 | Basketball, NBA
Shaq is a Celtic. Say it with me now: Shaq is a Celtic. Take a moment; let it sink in. We've just got to accept it, you and I. Because even though it defies all logic, Shaq as a Boston Celtic is now a reality.
Make no mistake about it, Shaq is one of the all-time greats in the game of basketball. He's a sure-fire hall of famer who was dominant at his position for years. But unlike most other players who could be considered all-time greats, Shaq has never really settled in anywhere. Sure, he spent some good years,
Make no mistake about it, Shaq is one of the all-time greats in the game of basketball. He's a sure-fire hall of famer who was dominant at his position for years. But unlike most other players who could be considered all-time greats, Shaq has never really settled in anywhere. Sure, he spent some good years,
NFL Preseason 2010
by Ronald A. Rowe August 17th, 2010 | Football, NFL
Every year when the NFL Preseason begins I have mixed emotions. On the one hand, the preseason signals that we are that much closer to the NFL season beginning for real. It is our first opportunity to see the professional athletes of the greatest sports league in the known universe take the field. After seven long football-less months, the action returns to the gridiron.
On the other hand, the games themselves aren’t very exciting (compared to an actual football game where the scores count for something, that is. Compared to, say, baseball, the NFL preseason games
On the other hand, the games themselves aren’t very exciting (compared to an actual football game where the scores count for something, that is. Compared to, say, baseball, the NFL preseason games
Brett Favre
by Ronald A. Rowe August 10th, 2010 | Football, NFL
So, Brett Favre retired again. Or did he? Can he really be pulling the same old nonsense again? I mean, I love me some Favre just as much as the next guy, but enough is enough.
He flip flopped and stalled in Green Bay until management finally showed him the door so they could start the Aaron Rodgers era. At the time, my sympathies were mostly with Favre, arguably the greatest player in the storied history of Green Bay’s franchise. It just seemed… wrong for him to be so unceremoniously dumped from the team he
He flip flopped and stalled in Green Bay until management finally showed him the door so they could start the Aaron Rodgers era. At the time, my sympathies were mostly with Favre, arguably the greatest player in the storied history of Green Bay’s franchise. It just seemed… wrong for him to be so unceremoniously dumped from the team he
Michael Vick Part 2
by Ronald A. Rowe August 3rd, 2010 | Football, NFL
The question on the floor is what to think about Michael Vick. We all know what he did. But does what he did define who he is now? And does that even matter when it comes to playing football?
My take is that Vick is a bad man. This isn’t some young kid who made a bad choice, or even a few bad choices, along the way. He’s a cold, cruel person who, regardless of his skin color, deserves every bit of the vilification he’s received in the media - but not all the disgusting,
My take is that Vick is a bad man. This isn’t some young kid who made a bad choice, or even a few bad choices, along the way. He’s a cold, cruel person who, regardless of his skin color, deserves every bit of the vilification he’s received in the media - but not all the disgusting,
