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Jun 17, 2008

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Linkage

Frequent commenter Tracer Bullet emailed me last week a story he'd done about the local roller girls league.  It's oh-so-close to out-of-bounds for this blog, but it is a) Philly-focused and b) nominally a sport, so I meant to throw a link up and just forgot when things got a little nuts last week.

The pictures are all pretty tame but the vernacular could be non-work-safe if you have (or are) a somewhat uptight boss.

For What It's Worth

I've never heard of this show, but hey, I'm all about supporting the local theater. 

The Philly Fan
Theatre Exile presents a return engagement of its hit show The Philly Fan by Bruce Graham, starring Tom McCarthy, and directed by Joe Canuso.  A one-man tour-de-force in which two-time Barrymore Award winner Tom McCarthy takes audiences on a hilarious journey through the frustrations of the past fifty years of Philadelphia sports.  This production is an in-your-face, tell-it-like-it-is romp through the memories of a hard core fan used to seeing sure-thing victories turn into “oh-my-God-they-blew-it” defeats. 

June 10-15 at The Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street.  Tickets are $25 - $30 ($50 for the Opening Night Gala); call (215)922-4462 or visit www.ThePhillyFan.net

Here's the page with reviews / press clippings.

And I think we're all familiar with the four seasons of Philly fans.  Triumphant jubilation goes by so quickly.

Call Me Old Fashioned

Is this really an improvement (click-able image)?

And they say they can't do fluffy, positive pieces at that paper.

For Pete's Sake

Because this seems necessary for some unspeakably stupid reason, here's a general primer on my comments policy:

1.  I don't have a comments policy.  Don't be an ass and there won't be any problems.

2.  If your point can't be made without resorting to insults, it's probably not a very good point.

3.  Unlike most parents, I do care who started it.  This is not the NBA or the NHL.  The initial provocation will be treated much more harshly than the retaliation.

4.  I recognize the commenters who have been coming here for a long time and contributing to the discussion.  Just because you just showed up, it doesn't mean everyone else did.

5.  Finally, I don't have time to deal with crap in the comments.  If you want to call me an idiot, please use the email link above.  Otherwise, just shout at your computer screen. 

Have a great weekend, everyone.

Typical PFT

First, PFT's Florio labels Mike Patterson "a bust" in a post purporting to explain how NFL teams were becoming leery of drafting USC guys.  (Which must be why Sedrick Ellis is certain to be there at #19 when the Eagles pick...)

Then after two pages of comments telling him he needs to get his head examined, Florio posts this update:

UPDATE:  Okay, maybe Patterson isn’t a full-blown bust.  We were influenced by his pot charge.

Ah yes.  "Maybe" Patterson isn't a "full-blown bust."  So I guess 57 tackles and four sacks from the DT position just makes one a partial bust.

Atta way to keep that ego in check, dude.

Didn't See That Coming

Before yesterday's game against the Pistons, I think I'd watched 10 minutes of Sixers basketball this season.

I still think anything beyond five games is an achievement, but it was fun to see them play that well.  Especially against that team.

We even get a Bill Lyon special from the game.  Now that's good stuff.

DPON, We Hardly Knew Ya

This is going to be one of those items that only long-time readers will care about. 

Dana Pennett O'Neil is (was?) a writer for the Daily News.  Her specialty -- outside women's basketball -- has been keeping alive the idea that the local media sucks by writing completely asinine stories like the one about how Andy Reid's kids are going to die and it will pretty much be his fault because he won't quit his job and the other one about how Penn State's Austin Scott is an angel despite being on trial for rape and isn't it convenient that she interviewed him right before the judge's gag order kicked in so the other side wasn't allowed to say anything in response.  Not even a hint of balance in that one.

All of which, of course, led all rational observers to predict that O'Neil would be on the fast-track to stardom, since you don't make it to the top any more by doing solid, sober reporting.  No, you make a splash, scream a lot, and get your own tv and radio deals. 

I went so far as to predict:

Look, I've never met this person, but we've seen enough of her reporting now to figure out the trend.  Call it the Stephen A. track.  And I will be shocked if she's not a significant national figure on ESPN within four years.   

So of course, I'm clicking around ESPN.com this morning reading about the tournament and guess what I saw.  Yep.  She's right on track.  A quick look at her archives is illuminating.  O'Neil has contributed columns to ESPN in the past, but they were always as a special contributor.  Starting January of this year, she's now just part of ESPN.com.  The timing all matches her staff page on the Daily News website, as well as this item confirming her departure.

(And Dennis from Downingtown, you're an idiot.)

Fluffing the Sources

In case you had any doubt where PFT gets all that good information that interested parties have such a vested interest in getting into the public, wonder no more...

World's Newest (and Smallest) Eagles Fan

From the looks of it, she's already worried about how aggressive the Eagles are going to be in free agency this year: