Farewell #5

Well, it was a hell of a ride - 6 Pro Bowls, 5 NFC Championship games and 1 Super Bowl appearance. While I sit here pondering whether or not it was the right move to trade him to a division rival, I can't help but feel relieved for McNabb... he's taken more crap from Philly fans since day 1 than he deserved (although he did deserve some of it). Hopefully he'll find some peace down in DC.

[Isportacus]

The definition of hustle

I'm almost embarrassed to post this because of its "interesting" quality, but it was a phenominal play by Brian Dawkins on Sunday. I hate to say this for fear of causing a turn in good fortunes, but the Birds and the Phils are playing solid ball.

And people wonder why Philly fans are so bitter

Last week, The Sporting News came out with their annual "Best Sports Cities" list and after looking it over, I call BULLSHIT! The "expert" Bob Hillie who concocted this list needs to ease up on the wacky tabacky and get back to reality.

#1 went to Detroit and you honestly can't argue with that. I mean the Pistons, Tigers, Red Wings and Wolverines (yes, Ann Arbor was included in the Detroit area) all had good seasons. Hell, they should be at the top, or at least near it, every year.

Philly came in a respectable, but underrated 9th. I don't really have a beef with the list until #'s 7 and 8. Denver? Phoenix?? How can you diss a city in which 20,000 fans attended the 1st day of Eagles training camp last Friday? It made me even happier when I had to scroll down all the way to #83 to see State College, PA - home of the Nittany Lions. I don't think so Bob... no thank you.

The top ten are listed below. You can see the complete list and article (to include suspect ranking criteria) here.

1. Detroit (incl. Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti)
2. New York
3. Dallas-Fort Worth
4. Chicago (incl. Evanston)
5. Los Angeles
6. Boston
7. Denver (incl. Boulder)
8. Phoenix (incl. Tempe)
9. Philadelphia
10. Minneapolis-St. Paul