Back again, hopefully for good.

Well, it's been quite awhile since my last post and no one has noticed. The joys of being an unknown blog writer, I guess. I have a busy life,but I am going to try to spend a little more time doing this,maybe someday it will lead to something, if not, at least I vented my views in my own way.
    Now, to the business at hand...The Phillies are 82-44 after a 10-0 beating of the Mets. Cliff Lee gets the win with 7 shoutout innings, giving up only 3 hits and striking out 7. Lee moves his record to 14-7 on the season.  I expect the Phils will look for another win tomorrow against the Mets when Vance Worley takes the hill looking for his 9th win in this his rookie season. Even though J-Roll is out with a groin strain, I expect the Phils to keep rolling on and get to 100 wins this season.
    To change subjects, I have to address the Flyers changes they made this summer. Adding a top flight goalie like Ilya Bryzgalov,(henceforth to be called Bryz)will help big time with the overall goal of a Stanley Cup. Now, i know you will say he has never won a playoff series,but he's also never been on a team this good,either. Will trading Carter and Richards hurt? Maybe,but something had to change. They are both very talented and they can both score,but the chemistry was not there in the stretch run last season and it hurt the Flyers. Now this is Chris Pronger's team and there will be no nights off or lack of effort from this team going forward. Will Jagr have a good year? If he wants a good contract next year,he better. It will be an exciting year for the Flyers, hopefully a successful one as well.
     The Eagles are still getting ready for the season that starts in 16 days,even though they looked bad last Thursday against the Steelers, I expect a better effort against the Brown at the Linc. It's still early, no time to panic yet,although I know it's hard for us Philly fans sometimes.
     That's all for tonight. Remember, when you aren't feeling strong and brave, it could be a case of the Philly Flu.

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Jeff Carter is worth it,trust me.

Just a quick note on the Jeff Carter signing and a note about the Flyers and Eagles.

Say what you will but Jeff Carter can and will score 50 goals someday and I would rather him be on my team when it happens.His contract is basically a $270,000 raise for the next 11 years. No brainer in my book. His deal makes the Kovalchuk signing look even worse.Ville Leino will be next to get an extension.The Flyers are rolling right now and look be heading back to the Finals. Too bad its only November.They play Monday at 7 against Ottawa.

The Eagles have a big Monday night game against the Skins,with a win they will share first place with the NY football Giants who lost to the awful, pathetic Cowboys today. That would setup an even bigger Sunday night game for first place next week at the Linc.I think the Birds avenge the loss earlier this season to Washington and come out on top, 24-17.

Until next time, i'm going to bed.

Time to catch up

It's been quite a while since I blogged,so i'll do a quick summery for the people who actually read this: The Phils DIDN'T win the World Series because they forgot how to hit, the Eagles are winning with Mike Vick at QB and the Flyers lost in the Stanley Cup finals and are having a great start to this season. They have a young rookie goalie named Sergei Bobrovsky, who is on his way to the Calder if he keeps winning games like he has so far.

Tonight the destroyed the Carolina Hurricanes 8-1 and looked really good doing it. They are playing great hockey right now and even though its a long season, they look like they could go far in the postseason if they stay healthy.
The Flyers extending Claude Giroux for 3 more years is a great signing by Homer. He is a star in the making and just has "it". His vision and hockey sense are amazing and he just keeps geting better. Jeff Carter is next on the list for an extension, word is it could be a long term(10 years) deal, basically making him a Flyer for life. Keeping Leino would be the next free agent to be I would want to sign,but I'm not sure they can fit all these guys under the cap. We shall see.

The Flyers next game is Saturday night at 7pm in South Philly.

Until,next time, good night,good hockey.

P.S. 25 years ago, my first sports hero died. Pelle Lindburgh died in a car crash and I prayed that a miracle would happen and he would wake up. I cried that night and I will never forget Pelle. I still get upset when I think of his passing,but he was a bright light who shone brightly but far too short for my liking. #31 will always be in my heart.

Philly Flu Blog- Philly Sports from a fanatic's perspective

Philly Flu Blog- Philly Sports from a fanatic's perspective

Simon Gagne

Today, the Flyers traded away a man who is their longest tenured athlete, Simon Gagne, who leaves as their 9th leading goalscorer and 10th overall scorer in team history. Gagne has scored two of the biggest goals in the history of the Flyers, the OT winner against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals(the team he was traded to) and the game winner against the Boston Bruins in game 7 of the epic comeback that sent them through to the Eastern Conference Finals. I will always remember him as a hard worker and a great player who never got his due in this town, since he was quiet and not a larger than life presence like a Lindros, Primeau, or Forsberg. I will miss him, but I know why he was traded and it does make sense; he is 30, in the last year of his contract and probably the only player Holmgren wanted to trade who he could trade. Carter is 25 and will most likely get an extension soon, Giroux will be locked up long term, and Ville Leino can earn a nice extension with a solid first half. Homer had to move someone not named Briere or Hartnell. In the old NHL, this deal would not have happened, but the salary cap does exist,so it must be dealt with.

In my mind, he is the best player to ever wear #12 for the Orange and Black, with apologies to Tim Kerr, Gags did it longer and with a great deal of class. I will miss him.

Until next time,

BTPF

The Greatest Comeback EVER!

I just witnessed the greatest comeback in the history of Earth. The Flyers were down 3-0 in games against the Bruins and after Simon Gagne's OT winner,they were back in the series. They destroyed Boston in game 5,4-0. They won a tight game 6 at home 2-1. Tonight,they came out and were awful giving up 3 goals in the first 10 minutes. Then a rookie lead them back. Middletown,NJ's own JVR scored to make it 3-1 after 1. The flyers dominated the second and tied the score at 3-3. In a tight and tense 3rd period, it was back and forth until a Bruins too many men penalty gave the Flyers a PP which our hero Simon Gagne cashed in on with about 7 minutes to go. At that point, it was complete, down 3-0, tied at 3-3. Down 3-0 in game 7, only to come back to win 4-3. The journey isn't over, but Lord Stanley is closer than he was a week ago. No matter what happens against the Habs, the Flyers of 2010 will go down in history as a great team that would never quit. The city of Philadelphia is very proud of them. Rocky lives...

Chooch comes up big,Flyers coming home

This is my first blog, I figured everyone else has one, why not me? This space will be a place for Philly sports( baseball,hockey and football mostly) and whatever else I want to talk about.

Phils win tonight in 10 innings on a Carlos Ruiz homer. Cole Hamels pitched a great game,but ended up with a no-decision. It's good to see Cole get back on track and hopefully he will continue to improve.

On to hockey,the Flyers have a huge game tomorrow night at the Wac center. I expect them to come out flying (no pun intended) and look to get a lead,since they haven't lead at all so far this series. I had predicted the Flyers in 6 before the series and I'll stick with that. If they take care of business at home and can go back to Boston tied 2-2, I love their chances to steal game 5. But first things first, win tomorrow and send a message to the B's.

That's all for now, have to put the baby to bed.

Until later, beware the Phillyflu!