This Is A Poetic Day For Philadelphia Sports

phils win.
mets lose.
eagles-giants.

the best thing is, though, NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT ON EITHER SIDE!!!! i say that not in jest, but in astute observation. who would have thought that the sports fortunes of both cities baseball teams would dictate the atmosphere of the football game? mets fans are crushed. phillies fans are elated and neither has thought about the football game all week.

but, you know what? now that the eagles and giants are playing i want to see the eagles kick their ass!! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!

2 Norman Braman Posts In One Week?!?

its the gift that keeps on giving. remember how earlier in the week i wrote a post about how rudy is an idiot for announcing the endorsement of norman braman when all it can do is hurt his chances of picking up votes in southeast PA? well, it turns out that my analysis was right on. the even invoked the ghost of rich kotite too! now the politico has chimed in on the subject (the picture of john kerry and the cheesesteak is just icing on the cake):

Who's Next, Terrell Owens?

Courtesy of Politico reporter and son of Philly Ken Vogel:

Apparently unconcerned about winning votes in the biggest city in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday trumpeted the endorsement of Florida car dealer Norman Braman.

Braman, who’s given more than $210,000 to an eclectic mix of Republicans and Democrats, is touted in Giuliani’s press release as a leader in the Miami Jewish community.

But for Philadelphia sports fans – that is to say nearly every man, woman and child in southeastern Pennsylvania – Braman is the man who decimated the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He owned the franchise from 1985 to 1994, a stretch marred by a series of boneheaded personnel moves and missed opportunities.

Braman’s refusal to loosen the team’s purse strings led to the dismantling of one of the sport’s all-time great defenses, highlighted by the departure via free agency of the late legendary defensive end Reggie White. And Braman’s firing of beloved head coach Buddy Ryan would have been bad enough had the owner not hired as the next head coach the inept Rich Kotite, who shattered the fragile psyche of superstar quarterback Randall Cunningham and turned him into a bench warmer.

Iggles nation takes its sports – and its sports grudges – seriously. Though Giuliani might not have had a chance at winning the City of Philadelphia, which votes overwhelmingly Democratic, he’d need to do well in its populous suburbs – the so-called "collar counties" – to carry the state, said Terry Madonna, a pollster and professor at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa.

"There’s almost no way for a Republican to win Pennsylvania if they don’t win the Philly suburbs," said Madonna. "And if I’m running for office as a Republican in Pennsylvania, I could think of dozens of endorsements I would want before (Braman’s)."

I Am So Glad Norman Braman Is Back In My Life

one of rudy's main campaign talking points is that he is more electable than the other republicans because he thinks he can win states like pennsylvania, ohio, and new jersey. well, excuse me, rudy, but in order to win pennsylvania you need to crank out huge numbers in the philadelphia area, so it is with great surprise that i read about his latest public endorsement by norman braman. let that sink in for a moment. norman braman. the former owner of the eagles. norman braman. they guy who refused to even make a good-faith offer to reggie white. no self respecting eagles fan, whether they live in southeastern pennsylvania or south jersey or delaware can vote for rudy (like they would want to anyway) with this bozo by his side. maybe, with good fortune, rudy will hire rich kotite to manage his campaign. i just hope for rudy's sake, kotite would know which states to target without looking at his chart!

(if i was good with photoshop i would try and work a way to have the picture of rudy in drag shake hands with braman as kotite looks on. that will have to be a different mission for a different day)