Phils Win! Phils Win!
I’m real happy right about now. My Philadelphia Phillies won the National League East division for the second consecutive year and are headed to Major League Baseball’s playoffs. And once again, they edged the New York Mets for the title.
And on Sunday night, it’ll be my Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Chicago Bears in the NFL. Also, the Washington Redskins will play the Dallas Cowboys. Hmm. I guess I’ll pull for Washington since as an Eagle fan I’m obligated to hate Dallas more than I do the Redskins. LOL!
I like the rivalry between the Mets and Phillies. Glad to see the Illadelph come out on top again!
Hopefully they can set their sites on a WS title. Philly is desperately in need of a championship!
J.R., welcome back! True dat, Philly hasn’t had a championship in 25 years, the last being the Sixers in ‘83! They say it’s the curse of Billy Penn. You may remember at one time no Center City building could be taller than the hat on Billy Penn’s statue at the top of City Hall. Since they’ve built the skyscrapers, there’s been no championship!! I sure hope the Phils can go further this time.
Comment by J.R. Bernard — September 27, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
congrats
braves dont exist no more
Thanks, Dawg. I have to give props to the Braves; they did have a nice long run of success, although you’d think they’d have come home with more than one World Series title.
Comment by rawdawgbuffalo — September 28, 2008 @ 11:55 am
talking sport now, u just lost me, unless it’s formula one…:)
Shazza, sorry. I cannot begin to explain the American love/hate affair with professional team sports. I’d need to bring you over here and have you watch them for yourself.
Comment by Shazza — September 29, 2008 @ 12:20 pm
i know football must truly be something special to you sports fans, when, as he steps up to the pulpit yesterday evening, my pastor (a die-hard Skins fan) has his victory fists in the air, and the entire congregation (except the few Cowboys fans and those of us who didn’t have a clue, like me) erupted in cheering.
my pastor jokingly said he “prophesied” the Skins would win, LOL and that he was so glad he was right.
i wish i understood the game so that perhaps i could join in on the excitement. part of me still thinks i wouldn’t care though lol.
Dfly, I was with a few ‘Skins fan yesterday. They were happy that they beat the Cowboys. Me, I’m pissed that my Eagles lost to a very beatable Bears team. Fourth and and goal with half a yard to the goal line, down by 4, and you hand off to your running back so he can run into the pile? The entire Bears defense, it seemed, was on the line and was jonesing to stuff a run. That play had play fake or at least a quarterback draw written all over it. But the Eagles didn’t do either. But I’m not a football coach.
Comment by dragonflysoul — September 29, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
“Fourth and and goal with half a yard to the goal line, down by 4, and you hand off to your running back so he can run into the pile? The entire Bears defense, it seemed, was on the line and was jonesing to stuff a run. That play had play fake or at least a quarterback draw written all over it. But the Eagles didn’t do either. But I’m not a football coach.”
OK see, that right there…? i have NO idea what you just said. LOL. i’d have to sit through Football 101 and 102 just be able to decode every word you just typed.
I had a feeling you’d be back, Dfly.
OK, my translation: The Eagles failed to score a touchdown, which is worth six points and would have given them a lead late in the game. LOL! If you want to get with the typical man, you’ll need to have a rudimentary knowledge of American football.
Comment by dragonflysoul — September 29, 2008 @ 4:27 pm
maaaaaan, this is what football looks like to me:
1) a bunch of men standing around hunched over
2) the hunched over men suddenly start running in chaotic directions
3) a ball flies through the air
4)no one catches it - it hits the ground and bounces several times while someone dives through the air attempting to catch it. the diver slams onto the ground.
5) someone blows a whistle
6)people murmur things, everyone stands around doing nothing for a few minutes
7)there’s an instant replay of a bunch of nothing
8)we’re back to being hunched over.
9)more running and chaos
10) i notice the players have actually only moved one or two feet
11) someone blows a whistle again
12)the running stops, more murmuring and standing around with hands on hips.
i think i’ll have to please my husband in other ways in which i have expertise, cuz watching football isn’t going to be it.
Dlfy, of course football looks chaotic to the untrained eye. I’m gonna have to school you on the game. If you’re not gonna get into football, you’d better find a man who isn’t a fan. Probably a foreigner who’s into soccer.
Comment by dragonflysoul — September 29, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
LOL! a foreigner it is, then. except soccer sounds…meh.
honestly, i won’t mind if my hubby loves football. as long as i get SOME play during football season, he can have all the sporty fun he wants, invite the guys over, have some beer, chicken and chips, watch the game. i would love him for his enthusiasm; and hopefully the other football wives won’t care about the game either and we can have our own huddle in another room, watching America’s Next Top Model, eating fresh cut veggies with Pinot Grigio
i welcome your football expertise - let the tutoring begin! LOL
OK, the object of football is to score points by carrying an oblong sphere (the football) into the other team’s end zone (touchdown - 6 points) or by kicking the ball from the ground through the uprights, known as goal posts. (That is called a field goal, which is 3 points). After scoring a touchdown, the team can convert the six points into either 7, by kicking the ball through the uprights a short distance, or by carrying the ball into the end zone a second time, for two points. At the end of 60 minutes of regulation, whoever has the most points wins.
Teams have four plays (called downs) to move the ball 10 yards in order to maintain possession of the ball. If they fail to move the ball that distance, they must turn the ball over to the other team. There’s all kinds of strategy that I’ll get into with you later.
Comment by dragonflysoul — September 30, 2008 @ 12:04 pm
“…an oblong sphere (the football)…”
Was I erroneous in my description of the football?
Comment by dragonflysoul — September 30, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
hey!! where’s the rest of my comment?? that was so not all i typed!
I’m not sure. I think blogsome tends to eat comments. Try again.
Comment by dragonflysoul — October 1, 2008 @ 9:51 am
ok, lemme try to remember what i wrote. if your blog eats my comment this time, it can bite me.
“…an oblong sphere (the football)…”
OK, Dfly, I’m not sure what you’re wanting to say. This is what appeared before
Comment by dragonflysoul — October 1, 2008 @ 4:54 pm
OK- i’ve had it!!!!! LOL
i SO PROMISE YOU that is NOT all i wrote - what the HECK?! why does it keep cutting it off at that same spot? i guess it wasn’t meant to be! so whatever, i give up! LOL
THE END!
Maybe blogsome has an aversion to comments on football!
Comment by dragonflysoul — October 1, 2008 @ 6:25 pm