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This deal represented GM John Quinn finally throwing in the towel by dealing the team's unhappy and controversial slugger Dick Allen. The five tool player is considered </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/TW8gBfOrYrI/philadelphia-phillies-sometimes-unlucky_10.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S5fuSvy5iPI/AAAAAAAAAJc/-JpcCj7T-Os/s72-c/white-sox-dick-allen-2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/TW8gBfOrYrI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-phillies-sometimes-unlucky_10.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-1475266658494346104</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-09T14:41:39.603-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trades</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">curt schilling</category><title>The Philadelphia Phillies' Sometimes Unlucky Seven Most Important Trades in Team History: No. 6—July 26, 2000</title><atom:summary>Part 2 of a 7 Part SeriesNo. 6—July 26, 2000  The Deal—The Phillies dealt RHP Curt Schilling to the Arizona Diamondbacks for LHP Omar Daal, RHP Nelson Figueroa, 1B Travis Lee, RHP Vicente Padilla and a bag of donuts.    This particular transaction proves that quantity does not make up for quality. None of the players obtained amounted to much of anything, while Curt Schilling went on to lead a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/NPsa1o7irFA/philadelphia-phillies-sometimes-unlucky_09.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/NPsa1o7irFA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-phillies-sometimes-unlucky_09.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-781407293979308053</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-08T20:23:54.858-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ferguson jenkins</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trades</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">most important</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fergie jenkins</category><title>The Philadelphia Phillies' Sometimes Unlucky Seven Most Important Trades in Team History</title><atom:summary>Part 1 of a 7 Part SeriesAfter winning a second consecutive National League Pennant but falling short of its goal to repeat as World Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies were very active over the winter. Economics and Father Time served somewhat as a catalyst, but most of the activity was designed to better position the team for success in 2010 and beyond.   On the heels of winning MLB.com's </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/SM-WrKtbXAA/philadelphia-phillies-sometimes-unlucky.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S5WizTG-eaI/AAAAAAAAAJU/w2mOdb7FVck/s72-c/Fergie-Jenkins.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/SM-WrKtbXAA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-phillies-sometimes-unlucky.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-9143446273695123760</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-08T16:15:26.905-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ryan Madson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2010 season</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bullpen</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">JC Romero</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Brad Lidge</category><title>Philadelphia Phillies Key No. 4: Will the Bullpen Sink Or Swim?</title><atom:summary>A big factor in the Philadelphia Phillies run to a World Series Championship in 2008 was their bullpen. Besides having a closer with an unblemished record when handed the ball to nail down a win, each member of the relief corps found success in a defined role.  As ardent followers, and even casual observers know, the Phillies 2009 bullpen was not quite the same well oiled machine. In fact, at </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/UHr2YHhY1LU/philadelphia-phillies-key-no-4-will.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/UHr2YHhY1LU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-phillies-key-no-4-will.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-6694162821839990767</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-06T17:46:19.326-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2010 free agents</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kevin mawae</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">derrick burgess</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ryan clark</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">leigh bodden</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jason Avant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>"Off the Radar" Free Agents the Philadelphia Eagles Should Consider Signing—Now</title><atom:summary>The NFL free agent sweepstakes have gotten off to a flying start, with the Chicago Bears being the early aggressors. Well, at least as much as is possible considering the large number of players who have become restrictive free agents due to the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.    Three of the biggest names amongst the unrestricted cast inked deals yesterday, including defensive end </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/5CXc8xQj6uE/off-radar-free-agents-philadelphia.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/5CXc8xQj6uE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/off-radar-free-agents-philadelphia.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-8067946902420305180</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-06T12:23:11.019-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wilbert montgomery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 10</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition) Part 10 of 101 Wilbert Montgomery 1979   Although there is very little to separate from Westbrook's 2007 campaign, the nod here goes to Wilbert Montgomery by the slightest of edge for his 1979 accomplishments. Wilbert gave every ounce of his 5' 10", 196 pound body on every play and the Eagles rode him all the way to their </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/o0AV8iaDibI/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_06.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S5KPdeXEWGI/AAAAAAAAAJM/WLowAnrAyn4/s72-c/museumtl-1981Montgomery-070509.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/o0AV8iaDibI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_06.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-1937970623206292315</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-05T15:39:04.242-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Brian Westbrook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 9</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition2 Brian Westbrook 2007  Following up his breakout year, Westbrook out did himself in 2007. He established a new single season team record for yards from scrimmage with 2,104 and had many football pundits referring to him as the best player in football.   The elusive and explosive running back rushed for 1,333 yards with a 4.8 </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/Vf-Gk5UHv64/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_05.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/Vf-Gk5UHv64" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_05.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-5289016141448778790</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-05T15:38:23.268-05:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/MNtELYhbnRY/team-jerseys.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/MNtELYhbnRY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/team-jerseys.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-4220297014197232298</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-03T13:29:02.482-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Donovan McNabb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 8</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition3 Donovan McNabb 2004After campaigning for and getting a stud receiver for the first time in his career, Donovan McNabb showed the football world that the Eagles now had the pieces to make a Super Bowl run. He broke out of the gates quickly with T.O. as his main weapon and put together a marvelous season that fell one pass </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/hE7gaKlSklQ/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_03.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/hE7gaKlSklQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_03.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-4265550855681442268</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-02T10:22:10.018-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">New York Yankees</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chan Ho Park</category><title>Looks Like The Philadelphia Phillies Blew It With Chan Ho Park</title><atom:summary>Last week's relatively quiet announcement that the New York Yankees had signed Chan Ho Park to a $1.2 million one-year contract raised some eyebrows. If Park was willing to sign for such a meager sum and accept a bullpen role, why didn't the Phillies lock him up?  Throughout the offseason, indications had been that the pitcher was seeking an opportunity to be a starter and bigger dollars than the</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/OnDAHbf_vw8/looks-like-philadelphia-phillies-blew.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/OnDAHbf_vw8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/looks-like-philadelphia-phillies-blew.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-7606856678834989370</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-01T12:10:25.306-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jeffrey Lurie</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Joe Banner</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Andy Reid</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Brian Westbrook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>The Handling of Brian Westbrook Exposed the Philadelphia Eagles' Fatal Flaw</title><atom:summary>As more information has emerged since Andy Reid announced the release of Brian Westbrook on Wednesday afternoon, it seems clear that once again the Philadelphia Eagles have exposed their one fatal flaw. For all the good they have done in turning around a checkered organization and making it one of the NFL's elite, they still don't get it when it comes to the finesse of combining art with science.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/ndrh7l1KAJs/handling-of-brian-westbrook-exposed.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/ndrh7l1KAJs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/handling-of-brian-westbrook-exposed.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-4103627675126907046</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-01T12:05:24.725-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2010 season</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Raul Ibanez</category><title>Philadelphia Phillies Key No. 3: Which Raul Ibanez Will Show Up This Season?</title><atom:summary>Part 3 of a 5 Part series entitled "The Philadelphia Phillies 5 Keys to the 2010 Season"Last season, the Phillies' big offseason acquisition Raul Ibanez got off to a fast start in his new Philadelphia surroundings, turning heads and winning accolades from Phillies fans and teammates. By late May, full blown Raul-mania enveloped the "City of Brotherly Love" as Ibanez continued to tear up National </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/kubB661_e14/philadelphia-phillies-key-no-3-which.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/kubB661_e14" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-phillies-key-no-3-which.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-2222624390035107203</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-01T12:16:35.328-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Randall Cunnigham</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 7</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)- Part 7 of 104 Randall Cunningham 1990  Randall Cunningham is one of the greatest athletes to ever put on a uniform for both the Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL. In many ways, he was difficult to assess in conventional terms as a quarterback because he was not a traditional pocket passer until late in his career.  Most </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/H2Bd6VygBWs/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S4v2NmWKx9I/AAAAAAAAAJE/T_1y6mN91yI/s72-c/nfl_zoom_cunningham3_large.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/H2Bd6VygBWs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/03/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-3621988500999914537</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-25T17:33:25.618-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">San Diego Chargers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ladainian Tomlinson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">release</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Brian Westbrook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>What does the future hold for LaDainian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook?</title><atom:summary>So—the harsh realities of player career mortality and the NFL's business side have struck again. A couple of the most beloved players of two different franchises have been unceremoniously released less than 24 hours apart.   First, LaDainian Tomlinson was released by the San Diego Chargers on Monday. Then, before Philly fans could spend too much time wondering how Bolts fans might be feeling, the</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/RjCxkitVyMc/what-does-future-hold-for-ladainian.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/RjCxkitVyMc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/what-does-future-hold-for-ladainian.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-7815929927917744511</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-25T00:31:14.705-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">myron rolle</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Taylor Mays</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">donovan warren</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">navorro bowman</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sean weatherspoon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">eric berry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2010 nfl draft</category><title>2010 NFL Draft: Eight Prospects the Philadelphia Eagles Should Be Targeting</title><atom:summary>As NFL teams embark on the annual offseason process of evaluating their existing personnel and identifying team needs, the landscape will be different this year. With the absence of a collective bargaining agreement, teams will need to do it the old fashioned way.   Specifically, filling team needs will mostly have to come through trades and the draft since free agent movement will be very </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/6GzObOjNNgI/2010-nfl-draft-eight-prospects.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/6GzObOjNNgI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/2010-nfl-draft-eight-prospects.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-4401143415681431663</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-24T17:33:16.052-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wilbert montgomery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 6</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)- Part 6 of a 10 Part Series5 Wilbert Montgomery 1981  Wilbert Montgomery rebounded from any Super Bowl XV hangover with a spectacular all around season in 1981. He was the catalyst on an Eagles offense that finished ranked no. 5 in the NFL.  In just 15 games, Wilbert rolled up 1,402 yards, gaining 4.9 yards per carry. He also</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/gyXOf1IW_SQ/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_24.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S4WpC1H0DcI/AAAAAAAAAI8/fPAX6D5iK94/s72-c/51S8TVWZW8L._SS500__2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/gyXOf1IW_SQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_24.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-182063645931972427</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-24T17:26:10.304-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">All-Time Team</category><title>Phillies All-Time Line Up—Conclusion</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Phillies All-Time Line Up (Final)Conclusion So, there you have it– the Phillies All-Time Line-up:  Richie Ashburn- CF Chase Utley- 2B Mike Schmidt- 3B Ryan Howard- 1B Chuck Klein- RF Del Ennis- LF Jimmy Rollins- SS Mike Lieberthal- C Steve Carlton- P   Much of the fun in this type of exercise comes from the ensuing debate. In that spirit, let me know what you think? Did I get it </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/zKsXYAFpZrY/phillies-all-time-line-upconclusion.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/zKsXYAFpZrY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/phillies-all-time-line-upconclusion.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-6704233673399507584</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-23T20:37:36.839-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">All-Time Team</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Steve Carlton</category><title>Phillies All-Time Line Up—Batting Ninth: Steve Carlton-Pitcher</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Phillies All-Time Line Up (Part 9 of a 9 Part Series)This is the other potential hot debate. Grover Cleveland Alexander is a true legend of the game, a Hall of Famer who posted some spectacular numbers in Philadelphia. Additionally, Robin Roberts recorded 234 wins in his brilliant career while in a Phillies uniform and is a fellow member of the exclusive club recognizing all-time </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/dZbyuZJzDeg/phillies-all-time-line-upbatting-ninth.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S4SCX9JeEFI/AAAAAAAAAIs/cxNBkcke894/s72-c/Lefty.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/dZbyuZJzDeg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/phillies-all-time-line-upbatting-ninth.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-7698993644565715847</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-22T16:24:14.170-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Brian Westbrook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition): No. 6 Brian Westbrook 2006</title><atom:summary> Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition) Part 5 of a 10 Part Series6 Brian Westbrook 2006 After sharing backfield duties for his first four seasons, Brian Westbrook was finally handed the featured back role in 2006. He did not disappoint as he turned in the team's fourth highest yards from scrimmage totals (1,916) in team history.   With Donovan McNabb being lost </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/n8Gi28CCrTI/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_22.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/n8Gi28CCrTI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_22.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-2265184986173541448</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-22T09:59:25.815-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">All-Time Team</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rankings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">catcher</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bob boone</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">darren daulton</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mike Lieberthal</category><title>Phillies All-Time Line Up—Batting Eighth: Mike Lieberthal- Catcher</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Phillies All-Time Line Up (Part 8 of a 9 Part Series)This is probably one of the two most controversial and debatable players in the line-up. From a stats perspective, Mike Lieberthal belongs on the team, but many discount his accomplishments because he played in a down period in Philadelphia and was not viewed as a classic receiver.   During his 13 seasons in Philly, the team never </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/XwCQHWywuTk/phillies-all-time-line-upbatting-eighth.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/XwCQHWywuTk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/phillies-all-time-line-upbatting-eighth.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-2779845237818954445</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-21T12:46:47.448-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rankings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mike Quick</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 4</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition) (Part 4 of a 9 Part Series)7 Mike Quick 1983  In 1982, a disappointed Dick Vermeil settled for Mike Quick in the first round of the NFL draft after his prized target was "stolen away" before their turn to pick. After learning the ropes for one season in a supporting role, Quick rapidly demonstrated in 1983 how lucky Vermeil </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/uPPh4AFpw5U/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_21.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KiXtsIQdBCM/S4FxWrG9GDI/AAAAAAAAAIk/lnEC2AG3LJs/s72-c/in-QUICK-120407.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/uPPh4AFpw5U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_21.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-7538102593944947095</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-20T17:12:54.699-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Roy Halladay</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cole Hamels</category><title>Philadelphia Phillies: Key No. 2- Can Cole Hamels Go Back to the Future?</title><atom:summary>The Philadelphia Phillies 5 Keys to the 2010 Season (Part 2 of a 5 Part Series)A significant factor in Ruben Amaro's decision to trade Cliff Lee relates to his "leap of faith" that this season's version of Cole Hamels will look a lot like the 2008 model.    If the Phillies hope to have another successful season, Amaro and everyone else in the organization know full well that it will require a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/lZc5BDW0zkE/philadelphia-phillies-key-no-2-can-cole.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/lZc5BDW0zkE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/philadelphia-phillies-key-no-2-can-cole.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-498782895824859586</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-20T14:24:19.612-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ron jaworski</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">all-time best performances</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Eagles</category><title>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition)– Part 3</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Eagles Top 10 Individual Offensive Seasons (Gen X Edition) (Part 3 of a 10 Part Series)8 Ron Jaworski 1980  It is not mere coincidence that the Eagles made their first Super Bowl appearance in Ron Jaworksi's finest professional season. With star running back Wilbert Montgomery limited due to injury during the season, the Eagles relied more heavily  on Jaws' right arm on the way to a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/qHYPqLIOyNE/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_20.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/qHYPqLIOyNE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/philadelphia-eagles-top-10-individual_20.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-6748884840780236659</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-20T12:24:19.041-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">All-Time Team</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Larry Bowa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jimmy Rollins</category><title>Phillies All-Time Line Up—Batting Seventh: Jimmy Rollins- Shortstop</title><atom:summary>Philadelphia Phillies All-Time Line Up (Part 7 of a 9 Part Series)As strong testimony to the talent assembled on the current Phillies team, Jimmy Rollins breaks the Dream Team line-up along with fellow infielders Utley and Howard. And, like the other two, he is still in his prime at 31 years old with the promise of many more good days ahead.  This remarkable trio has served as the foundation for </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~3/IXHz2gTc3JI/phillies-all-time-line-upbatting.html</link><author>gary.suess@yahoo.com (Gary Suess)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustsayingphilly/wljw/~4/IXHz2gTc3JI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.imjustsayingphilly.com/2010/02/phillies-all-time-line-upbatting.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515936758890441935.post-3141036526914895950</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-19T17:21:18.225-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philadelphia Phillies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">opinion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kyle Kendrick</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">keys to season</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jamie Moyer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Roy Halladay</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jose Contreras</category><title>The Philadelphia Phillies 5 Keys to the 2010 Season</title><atom:summary>Part 1 of a 5 Part Series  As the Philadelphia Phillies come together in the warm Clearwater sunshine to begin preparation for the long journey of another major league baseball season, keen focus will be placed on some aspects of the team more so than others. 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