Phightins

I personally think the idea of hockey in places like Wrigley and Fenway is about as cool as it gets. For all the gimmicks the NHL has done to try to bring in new fans, this is the only one that is legitimately awesome.

I know I am talking to myself since me, fly3rs and ECN are probably the only 3 on OTR who care about this, but that's fine I am stoked so I will continue to talk. Michael Leighton in net for the Flyers tomorrow, I'd assume Tim Thomas for Boston.

The officials are all from Boston, apparently. WTF.

Lol I don't think he said it did.

Marlon Byrd signs with the Cubs. Pride of the Phillies farm system!

Live coverage of the practices on NHL Network now. Flyers practicing at 2. It is snowing, looks so sick. Game is tomorrow at 1 on NBC.

I am not Canadian but I am super excited to see this team play. Also interested to see what team USA looks like.

Can't really argue about the defensemen or goalies. Definitely some defensemen left off, but when you think about it where would they have fit? So many big names. I'm kind of surprised Patrice Bergeron made it over some of those forwards that were left off

Well, let me rephrase. It is not the stadium itself that is disgraceful (it looks like a beautiful place), but it is the thought process behind the stadium, and more specifically the man behind the stadium that I find to be disgraceful.

Not with this pitching staff, they wouldn't have.

I'm not really buying into that Romo December/January stuff anymore. He has shown me enough in the last 2 weeks to lose that choker title. With that said, obviously I hope he chokes on a fat one this weekend :glasses: .

I, for one, will not be watching the Pro Bowl, nor do I care in the least who is on the roster. Cool honor I for the players I guess, but the Pro Bowl might be the stupidest event in pro sports.

Lets not forget about his horrendous defense. He should have fun in that massive left field. But seriously, this is a huge upgrade for the Mets, but to expect them to contend now is kind of silly. Their roster still has a lot of holes. But yeah, compared to Murphy/Evans/Sheffield/whatever else they used last year, Jason Bay is clearly a huge upgrade. But he will not come close to matching what he did last year, or even his better years in Pittsburgh.

Pretty surprised he is only taking 4 years. His numbers will drop off, I think that is all but guaranteed, so this may be his final big contract. Would have thought he'd demand a lot more from the Mets. With that said, this is clearly an upgrade over the [expletive]-show the Mets were running out there last year.

Obviously the bye and playoff home game would be nice, but I am confident in the Eagles this postseason no matter what the situation is. With that said, nothing feels better as an Eagles fan than whooping some Cowboy [expletive], and to do it in that disgrace of a stadium in front of their fans would be so much sweeter. I am excited.

Didn't see that coming.

4 days til the Winter Classic!

Unless the Mets overpay, no hitter in their right mind would want to go there.

Haven't seen any that good. But Phillies fans used to have fan groups for pretty much every player on the roster, and when David Dellucci was on the Phillies his was "The Delluche Bags" and they had a really funny sign (I can't find a pic). That is the best one I have personally seen. Also there were some good ones at Brett Myers's first home start following his wife beating incident. The guy I went to that game with wore a wife beater with "Phillies" on the front, and "OJ 39" on the back. Security almost dragged him out in handcuffs since he didn't want to take it off.

Bay hasn't signed with the Mets for the same reason Holliday won't (unless they ridiculously overpay). Nobody wants to go there.

Same reason he has missed the last 3 games. He has arthritis. Should be back for the Portland game.

Let me and fly3rs know before you come, seriously.

ECN...Flyers/Bruins on March 11th. You should join me. Or the Phillies/Red Sox series this summer.

Well it isn't "done" yet since he has not taken his physical but yes I saw you post that. Pretty cool that you know him. I am hoping they can get MacDougal in here as well. He is the ultimate low risk high reward guy. IMO could be a very high reward.

But then again, the Phillies are bringing in Danys Baez and/or Mike MacDougal and will most likely give them important roles. Relief market is kind of thin this year and mediocre guys are getting top dollar, so I guess it calls for some creativity.