Carolina’s biggest offensive weapon, the speedy Steve Smith, was suspended by the front office for an altercation last week with cornerback Ken Lucas’s face. The aggressive Lucas was angrily kneeling during practice when he interfered with a Steve Smith right cross, which broke his nose and forced him to the bench for at least three weeks to think about what he has done. Mr. Smith is now apparently on a zero tolerance policy with management, which presents an interesting opportunity for Eagles fans across the world. Antagonize Steve Smith. Go to the practices. Interrupt press conferences. Show up to family dinner in a polish bowling shirt and Jams.

In what seems to be a Philadelphia Eagles tradition, the Birds traded away their first round draft pick, this year to Carolina, and in return they received the Panthers’ 2nd and 4th round pick and next year’s …

Another Trade Deadline has come and gone, and once again the front office has decided, for the most part, that the status quo is good enough. Good enough for what? We shall see. This is no surprise for many of us, as we are used to rumors abounding in July, only to find our Phillies only marginally better (or worse) than we were before. While rumors are fun, and the intellectual exercise of revamping lineups and rotations is plenty of fun for the baseball enthusiast, we once again must come to terms that the Phillies just do not make the big move that everyone wants.
As per usual, it is more fun to talk about the speculated trades than what actually happened, but for the sake of completeness, here we go: Joe Blanton for Adrian Cardenas, Josh Outman and Matthew Spencer. Great. Nothing wrong with this deal other than the fact that this is about as big as they get here in Philadelphia. With Adam Eaton and Brett Myers having trouble …

Former MVP Jimmy Rollins was benched Thursday for his poor decision making skills, resulting in his late arrival to Shea Stadium. The team was staying in a Manhattan hotel, and Rollins decided to try and beat the last bus to Flushing, figuring he could outmaneuver the big, slow team bus in New York traffic. Unfortunately, Rollins, who reportedly left 10 minutes after the bus, arrived 30 minutes later than the bus, and just an hour prior to game time.

Rollins has caught a lot of grief for this tardiness gaffe, but Philly fans owe it to J-Roll to take a closer look at his decision-making process.
First, we must consider what exactly happens on these team buses. First hand experience dictates that when one steps onto a bus headed to a ballpark, you are bound to step off that bus drunk. This commentator’s investigation reveals this to be of a 99% certitude, excluding the one time I drove the bus myself …

Whether you were excited about the return of Brett Myers to the Majors, or cautiously apathetic about it, there is no denying that his performance for the rest of the season will have an important impact on the club’s playoff chances. Since Myers’ dismal performance to date (3-9, 5.84 ERA, excluding tonight’s game) has essentially left the Phillies without a number two starter since early May, any semblance of a turnaround will be a tremendous credit to the Phils’ rotation, especially after the acquisition of the Oakland A’s Joe Blanton.
Tonight’s performance may leave some fans squeamish, but while it was by no means spectacular, it leaves room for that rare Philadelphia commodity: Hope. Myers fought through some tough innings, was hurt by some shoddy defense, and amazingly did not give up any home runs. No Met hit him hard, and he was driving towards home on most of his 95 pitches, which is promising considering that many felt that his failure to do …