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Reports are surfacing that the Phillies are in the Dominican Republic scouting future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez to fill out their pitching rotation… Is Rip Van Winkle also available? C’mon, this guy’s best days are obviously behind him, and other teams have recently taken a look at him and left without offering him a contract, so that should tell everyone all they need to know. However, Philadelphia somehow never seems to learn. I’m sure they will sign the past-his-prime hurler with the hopes he’ll return to his glory days. This is unparalleled wishful thinking not unlike why the club most likely brought in Antonio Alfonseca because they thought his extra finger would give him extra velocity on his pitches. All this really serves to do is leave the rest of us exasperated.
I can still play, I swear.
Along almost the same lines, reports are also coming in that the Flyers want to again try to go after left wing Brendan Shanahan. Believe it or not, contrary to my aforementioned comments, I don’t believe this is such a terrible idea. I’m usually not in favor of inserting 40-year-old men into the lineup, but I must state that despite stints with the Devils and Rangers (and I hate the Rangers), Shanny is one of my all-time favorite players, and I believe he has something left in the tank. His one-timer from the left side, especially on the power play is still tops. He’s tough and he’s a leader. Besides, the Flyers are now thin at forward and they need a cheap option. Putting Shanahan with the likes of Giroux and Powe almost seems like a perfect combination.
When talking with the Detroit media about his possible future in the NBA, Allen Iverson stated that he just wants to go somewhere where he can “enjoy going to practice everyday.” PRACTICE?! We’re talkin’ about practice, man. Now the guy actually wants to go to practice? Well, it’s nice to see that all individuals are capable of evolving. Coming soon, the second sign of the Apocalypse. What’s next? Is Rasheed Wallace going to put out a Christmas album?
Respect the ladies, gentlemen.
Y’know, with all the recent celebrity deaths going down, the one I was perhaps most affected by was the tragic shooting of former Titans QB Steve McNair over 4th of July weekend. Sure, the details coming out are now starting to sound more sordid than sad, but it doesn’t change the fact that this guy was tough, fun to watch, and played the game the way it should be played without acting like a complete thug and letting off-the-field antics disrupt the team. He was also thrilling in one of the best Super Bowls ever. (Super Bowl XXXIV against the Rams, which they unfortunately lost, btw). That’s certainly to be commended in this current climate, and any world where Steve McNair is senselessly gunned down, and someone like the NHL’s Sean Avery is allowed to live sounds like a world I don’t want to be a part of.
the pedro deal is a great move… low risk high reward. we give up nothing to get him and in return we recieve a 3 time cy young award winner who is now healthy. if he is half the pitcher he used to be it is an upgrade.
I would love to see Shanny in a Flyers uniform. He is a class act and a future hall of famer. I could care less about McNair. The guy was cheating on his wife with a 20 year old. Next time date a girl that is not crazy.