Joe Flacco was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year over Damar Hamlin. Which only goes to show that, in pro football, returning to play after standing at the brink of death is less impressive than leading the Cleveland
#Browns
to the playoffs.
The day after Kobe Bryant died, I got an email with video of his first high school game. I can only describe what happened next as a miracle. Here's the story of how Kobe's death brought a friend I should've known better back to life:
Someone from the
#Eagles
should have to explain, in detail, why you would throw deep to a covered Quez Watkins when you're up by four and moving the ball with eight minutes left.
"He sent the punt team out. Then he comes up on the sideline and says, ‘F--- that. We’re going for it.’"
-- Jason Kelce, on Nick Sirianni's decision to go for it on 4th-and-1 from the
#Eagles
' 26.
Please give a good thought and send a prayer to the family of longtime
@PhillyDailyNews
sports columnist John Smallwood, who died today after a long illness. John was a wonderful person and colleague, generous and gracious. He was 55. RIP.
Not often that a 28-year-old journeyman hits a home run in his first major-league at-bat, with his father in the stands to see it … and kinda gets upstaged.
#Phillies
Thread: Here's a quick anecdote that tells you everything you need to know about the kind of person Charlie Manuel is. Immediately after the
#Phillies
beat the
#Nationals
in Sept. '08 to clinch the NL East title, Charlie stayed in his office, watching his players & coaches ...
The
#Sixers
lost more than a playoff game tonight. They lost any benefit of the doubt. They lost the excuses that Joel Embiid is hurt & Ben Simmons’ shooting is irrelevant & Tobias Harris is a max player. They lost everyone except their most sycophantic fans.
They lost the city.
My grandmother, off-the-boat Irish, died three years ago. She loved football, and her favorite player was Franco Harris.
Thing is, she loved him because, for the longest time, she thought his name was Frank O’Harris.
True story. RIP to two of the greats.
#Eagles
source tells me that the key difference between Matt Patricia and Sean Desai is that, if an defensive player makes a mistake, Patricia will remove the No. 2 pencil from his ear and throw it, shuriken-style, at the player's neck, killing him instantly.
Just spoke to Michael Lorenzen's mom, Cheryl. She told me she had been planning to fly home to Anaheim today, only to change her plans when she realized she'd miss the chance to see him pitch if she boarded the plane. Column coming.
#Phillies
Biggest upsets in sports history:
5.
#UMBC
over Virginia
4. USA over USSR in '80 Olympics
3.
#Eagles
over Falcons
2. Eagles over Vikings
1. Eagles over Patriots
My column on these rankings:
For the record: This is a galactically awful move by the NFL. You don't change the day of a game this late in the season, especially one involving two teams on opposite coasts. A slap in the face to fans and ticket-holders.
#Eagles
#Seahawks
True story: When I cold-called
@CherylLorenzen
last night for this column, I was surprised she answered her phone. I asked her why she did. "I saw the number was from Philadelphia," she said. "So I figured it must be important."
#Phillies
#Eagles
tackle Jordan Mailata: “Losses will always expose the foundation of a team. If a sense of accountability isn’t there from the team as a whole when we watch that film, then f---, we’ve just wasted a whole season.”
This story reminds me of something Dave Coskey, the former marketing director of the
#Sixers
, once said: "Most pro athletes are a--holes who want you to think they're good guys. Charles Barkley is a good guy who wants you to think he's an a--hole."
After Charles Barkley’s mother passed away, a cat litter scientist from Iowa showed up at the funeral.
“Everybody’s, like, ‘Who’s the Asian dude over there?’ “ Barkley recalls. “I said, ‘That’s my boy, Lin.’ "
I-95, which tormented Philadelphia drivers for decades with its endless construction and traffic delays, pothole-riven surface, and narrow lanes, died Sunday when a section of it melted during a truck fire. It was 66.
In a short briefing Sunday morning, officials urged drivers to avoid I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia.
“I-95 will be impacted for a long time, for a long time,” said Philadelphia Managing Director Tumar Alexander.
Usually, a playoff game this one-sided will cause viewers to lose interest. But I suspect the prospect of seeing Jerry Jones’ face melt on live TV will keep people watching.
#GBvsDAL
Approached Jeffrey Lurie as he came off the elevator after the game.
“How you doing?” he said.
Asked him for comment. He shook his head no and kept walking.
#Eagles
There is no reason, none, that the
#Eagles
couldn't have run this style of offense with Carson Wentz as quarterback. I'm not saying it would have made Wentz better, but it would have minimized the damage he did with his poor play.
Brian Dawkins: "The majority of the success I have had has come on the back of pain. ... I was actually planning the way I would kill myself so my wife would get the money. But what that pain did for me, it increased my faith exponentially."
#Eagles
#HOF
So...I have news. I've reached an agreement on my next book: "Remember His Name: The Rise of Kobe Bryant." It's scheduled for Fall '21 & will tell Kobe's origin story: his family history/early life, his career at
@LMHSAces
, & his development as a person/basketball star.
#Lakers
Jeffrey Lurie just said Nate Sudfeld was "unstoppable" in his NFL debut, a meaningless 6-0 loss to the Cowboys on New Year's 2017, and I'm wondering what planet I'm on.
#Eagles
Just my $.02, but that series turned on Bryson Stott’s third-inning at bat in Game 3. He fouls off four two-strike pitches, wears down Strider, laces that RBI double. It was all
#Phillies
from that moment on.
Howard is pining for a championship, now that the
#Sixers
have traded one sycamore, in Horford. Can Embiid be their oak in the middle? Can Ben spruce up his game?
The number of people who don’t understand what my job is never fails to stun me. Jalen gives the same answer about the opposing team, no matter who the team is. Why would I ask him about the Bills?
#Eagles
Jalen Hurts asked if he watches film of other QB’s in the league, and adapts his game off of it:
“I’m waiting on a Bills question at this point.”
#Eagles
Andy Jasner, the son of longtime
@PhillyDailyNews
sportswriter Phil Jasner & a terrific man & writer in his own right, died suddenly yesterday. He leaves behind a wife & three lovely daughters. He was a friend & a gem of a human being. Please, keep his family in your thoughts.
"Orlando Arcia cackled emphatically about Harper's misfortune, bellowing, 'Ha-ha, atta-boy, Harper!' repeatedly as reporters circled the room."
Pro tip, Orlando: If there are reporters circling the room, anything you say is fair game. We're not your teammates.
#Phillies
#Braves
Alain Vigneault isn’t the issue.
Scott Gordon wasn’t the issue.
Dave Hakstol wasn’t the issue.
Craig Berube wasn’t the issue.
Peter Laviolette wasn’t the issue.
The
#Flyers
went all in for too long, overpaid their two stars, & ditched their rebuild too quickly. And here we are.
I'm sorry, but this is just wrong. Reporters were in the clubhouse at a time designed for reporters to be in the clubhouse. In such situations, EVERYTHING is presumed to be on the record unless an individual & reporter agree *between themselves* to go off the record.
Will send sound out but the bottom line regarding the Orlando Arcia quote:
He, along with many other Braves players, did not know what was being said in the locker room at that time was on the record. The media and players have a trust about what is on the record and what is
Of course the
#Eagles
should acquire Josh Gordon. This is a franchise that hasn't won a Super Bowl in seven months and needs to start showing some urgency and desperation. My column:
There was a time that
@NBCSPhilly
seemed poised to become, by a wide margin, the dominant sports media entity in Philadelphia. There are still great people/pros who work there. But what's happening there today is sickening, & what happened there over time has been disappointing.
Hi,
@howardeskin
. Next time, please feel free to include me in a tweet about me. Don’t be afraid. I can handle it.
All the best,
Mike Sielski
Columnist
The Philadelphia Inquirer
thanked him. Called him "Buddy." It was clear they had become friends. It was maybe the classiest thing I've ever seen in two decades of covering pro sports in Philadelphia.
Please, keep Charlie in your thoughts and prayers.
The
#Eagles
signed a guy to be their starting quarterback, then drafted a guy who could be their starting quarterback.
In 2016, it was Sam Bradford and Carson Wentz.
In 2020, it was Carson Wentz and Jalen Hurts.
Bradford wanted out. It’s not surprising Wentz might, too.
A two-games-to-none lead.
A one-run lead after 6 1/2 innings in Game 3.
A three-run lead after 6 1/2 innings in Game 4.
A three-games-to-two lead, heading home.
This would be 1964 condensed to eight days.
#Phillies
Here's the problem for Colangelo: 1) If the person who was sending those tweets is someone close to him, can he credibly say he "wasn't responsible" for them? 2) Some or all the tweets may still accurately reflect his thinking/feelings.
#Sixers
76ers president Bryan Colangelo has been actively reaching out to individuals mentioned in those burner accounts, insisting that he isn't responsible for those tweets, league sources tell ESPN. Sixers probe is underway in aftermath of The Ringer story.
White House saying
#Eagles
“abandoned their fans” is silly. You ever try to abandon an Eagles fan? Can’t be done. Those people are relentless. Tweet at ya. Chase after ya in parking lots. Crazy.
#Eagles
secondary coach Cory Undlin said win at Carolina was 1st big indication team was special. “When we went down to Dallas on Sunday night & made them quit, that was probably No. 2.”
#Cowboys
Here's my take on the Michael Bennett trade: I don't like it because I'd spent the whole morning writing an
#Eagles
column and now I have to start over.
Doug Pederson beat Brady and Belichick in a Super Bowl with his backup quarterback and rallied from a 27-point deficit to win a playoff game. Yet his greatest achievement remains his hair.
Scott Kingery won a batting title in college, slugged .889 w/ 65 XB hits in 1 year at AA/AAA, & had coaches touting him as a Gold Glove-caliber 2B. Maybe he'd have floundered no matter what, but man, this looks like 1 of the biggest organizational failures in
#Phillies
history.
It’s a true pleasure to watch Aaron Nola pitch. You can have the fire-ballers. I’ll take Maddux, Halladay, the thinkers all day. Nola is one of them.
#Phillies
Rhys Hoskins did not run hard to first base on that dropped popup. He should have been on second. I look forward to talk-show hosts blaming his laziness for the injuries to the
#Phillies
' bullpen.
He's 29 and has had at least 3 concussions. If you still think Carson Wentz was "soft" for pulling himself out of a game because he knew he'd sustained one, I don't even know what to say.
#Eagles
Seems like the initial reaction to the Kevin Hayes trade is an indication that a lot of
#Flyers
fans still don't understand A) how much of a mess the organization has been for the last 10-12 years, B) what it will take to clean that mess, and C) how long the cleanup will take ...
The problem isn't that NFL refs are protecting QBs too much. The problem is the inconsistency of the calls. If you're go soft, then go soft all the time. But letting the Foles face-mask go & calling Graham for that hit is indefensible.
#Eagles
#Texans
Source tells me that Mike Trout offered Bryce Harper
#Eagles
season tickets and the chance to go hunting with Carson Wentz if Harper would sign with the
#Phillies
. Source also tells me the moon landing was faked.
Hey there. Next time, please post the actual link to the actual column in which I wrote about Jalen Hurts' actual knee and its importance to the actual
#Eagles
. You know, this link:
Report:
#Eagles
QB Jalen Hurts had to go through an hour long treatment on his injured knee following the Commanders game, according to
@MikeSielski
Hurts has been playing hurt since at least last week but he's toughing it out for Philly
Over his past two games he threw for 6
RIP, John Chaney, a true legend. If you want to know what the man was all about, ask his former players, listen to/read the hundreds of stories that
@jensenoffcampus
and
@mikekerndn
have about him, and read this, by the incomparable Gary Smith:
I know it has been said a million times, but it should be said a million times more.
Shame on the
#Sixers
for having Brunson, DiVincenzo, and Hart in their backyard and ending up with NONE of them.
#Villanova
Source: After the
#Eagles
drafted Zech McPhearson, Tom Donahoe karate-chopped through six blocks of ice at once with his bare hand, just to show Howie Roseman he could.