More Eagles talk

I know we are still several months away from the season, but there is a good article on ESPN about the Eagles off-season moves I wanted to post on here for everyone to read.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nfceast/0-10-118/Eagles--offense-should-soar-with-new-additions.html

Vote for Ibanez

Following up on my recent comments about Raul Ibanez, I would like to remind everyone to log onto MLB.com and vote for him as an all-star. As of May 18, Ibanez was fifth in the league in batting average, second in HR’s, and second in RBI. No other player in either league is in the top five in all three of those categories. Yet he is currently 5th in all-star voting for NL outfielders.

You can vote up to 25 times under any one email address. Get it done ladies and gentlemen.

A few thoughts...

I love that Asante Samuel predicted a Super Bowl win. Similar to the J-Roll prediction for the Phillies, I hope it lights a fire under some of those guys and we are having an early February parade in 2010.

Also, I now feel comfortable saying I told you so. Raul Ibanez is a serious upgrade over Pat Burrell. The point is, this guy is consistent. While he may not keep up this kind of Home Run and RBI production, I doubt we will see any significant drop off. The man is a professional hitter, with protection around him in the lineup. I expect 25-30 HR’s, and 120+ RBI. Now, if we only had some starting pitching....

For the record...

I loathe rain. I think a week straight of thunderstorms and general gray conditions bring me down more than: (1) Andy's playcalling; (2) Billy King's ability to destroy the Sixers years after his departure as GM; (3) My rec league basketball teams continued mediocrity.