Posted on September 11th, 2008 at 9:56 am by Cheesesteak Hoagie
Philly is now a baseball town, and our interest in the Birds has flagged because Jeff Lurie is from Boston?
So sayeth nationally known and heavily compensated blathermonkey Rick Reilly:
PHILADELPHIA Used to be Eagles, now it’s Phillies. This is partly because of the Phils’ young stars and partly because the Iggles owner has handed it to them. Jeffrey Lurie is a Boston guy who’s made $800 million so far on his Eagles purchase but not many friends. You always get the feeling that his jet bound for his beloved Beantown is double-parked.
Errr, not exactly. Perhaps you haven’t noticed that mini-camp is covered like the G8 meeting and that the radio station(s) is/ are talking about the Eagles twelve months a year. The Phils are in the hunt for the playoffs and have barely been above the fold on www.philly.com/sports this week.
Try again.
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Link Here | September 11, 2008,yeah, this gave me pause as well. in the early 80s, i quickly became a flyers fan. they were my first priority. however, when buddy ryan entered the picture, things shifted. since then, it has always been about the eagles.
although i still love the flyers, the eagles unquestionably dominate this town. anyone that has ever set foot in the vet, or lived around philly will tell you likewise.
Comment by jd
Link Here | September 11, 2008,Considering that fans cheer for the Eagles at Phillies games, I’d say Reilly is pulling it out of his ass again.
Comment by Tracer Bullet
Link Here | September 11, 2008,I’ve never really understood why, but this is an Eagles Town all the way
Comment by James Beale |