Philly equivalent is sort of Alshon dropping the pass in the Saints game, and he was getting standing ovations at Sixers games all spring.

Then again, I wonder how it would have gone if he did that in last years super bowl.

MoBettle wrote:Philly equivalent is sort of Alshon dropping the pass in the Saints game, and he was getting standing ovations at Sixers games all spring.

Then again, I wonder how it would have gone if he did that in last years super bowl.

Eagles coming off a SB win and the fact that it was only the divisional round and not even the conference championship helped too.

Maybe Michael Leighton for the Flyers in Game 6 with that final goal? Leighton was a scrub though to start so hard to hold it against him with the injuries they had, not like he was a stud that screwed up.

heyeaglefn wrote:

MoBettle wrote:Philly equivalent is sort of Alshon dropping the pass in the Saints game, and he was getting standing ovations at Sixers games all spring.

Then again, I wonder how it would have gone if he did that in last years super bowl.

Eagles coming off a SB win and the fact that it was only the divisional round and not even the conference championship helped too.

Maybe Michael Leighton for the Flyers in Game 6 with that final goal? Leighton was a scrub though to start so hard to hold it against him with the injuries they had, not like he was a stud that screwed up.

Even if the Alshon drop happened in the Super Bowl, I still think the city as a whole would have reacted in a similar way.

The guy played most of that season with a torn rotator cuff to even get them there. Would have kind of been like T.O. dropping a similar pass in Super Bowl XXXIX after that superhuman effort to recover from the leg injury to get on the field. In both cases, those guys also had great performances in each respective Super Bowl prior to these hypothetical drops, too.

Agree on Leighton completely. The fact that they were even in that position with Leighton in net for the back half of the season was a miracle in itself, I think everyone knew the clock would strike midnight eventually, so when it did we couldn't blame him for that.

Philly fans aren't perfect but they recognize superior effort when they see it. I can't remember this city doing anything close to what happened to Buckner for any guy who gave a fraction of what Buckner gave the Red Sox.

People treated Iguodala like crap despite giving max effort because they (wrongly) thought he was getting paid like Kobe.

True, but that feels more like a Ryan Howard / Bryce Harper / maybe Carson Wentz in the future situation where a vocal section of the fan base (largely heard on WIP and now 97.5) will never be satisfied with the player's performance vs. their contract.

So I guess I'll amend my statement to reflect your (100% accurate) observation and say that Philly fans largely appreciate effort in a given career when compared with any given moment in that career, in my experience.

Luzinski's famous error in the 77 LCS game 3 was pretty much 100% blamed on the manager for not subbing Jerry Martin as a late inning defensive replacement.

Mitch Williams got death threats

Also, though it's Wikipedia so who knows if someone wrote this to make Boston look good:

Buckner returned to the Red Sox in 1990 as a free agent, and received a standing ovation from the crowd during player introductions at the home opener on April 9

Appears to be true per Boston Globe from the time - https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/reds ... story.html

But then he also moved to Idaho and had somewhat of a contentious relationship with the Red Sox until 2008 when they had him throw the first pitch out the year after they won their second WS in four years.

Perhaps I stand corrected here, though.

philliesphhan wrote:Mitch Williams got death threats

Also, though it's Wikipedia so who knows if someone wrote this to make Boston look good:

Buckner returned to the Red Sox in 1990 as a free agent, and received a standing ovation from the crowd during player introductions at the home opener on April 9

He also had his house egged on a regular basis.

Ace Rothstein wrote:https://twitter.com/thescore/status/1133533668293644289?s=21

Looks like 50 Cent gave her a few pointers beforehand.

she had zero concern for the photographer. Beaned him and then jumped around doing the peace signs.

who is she?

She has TOS.

The Rays had an announced attendance of 5,786. How much longer can they play there? If they can't build a stadium in Tampa, they need to move.

They're 33-19 too. Sad.

I’d like to see them try Montreal again. Can stay in that division and would give the Blue Jays a rival.

If they went somewhere west you would have to do something weird like put the Indians in the East.

MoBettle wrote:I’d like to see them try Montreal again. Can stay in that division and would give the Blue Jays a rival.

If they went somewhere west you would have to do something weird like put the Indians in the East.

I've heard Charlotte mentioned as a possibility. But if they go somewhere west, there will need to be realignment.

What would be weird about Cleveland in the East? They're in the eastern time zone. And if you look at the AL East, Tampa is the oddball. Cleveland is closer to the other four teams than Tampa is.

philliesphhan wrote:What would be weird about Cleveland in the East? They're in the eastern time zone. And if you look at the AL East, Tampa is the oddball. Cleveland is closer to the other four teams than Tampa is.

Don’t really consider it an “eastern” city. Midwest.

move the team to london, that is east