Sports
Submitted by goldygirly on July 15, 2008 - 12:47pm.
KICKS
(Kiwanis International Charity Kickball Tournament)
These KICKS are for kids!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
12-6 p.m.
Kendrick Recreation Center
Manayunk, PA
Join the fun!
Help to raise money for disadvantaged and physically challenged Philadelphia children by playing kickball! Get a team together (10 person/3 female minimum) and sign up today at http://www.uckiwanis.com The registration deadline is September 5, 2008.
A $12 registration fee (per person) includes at least 2 playoff games, a BBQ, AND an AFTER-PARTY complete with drink specials at Kildare’s in Manayunk!
Prizes will be awarded to the top teams and the team with the most team spirit.
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Variety Children’s Charity of Philadelphia and the Kendrick Recreation Center.
*Tournament will be held rain or shine.
Submitted by theatreexile on May 30, 2008 - 11:58am.
Theatre Exile presents a return engagement of The Philly Fan by Bruce Graham, starring Tom McCarthy, and directed by Joe Canuso. This one-man hit show is a hilarious romp through fifty years of Philly sports history as seen by a hard core fan used to watching sure-thing victories turn into “oh-my-God-they-blew-it” defeats. June 10-15 at The Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street. Tickets are $25 - $50; call (215)922-4462 or visit www.ThePhillyFan.net.
Submitted by paulv1957 on April 29, 2008 - 2:35pm.
We have a new site talking about Philly Sports.
It's hard to find a good site where people can read the latest sports news and actually comment back, easily.
We hope everyone will come and chat. Even you New York, New Jersey and even Cowboy fans!
Lets have some fun and feel free to bust on whom ever you like.
Like the Eagles blowing another draft!! LOL
http://www.phillyareasports.com
Please come and join our community, blog away!
Thanks and hope to talk more at http://www.phillyareasports.com
Submitted by Vikings on March 14, 2008 - 12:21am.
The South Jersey Vikings are a semi-professional football team based in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. The Vikings are currently looking for coaches, players and volunteers to fill their roster for the 2008 season.
The Vikings compete in the Colonial Football Alliance, which currently has teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The regular season runs from July 2008 to October 2008.
Open tryouts will be held on the following two dates:
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Location of tryouts will be at the Viking’s home field (Giangiulio Field) on Victor Blvd in Gibbsboro, New Jersey (08026). This field is located between Route 73 and Route 561 in the Voorhees, New Jersey area. This field is an ; artificial turf field.
Tryouts are open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Bring cleats or shoes and dress for the weather. Water will be provided but it is also recommended you bring your own water.
Tryouts will consist of the following drills: 40-yard dash, shuttle run, bench press, position specific drills, physical measurements and player interviews.
If you can not make the above tryout dates contact us and you will still be able to tryout for the team at a future date.
Please call Head Coach Jim MacNeill at 856-373-8520 or e-mail him at info@southjerseyvikings. com to confirm your attendance at tryouts or if you have any questions. More information can also be found at the team’s official website: www.southjerseyvikings.com.
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Submitted by solacetech on February 27, 2008 - 1:17am.
In my line of work,I meet a wide range of people. Some tell me their profession and others don't when I try to keep the small talk going as I fix their computer. Tonite I hit the jackpot because he was a high school referee. They must have a club or something because when he spoke he seemed to represent the professional refs too. We discussed the Eagles and how Horse collar tackles are only illegal in the NFL. He also touched on how focused they have to be because if they turned to hear the athlete's plead their case,vital plays could be missed. That's why you see on TV the players talking to the refs but never getting eye contact. Funny enough he said he doesn't even pay attention to the coaches unless they call "time out" or call him names other than "SIR", LOL. Now that's being focused. Another good point came up when I asked him why does the refereeing seem different when playoffs roll around? He answered by mentioning how at that phase,only the good teams remain and usually they reached that level because they don't commit too many penalties to begin with. Good Point...
Submitted by papreps on February 2, 2008 - 2:11am.
By Mike Gibson
What do Vaughn Carraway and Mike Palys have in common?
They are game-breakers and trailblazers.
Both turned down schools that have a name over a school that has a life and a substance.
Both could have gone anywhere.
Both chose Temple.
Chances are you already know that Carraway committed to Temple University today and that he is the No. 19 prospect in all of the state of Pennsylvania.
A brief refresher course on Palys, though, might be in order.
Palys was the first player who had a solid "offer" and not "interest" on the table from Penn State and picked Temple instead in 1984.
He was lured by the enthusiasm of a young coach named Bruce Arians.
Carraway, too, chose to blaze a trail today when he picked Temple University. At one time, he had a solid offer on the table from Michigan.
Like Palys with Penn State and Walter Washington with Nebraska, Carraway is believed to be the first player to ever pick Temple over Michigan.
Like Palys, a young coach, this time Al Golden, convinced him that Temple was the best place to be.
He joins a stellar group of recent recruits who chose to be a part of something special, the resurgence of Temple football and help bring big-time college football to a major Eastern city like Philadelphia.
All Carraway has to do is keep doing what he's done to get here, work hard, and Temple quarterback Adam DiMichele will get him the ball.
He will get noticed playing in this big city, in its large media market before a fan base starved for a winning team.
Thanks to guys like Carraway, of Muhlenberg High near Reading, this class is shaping up as the best class since Arians lured this group to North Broad Street on Feb. 8, 1984:
- Mike Hinnant _ Of Springarn in Washington D.C., the tight end chose Temple over Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia.
- Auturo Weldon _ Also of Springarn, Weldon picked the Owls over Syracuse and West Virginia.
- Craig King _ a high school All-American lineman from Clifton, N.Y., who picked Temple over Texas A&M.
- Joe Greenwood _ Defensive back from Johnstown who picked the Owls over West Virginia, Pitt and Maryland.
- Mike Palys _From North Pocono High, Palys was the son of former Phillies centerfielder Stan Palys and he caught a pair of long touchdown passes from Matty Baker, both on flea-flickers, in a 45-28 win over Boston College in 1988. Was also a great punt returner for the Owls and a terrific baseball player for Temple.
We bring up that class because they and Arians proved it can be done at Temple.
Now Golden is proving the same thing with a whole other generation of players at a school Arians would not recognize in terms of buildings or facilities.
Carraway is just the latest recruit, but he's a trailblazer much like Palys and Washington were.
If you need more convincing on how big this is for both the Owls and their fans, here are some stories on Carraway:
The Vaughn Carraway Chronicles
Rivals recruiting rankings _ It includes a list of the top 40 players in the fertile state of Pennsylvania and Carraway is listed in the upper half.
The Pittsburgh Preseason Report _ Which confirms the official Michigan offer and ranks him at No. 21 going into the season.
Kicking to Carraway is a bad mistake, you bleepin' dope _ How Carraway's clutch punt return helped keep Muhlenberg unbeaten.
Carraway's 108-yard interception return _ It turns out throwing in his direction is also a bad mistake, IF you happen to be wearing any color not Cherry or White (except at the Penn State game this fall).
Welcome, Vaughn Carraway, and congratulations for making the best decision of your young life, a wise choice that is going to set you up for an outstanding future.
By the way, Mike Palys is now Dr. Michael D. Palys, a very successful and wealthy doctor in Boston, a periodontist on the staff at Harvard University.
Submitted by taconyeagles on January 16, 2008 - 11:32pm.
www.leaguelineup.com/taconyeagles
Tacony Eagles Semi Pro Football Registration
February 13, 2008 - 07:00 PM -- The Tacony Eagles Semi Pro Football Squad will have their first of Four Registrations starting on Feb 13th 2008. The following Registrations will take place every two weeks until March 26th 2008. Registration will be conducted in the club house at American Legion Field at Torresdale Ave. and Deveraeux St. At 7pm till 8 30pm. The Tacony Eagles are a 1st Year Expansion Team to the 20yr old Philadelphia Area Based Delaware Vally Independence Football League (DVIFL). The Team Will Be Managed By Co Owners Thomas "Shark Boy" Peta & Daniel "Rudy" Hall. We would like to Announce That Offensive Genius Mike Amobos and Coach John Will Join The coaching Staff. We would like to invite Players From The Former Philadelphia Patriots, Northeast Titans, High School & College Grads and any one else who has football experience and can play. There is a 43 man Roster limit and we would like to fill it. Team Dues are due by March 26th 2008 at the Final Registration. Team Dues Are $300.00 per player no exceptions. Any Information needed please contact Tom @215 437 9148 or Rudy 267 622 8899 or email thomaspeta@yahoo.com Thank You
We like to announce that Mike Baxter will join the Tacony Eagles as Middle Linebacker and Defensive Consultant. Thanks Mike for Joining The Team
You can check out a Team Schedule for the Tacony Eagles Preseason by clicking
Calender then selecting Feb from the down arrow and selecting Feb 13th
A break down of Feb 13 through Sept 6th
Team dues include the following:
League Fees
Field Usage including Games and Practices
Authentic Jerseys both Home and Away
Pants
Ref Fees
Field Insurance
Player Insurance
Field Equipment
Face Masks
Helmet Decals
All Team Fees are due by April 30th 2008.
Preseason camp will start on May 4th 2008.
If your team fees are not paid in full by April 30th 2008, you will not practice on May 4th 2008 or any other practices until you are fully paid.
If a player makes a deposit and is not fully paid by May 31st, they will get their deposit back and will be released by the team. A player may join the team at any time until July 31st 2008 with full team dues, when roster and league dues are to be turned into the League.
Once again if you do not pay in full you do not practice or play.
(If you do not pay and/or complete your payments and you show up to practice and walk on the playing field you will be asked to goto the sideline, and practice will not start until the unpaid players leave the field).
Just to Add
Payment Arrangements can be made if you can not pay $300 Up Front.
Depending on the time of your registration, we can make payments of $30 a week for ten weeks, $50 a week for 6 weeks, $60 a week for 5 weeks, $75 a week for 4 weeks, $100 a week for three weeks, $150 a week for two weeks or $300 in full payment. If you agree to a payment plan and you come to practice without your payment you will not practice. If you miss two payments you will be released from the team and you will get your deposit back.
We are looking to fill in the positions as follows:
21 Offensive Players,
21 Defensive Players,
1 Place Kicker/Punter
Offensive Side:
2 QB's (1 Starter - 1 Backup. Backup QB will be used at his secondary Position)
8 Offensive Linemen (1 Center, 2 tackles, 2 Guards, 3 Rotation Backups)
2 Tight Ends (1 Starter, 1Backup/#2Tight End)
5 Wide Receivers (2 Starters, 3rd and forth Receiver 1 Kick/Punt Returner/Secret Weapon
4 Running backs (2Half Backs, 1Fullback, 1 Small Fullback/Large Halfback
Defensive Side
7 Defensive Linemen (2 Defensive Ends, 2 Defensive Tackles, 3 Rotating Backups)
7 Defensive Backs (2 Cornerbacks, 2 Safeties, 3 Rotating Backups
6 Linebackers (3 starters, 3 Rotating Backups)
Submitted by papreps on December 25, 2007 - 6:34pm.
Submitted by papreps on December 24, 2007 - 9:21pm.
Maybe this should be the last page of the next coach's contract, signed by both parties, with the understanding that the AD will give no permission for another university to contact said coach.
By Mike Gibson
There's been an Elephant in the room for the past few days.
Elephant with a capital E.
Seems like no one in either Vivacqua Hall or the Edberg-Olson Football Complex wants to look at it, but it is an unwelcome visitor right there in the living room, unexpectedly coming through the sliding glass doors and destroying the brand new furniture and eating all of the peanuts on the dining room table.
Not even the media seems to be addressing it, other than superficially.
Well, today, Dave "Fizzy" Weinraub saw the Elephant, pointed to it and tried to get the trainer to take it out of the living room in an excellent letter to the editor in the sports section of today's Philadelphia Inquirer.
I was privileged to be introduced to Fizzy and have known him from the pre-game tailgating scene at every Temple football game.
He is a terrific storyteller (ask him about Bill Cosby some day), very funny and an all-around great guy.
He shows up at every Temple home game and probably has gone to some long before I started to be a fan as a 10-year-old kid.
If every Temple alumnus did what Fizzy has done, we'd have 250,000 at our games. We only need 69,999 more Fizzies to never have any problems.
His support of the program should never be questioned.
I believe if I tell you
I'm going to build
you a brick house
and sign a contract
to build that house,
I'm not going to leave
when one wall is up
and say, well, the guy down
the street gave
me a better offer
I appreciate everyone who supports Temple football, whether it be the big spenders in the Club Box level or those in section 101 like Fizzy, Cap Poklemba and myself.
Temple invested a lot of money in its current head coach, money it probably couldn't afford to pay because it wanted a taste of what other schools had on the football field for a change.
People like Fizzy, Cap Poklemba and other very hungry supporters deserve that taste.
All they've gotten so far is 1-11 and 4-8 and promises.
That's not tasting. That's not even sniffing. I'm not a great guy like Fizzy, just a good one who, like him, is perplexed by the sight of an Elephant in any place other than a Zoo.
I'm a guy who gets to work on time every day.
I keep my appointments.
People who know me know that when I say I'm going to meet them at a certain place and a certain time, I'm always there.
I believe your word is your bond and that no amount of money can change that.
I believe if I say I'm going to do a certain job by a certain time, I'm going to get it done.
Only then will I move on to the next task.
I believe if I demand integrity, honesty and commitment from my colleagues that I should give no less in return.
I believe if I tell you I'm going to build you a brick house and sign a contract to build that house, I'm not going to leave when just one wall is up and say, well, the guy down the street gave me a better offer.
That doesn't make me better than anybody else. It's just the way I was raised.
Temple should hold its football coach, both current and next, to that same minimum standard.
Submitted by frank_pentangeli on November 20, 2007 - 10:38pm.
Also posted at Huge Tiny Mistake
Your Philadelphia Phillies shortstop edged Colorado Rockie 353 votes to 336 in the closest vote in 16 years:
Enough so that even though Rollins' power numbers paled to runner-up Matt Holliday's, his home runs to third-place Prince Fielder's and his star power to fourth place David Wright's, 16 of the 32 voters cast ballots with his name in first place. Because Rollins had affixed his reputation to the success of his team, and that added enough value in voters' eyes to overcome any numerical differences.
Of course, it wasn't like Rollins was some slug getting by on reputation. His 139 runs and 88 extra-base hits set records for shortstops. Everyone made such a big deal of Curtis Granderson's 20-20-20-20 - doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases. Well, Rollins went 35-20-30-40 and set career highs in batting average at .296 and slugging percentage at .531. And he set a major league record with 716 at-bats.
Rollins, he of the pre-season proclamations, helped lead his team to the playoffs, same as Holliday. He did it with both the stick and the glove. Matt Holliday slugged his way to 2nd place with terrific overall numbers and insane numbers at home. Rollins also benefited from cozy Citizens Bank Park. Hell, 1B Prince Fielder and 3B David Wright had great years as well...do what do the numbers (beyond the Triple Crown) say?
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OPS:
Rollins .875
Holliday 1.012
Fielder 1.013
Wright .963
VORP:
Rollins 66.1
Holliday 75
Fielder 69.1
Wright 81
EQA (adjusted for park and league):
Rollins .290
Holliday .318
Fielder .323
Wright .329
Runs Created:
Rollins 122
Holliday 125
Fielder 126
Wright 136
Win Shares
Rollins 28
Holliday 30
Fielder 28
Wright 34
Something surprising happened while checking these numbers out. I found myself less and less enamored with Rollins' season. Rollins' EQA also stood much lower than the rest of the pack. Sure, he had good counting stats, and his team made the playoffs, but both of those had a lot to do with his teammates. Being on the best offense in the NL certainly had a lot to do with getting to the plate so much. Rollins DID set the all-time season at bat record with 716. He also played great defense and was the 'spark plug' for said great offense.
But I'm not sure his great season at SS outshines the great season David Wright had at third base. Wright led the league in Win Shares, VORP AND Runs Created, both stats that combined a lot of factors Win Shares includes defense too. He wasn't overally flashy, but he got things done. He also played great in August and September, so you can't pin the Mets' collapse on him. There's really no reason to select anyone else if you are looking at the same numbers I am. David Wright was the NL's best player last season when you look at both the plate and the field. Rollins was great, but Wright was even better.
Also posted at Huge Tiny Mistake
Submitted by papreps on November 19, 2007 - 9:53pm.
Cap Poklemba is easy to spot in this Darryl Rule photo
By Mike Gibson
Al Golden, meet Cap Poklemba.
Oh, you have?
Kinda sorta.
"I've never really met coach Golden," Poklemba said Saturday. "Well, I did give a speech at the pep rally for Penn State and then I handed the microphone to him and said, "Good luck against Penn State coach.' He looked at me like, "this guy is crazy.' "
Well, he is, Al, but crazy in a very good way.
I have a feeling Al Golden would like Cap Poklemba very much if he ever got a chance to know him.
When we last saw Poklemba on the field in a meaningful game, five years ago almost to this very day, the Owls' kicker drove a stake through the hearts of Rutgers' fans in the final seconds of a 20-17 win at Rutgers' Stadium. He then led the team over to the Big East logo in the corner of that stadium and stomped on it with 55 other players as the strains of "T for Temple U" rang in the background.
It was a Delicious moment for the program.
Ever since, Poklemba has been doing his part to make Lincoln Financial Field a homefield advantage for Golden's Owls.
Poklemba is a one-man raving lunatic with a purpose, at times going into the heart of the lower deck to yell out, "I DON'T CARE WHAT AGE YOU ARE, YOUNG OR OLD, I JUST WANT YOU TO GET UP ON THIRD DOWN!!" He then alternately leads the crowd into chants of "Let's Go Temple" or "DEE-FENSE, DEE-FENSE" or "MOVE THOSE CHAINS, MOVE THOSE CHAINS, MOVE THOSE CHAINS ... HOOT" ... after each first down.
Then he runs to the student section and acts like Eugene Ormandy or Leonard Bernstein and orchestrates that section in the same manner. They respond to him with a wall of beautiful sound. Poklemba is only missing a baton.
Golden himself must have noticed, or heard, the nearly 17,000 fans sound like 70,000 strong in a 24-14 win over Kent State on Saturday afternoon because, after the game, the first thing the coach did was run up to each member of the team and direct them to the sidelines to high five the fans.
Or he must have noticed the 21,000 for Homecoming Day sounding like 200,000.
There is one person responsible for this and it's Cap Poklemba.
Al Golden gets it.
So does Cap Poklemba. Nobody asked Cap Poklemba to do what he's done, but what he has accomplished is demonstrate that one man can make a big difference.
It's a lesson all of us can learn and part of the fabric of Al Golden's character.
It's a shame the two have never been formally introduced. It would be nice (i.e., smart) if the university found some sort of kicking coach/promotions position for this dedicated young man soon.
Whatever, in some storage room at Edberg-Olson Hall there is a most valuable player award for this year's Temple Owls and it's going to deservedly go to Adam DiMichele.
Yet somewhere in some box way in the back there should be a most valuable Owl award and it would be nice if Al Golden gave it to Cap Poklemba at the football banquet.
There's not a more deserving Owl, past or present.
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