The Curse of William P(alin)enn

Friday, October 24th, 2008

I’m sure that every true Philly sports fan out there knows about the Curse of William Penn and its supposed effect on Philadelphia sports teams. For those of you who don’t, allow me to explain: In March of 1987, the construction of One Liberty Place was complete, marking the tallest addition to the Philadelphia [...]

All I want at the Trade Deadline…

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Is a starting pitcher. As the 2008 baseball season races towards it’s halfway point in New York and the July 31st trade deadline, baseball fans in Philadelphia find their beloved team on top in the Eastern division of the National League. It’s been a very entertaining season thus far. Highlights include Chase Utley and his [...]

Rocky, Time to go? or Timeless Classic?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

As many of our readers know, I being based on the west coast, have a unique perspective when it comes to my beloved home town and personal Mecca of sport Philadelphia.  I hate the phanatic, I’m not a big fan of Whiz, (provolone, cmon), I think Eaton is better than Myers, and I have a certain [...]

Intimate Conversations: Sidney Crosby

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Welcome everybody to the new, improved phillyjock. TECHNICALLY we launched last week but AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL nobody told me about it. IT’S JUST like them. Well anyways for THOSE of you who don’t know who I AM STEVEN B SMITH. I’m originally from PHILLY. Yes you heard [...]