CAPT. CURT KEPT HIS POISE – AND HIS ARM
PHILADELPHIA — This is a city that expects the worst, especially with its sports teams. So you know, as 62,000 Philly fans watched Curt Schilling battle Roberto Alomar in the eighth inning Thursday night, watched one pitch after another come smoking in only to...
LUCK, AND THE SERIES, RUNNING OUT ON PHILS
PHILADELPHIA — The magic ran out after midnight, with the soft thud of the ball in the catcher’s mitt. Lenny Dykstra didn’t even look. He heard the umpire yell strike three, and he dropped his frozen bat and just walked away. After all he had done,...
ON-OFF DH MAKES A MOCKERY OF SERIES
PHILADELPHIA — So here was Cito Gaston, stepping into a mob of reporters and saying in a quiet voice that he’d been up all night but he’d made the decision: He had to put Paul Molitor into the lineup.And here came Molitor, humble and grateful, saying...
ALL MITCHES CAN RELATE TO A ZANY WILD THING
PHILADELPHIA — When it’s love, it’s love. Mitch Williams knows that. The girl of his dreams has come along, and he knows, as sure as the hair that dangles down the back of his neck, that she’s the one. He knows this because, among other things,...
MY FIELD OF DREAMS BECKONS AGAIN TONIGHT
PHILADELPHIA — I needed the money. It was that simple. When you’re 11 years old, your allowance is gone, and there are all these great comic books to buy, well, what choice does a kid have? I went to work. I took my first job. I got on the subway, rode...
FOR SANDERS’ SALARY, THE LIMIT IS NOT THE SKY
The Lions played the kind of game Sunday I’d like to tape and show my grandchildren. Unfortunately, I don’t have grandchildren. And by the time I do, they’ll be playing football on the moon, so who cares?Instead, maybe I’ll send a copy to a...
CONFUSION REIGNS IN AGE OF THE INSULT
Once upon a time, kings got their laughs from court jesters. These men could say anything, mock anything, and as long as the king was amused, the jester lived a good life.Then again, if he blew a joke, or went over the line, the jester could have his head cut...
After Giving Bye A Bye-Bye, Lions Take Flight On Hawks
* Lions 20, Seattle 17: Lions on a roll after defeating the bye week.
* Dallas 28, San Francisco 24: A rematch of the NFC championship game last season. Jimmy Johnson’s hair hasn’t moved since.
PHILLIES MAKE SERIES OUT OF THIS WORLD
If the Toronto Blue Jays were a song, they’d be “We Are The Champions.” If the Philadelphia Phillies were a song they’d be “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.”What happens when teams from different planets collide in the World...Stay Connected
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