Yesterday, we witnessed the ultimate high and ultimate low of Philly sports. With the Phillies, they advanced to the NLCS, making it the first time in 15 years that they will play for a chance to get into the World Series. It also marks their second straight postseason appearance.
The Eagles on the other hand, once again showed us why they're just a mediocre team and franchise at this juncture. They seem to disagree with that assessment though.
Donovan McNabb acted as if the Eagles had no business losing to Washington, when they (the Redskins) beat Dallas and won four straight games. Ray Didinger couldn't have said it better on 610 WIP's Morning Show when he brought up the fact that the Eagles have done neither this season and haven't won four straight games since 2004.
Not only have the Eagles not done that, but they've missed the playoffs two out of the past three years, are a sub .500 football team since 2005 (26-27 since then), and are in dead last in the NFC East. They are 2-3 and 2 games behind the Redskins, Cowboys, and Giants-three teams who have clearly passed by them.
As much as Charlie Manuel has been maligned during his tenure as the Phillies skipper, Andy Reid makes just as many tactical errors if not more. And, Manuel's team seems to continually respond to him, while the Eagles are mired in mediocrity and looking more like the Eagles during the Kotite and Rhodes eras than that team from the early 2000's.
Five games does certainly not make a season, but have the Eagles shown you anything to make you believe they're anything more than a 8 or 9 win team and a cellar dwellar in th NFC East?
The Phillies on the other hand are showing us that they can win the whole thing. Nobody in baseball is that superior. And, the Phils are arguably the hottest team right now since the latter part of September.
Two teams, two directions. With the Phillies we're being treated to the most exciting season of baseball since '93. And, with the Eagles, it's more of the same.
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