Rob’s Rants on Sports: The 2-0 Eagles; Questioning Pederson; Phillies Halt...
While you look for a comfortable spot on the “Wentz Wagon,” take a minute to read my latest sports rants:At some point, the Eagles opponent can’t be an excuse for their success. I’m not sure that point...
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My Goodreads.com Review of Chad Millman’s and Shawn Coyne’s The Ones Who Hit...
Here’s my review of Chad Millman’s and Shawn Coyne’s The Ones Who Hit the Hardest: The Steelers, the Cowboys, the ‘70s, and the Fight for America’s Heart. Read it on Goodreads.com or right here:The...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Eagles Dominate Steelers; Wentz Rolls On; Sixers...
Forget the Wentz Wagon. Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz needs a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s the latest Rob’s Rants: Wentz is doing the unheard of, and, after Philadelphia...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Sixers Lose Simmons—For How Long? Howard Bids Farewell...
Bye weeks are always tough on football fans—particularly this week, when the NFL offered up some terrible games on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Eagles not playing wasn’t the worst part of the...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Fall TV—Thoughts on Speechless, Designated Survivor, Bull,...
My DVR is working overtime as I keep up with new shows I’m checking out this fall while watching my old favorites and plenty of sports. I know, I should read more. In the meantime, here’s a Rob’s Rants...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Eagles Finally Falter; Expectations Too Great?...
No one thought Carson Wentz would go the entire season without experiencing a loss or throwing an interception. They also didn’t think it would be October before he did both. Here’s my latest Rob’s...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Eagles Drop Second Straight; Pederson’s “Andy Reid”...
It was an ugly week for Philadelphia sports, and, as always, it starts with the Eagles.The long awaited suspension of Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson finally took effect this week, and the result...
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Rob’s Rants on Sports: Eagles Win Ugly; Embiid Shines in Debut; Flyers...
Man the fans showed so much love... I freaking LOVE YALL!!!! TRUST THE PROCESS — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 27, 2016The Eagles got an ugly win against previously undefeated Minnesota, and Joel...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Huff Released; Bad Losses for Eagles, Sixers; Plenty...
Bad losses for the Eagles and Sixers marked the week until Josh Huff got arrested. Time for a sports rant: John Clark’s tweet showed Fletcher Cox looking stunned after the loss Eagles have lost road...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Mid-season Grades for the Eagles; NFL “Pretenders and...
I thought I’d try something a bit different this week as the NFL hits the halfway point of the season. I have a few mid-term grades for the Eagles, and some thoughts on which teams are “pretenders” and...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Giving Thanks in Philly Sports
It’s that time of year that we gather together to watch football . . . I mean, give thanks. Depending on your viewpoint, that might be a tough task at the moment. Leaving real world concerns aside,...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Fans not spreading any holiday joy
The holiday spirit certainly hasn’t descended on Philadelphia sports fans. Is it just me? People seem overly PO’d about everything lately. Here’s my latest Rob’s Rants on sports: Nelson Agholor...
View ArticleMy Goodreads.com Review of The O’Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the...
I have been thinking for a while that I needed something to read other than the pop fiction that we have at the house. We have other types of books, too, but I’ve either read them or they don’t quite...
View ArticleRob’s Rants: Eagles Hard to Analyze; Phillies Say Goodbye to Ruiz; Soul Win...
It’s a strange week when a fake sports talk caller is probably the biggest story in Philly sports, but I decided to keep my attention on the field. I really planned to write most of this post about the...
View Article#TBT from my Inquirer Experience
I dug out some of my old newspaper clips as I recently considered applying for a job or two. I also found a couple Blog Zone’s from the paper that included my old sports blog. I thought I’d share some...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Early Super Bowl Pick; Tebow Time Not Over; Bradford...
I had planned to post a game-by-game breakdown of the Eagles schedule this week. I had them going 6-10 (after originally throwing out 8-8 in my “State of the Eagles” post) due to a pretty rough...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Wentz, Pederson Good in Opener; Considering McNabb,...
It’s a Friday Rob’s Rants as I play catch-up after a late-summer vacation. I was not quite as impressed with Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz as I thought I’d be when I got to watch the opener...
View ArticleCommenting
I’ve added the Disqus commenting system to the blog to allow for reader feedback. For more information on the system, go to the Disqus site. The system allows readers to comment using various social...
View ArticleRevvin’ Up the Blog
After a summer of dipping my toe back into the blogging waters and “tinkering under the hood” of the site, I’m looking forward to revving up the blog this fall. I thought I’d left blogging on my own...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Looking Forward to Speechless, Designated Survivor; Three Good...
Here’s some of what grabbed my attention while the sun set on a really good summer and fall rolls in: Consider this a public service announcement since the new shows I end up liking often get...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Cheering Chase vs. the Phillies; Eagles Preseason...
I went to the Phillies game Tuesday night to see Chase Utley. I helped give him the standing “O” when he leadoff for the Dodgers. And I was happy he struck out. I was done honoring Utley’s time as a...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on A Story You Should Have Heard; Journalism from John Oliver;...
Did you hear about the mass murder in Japan? See all the Facebook profile pictures change colors? Endless media coverage? No? A former employee of a residential complex killed 19 people, stabbing a...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: Is it really better if Lane Johnson didn’t know?...
I don’t want to be another guy saying, “How stupid is Lane Johnson?” who reportedly faces a second suspension for using performance enhancing drugs. The Eagles lineman supposedly has a familiar...
View ArticleRob’s Rants on Sports: First Glimpse of the Eagles and Wentz; Thome on the...
It was a busy weekend for Philadelphia sports, including the Eagles playing their first game Thursday against Tampa Bay. I guess if I’m calling Thursday part of the “weekend,” I can call the glorified...
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