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Save the stairway to heaven for someone else, he's riding the escalator... Today we found out Philly-rock legend Robert Hazard passed away at 59. He of course was a mainstay in the Philly music scene in the 80s along with The Hooters and other bands. Rest in peace... In a land Favre, Favre away... Ok, so I wake up today and find that Brett Favre-elous is now a Jet. Well let the angels in

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Is Jimmy Rollins the new T.O.? Ok, had to get that out there right away... chew on that for little while I get some things off my chest regarding the reigning NL MVP. Tell me if this description matches the way the Phils so-called leader has acted the last month or so... "a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience"

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The Not So Fab 5... Version 2 Today the team (sans one, TH is on vacation) ponders something that is never far from any Philly sports fan mind... Why hasn't a professional sports team from Philadelphia (the 4 major sports only) won a title in 25 years, nearly 100 consecutive seasons whereas as otherwise moribund and inept franchises like the Florida Marlins, for example, have won not one but...

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The-Not-So-Fab-5. Yours truly has been very fortunate to have had the sheer pleasure of meeting and befriending people from all walks of life. It is with what I present, The-Not-So-Fab-5. It's quite simply 4 of my close friends whom I've summoned together. Our goal is to share our insights with you on a myriad of topics. So from time to time, I'll throw out a topic, gather the thoughts of

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Short and sweet today my friends... What's a Jayson Werth? Not much after yesterday’s ill-advised decision to bunt with the bases loaded and the game tied in the 9th Inning. Had they gone ahead there, it would have been Lidge time, but... David needs to be Stern... The NBA Commish needs to be stern and then some when it comes to the whole Tim Donaghy affair. I realizes it’s a bit of

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Had to go back to Team Haberle one last time to get this take on the simply bizarre goings on at The Belmont Stakes. I caught up with him late last night as he was preparing to board a flight to Brunei, something about the Sultan owing him some scratch from the Stanley Cup Playoffs or something. Seems the Sultan is a Pens fan. Who knew? Ever since the demise of Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, when a

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As many loyal readers of The O Zone are aware, from time to time, I will tap into the dark recesses of the greatest mind not enough people know of... Team Haberle. That will all be changing in the very near future, stay tuned for details. In fact the image you see posted is in fact a logo yours truly created specifically for TH. Now I am no graphic designer, nor do I play one on TV BUT... I was

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Rambling thoughts and observations from the annals and dark recesses of The O Zone. Everyone keeps asking me who I will be rooting for, Celtics or Lakers and I tell them as I will tell all of you: I would rather be forced to watch an Adam Sandler movie-marathon with Rosie O'Donnell on one side of me and Louie Anderson on the other and one only box of popcorn between the 3 of us than EVER root

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Among many, one definition of the word perspective is "A mental view or outlook; a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance." Looking into the distance, i.e. the future, it's easy to put this past Flyers season in perspective. Granted Philly sports fans, yours truly chief among them, are not exactly founding members of the "Let's Keep Things In Perspective Club", but from time to

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Last week Eagles Coach Andy Reid appeared on a Philly Sports Talk Morning Show and once again he proved why he is the master at saying many words yet having no meaning or substance to them. Some highlights or lowlights, depending on how you look at it: I know this will shock all Eagles fans but Reid thinks his receiving corps, which includes rookie DeSean Jackson, are just fine thank you very

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Ok, first and foremost, I do not think the Eagles trading of their first-round pick for the 2nd consecutive year had anything to do with money. I’ve heard plenty of local media types ranting and raving how they think this was purely a financial decision; that the Eagles would save money by not having to pay 1st Round money. Sorry, not buying it. What I am buying is what my brother Michael has

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So there I was in Section 122, right behind the dish on Friday night. Mets/Phils... Santana/Hamels. I was the envy of my co-workers for having passes to what surely would be a classic pitcher's battle. Unfortunately only one of the pitchers lived up to the hype. Ok, perhaps I am a bit harsh on Cole Hamels but clearly Johan Santana out pitched him and if this is any indication on the entire

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My attention span is at an all time-low, which is truly saying something. I don’t know if it’s decreasing as my years are increasing. Perhaps it’s a result of having children. Maybe it’s all the cough syrup I drink. I don’t know the reason… all I know is at this point in my life if anything takes more than 5 seconds for me to digest and comprehend, that’s 5 seconds too long. It’s probably why I’

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I feel bad for the kids from Memphis. Think about it. For the rest of their lives they will have to live with the fact that they had the title in their hands and let it slip away. Yes Kansas took advantage of the opportunities that were presented to them but, you simply cannot lose that kind of lead -- they were up 60-51 lead with 2:12 left -- that late in the game, let alone the national

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Come in off the Lidge... "It's only one game." "It's a long season." "One game does not a season make." OK, now that I've dispensed with the obligatory sports cliches, let's get into this, this being the debacle that was the Phillies opener, which is becoming redundant for sure. And no, for the record I am not overreacting, although some (MQ?) may think otherwise after reading this. Ok, so

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Gonna do things a little differently today. As you may or may not know, Sports950 in Philly recently announced some changes to their lineup. The new lineup, beginning April 1st, will be: 6am-9am- Mike and Mike in the morning 9am-1pm - Jody Mac 1pm-3pm - Mike Tirico 3pm-7pm - Mike Missanelli 7pm-11pm - The Locker Room with Harry Mayes and Dan Schwartzman I want to hear what you think of these

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Was just speaking to a friend of mine and we were discussing how long of a ride it is from here to there and he turns and says to me "about an hour." So I ask, "is that a good hour or just a regular hour?" My friend looked at me as if I just asked him the meaning of life. In other words, he had no clue how to answer. See my friend in question is younger than I -- nearly 15 years. And what I can

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So rounds 1 and 2 of the freshman dance are over and 16 remain on the floor, waiting for their turn to trip the light fandango once again. Before I get to my thoughts on the past 4 days worth of games, why is it there is no cute, catchy title for the 2nd round of games? We have: The Field of 64 The Sweet 16 The Elite 8 The Final 4 And of course the championship game. But why no moniker for

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Thanks to an overwhelming positive response (ok, I heard from 4 people), the BLOG will be called the O Zone. And as soon as I can figure out how to change the name officially, it will be, well… official. Dubya Dubya Dubya DOT Clueless… If you felt the Earth move the other day it very well may have been coming from the grave of Ernest Hemingway as he rolled over upon hearing the sheer idiocy

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Am toying with renaming the BLOG, taking it for a test spin, tell me what you think. As A Public Service... As everyone knows, yours truly takes great pleasure in providing public services to, well... the public. Case in point I informed you of what you could have been watching during the past Super Bowl, i.e. the Death Wish and Murder She Wrote marathons on AMC and the Lifetime Channel,

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Poor Mrs. Favre, I mean to lose her husband at such a young age is... What's that? Brett Favre DIDN'T die? Are you sure because ESPN and others are surely acting like he did. I mean just watching SportsCenter the last 24 hours has seen a seemingly endless stream of quotes and comments that sure sounded like those who were saying them were eulogizing Mr. Favre. There's also been an ad nauseum

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Seems like some little boy has forgotten the words to that Christmas ditty that includes the edict from the fat man. No not Andy Reid, that other fat man who makes his living in the winter, old St. Nick. Altogether now... "Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why..." So pity poor Cole Hamels as all he will get this year is coal, about half-million

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No, this is not the title of some pay-per-view event where yours truly and Jody Mac compete in some steel-cage, hoagie-eating, beer-drinking winner take all extravaganza. Although that would be Must See TV for sure. But alas I do not drink so the Mac Man would have a decided advantage but as for the hoagie consumption, well there I could hold my own and then some. Jody can attest to this, little

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Has it really been over two weeks since I last made my rounds? What in the world have I been doing with my time? My mentor, Dr. Bombay will not be happy with me. So what have I been doing lo these past 2+ weeks? Well let's see, first I had to gear up for American Idol and that of course takes a lot of time and energy. You can't just "tune in" cold to AI. Oh no, it takes weeks of preparing to

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Not to be confused with The Morning After, my self-proclaimed brilliant, esoteric, insightful, witty slant on each & every Eagles game, I give you The Day After as in The Day After what many are calling the greatest upset in sports. Before I get to my thoughts on what happened between the lines, allow me a few minutes to discuss what transpired on the airwaves, i.e. the TV commercials that cost

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