The Current State of Philadelphia Sports

Bleeding Green Nation: Front Page Posts found this 5/15/2008 on poorsportsblog.blogspot.com [flag]

Realistically, the Flyers season is over. They may somehow extend this series for another game or two, but that's about it. Don't expect any miracles. The Flyers elimination will officially end one of the more exciting months in recent Philly sports memory. The past few weeks got me thinking . . .When was the last time we had the joy of watching 2 up-and-coming, overacheiving playoff teams ... [link]

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The Linc 5.15.08
Published 5/15/2008 by JasonB at Bleeding Green Nation: Front Page Posts
... Here's a look at the state of sport in the city of Philadelphia ... Who do you think will be the team to break the drought? (Poor Sports) ...

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