Where to begin...
    McGwire and Sosa.  Two names forever entwined in baseball history as the players that broke the most sacred record in baseball.   All I can say is congrats, to both players.   But what really made this journey magical?  Was it McGwire, and his soft side?  Or Sosa's charisma, and unexpectedness of going after the record?   Both players deserve to share the record, as Mr. McGwire said.    McGwire most likely would not have gotten the record without Sosa.  Sosa would not have gotten the record without McGwire.   Sosa's pushing McGwire, raised McGwire to a new level.   Sosa's charisma made McGwire realize he CAN have fun and still pursue Maris.  McGwire's taking of the spotlight, unwillingly, permitted Sosa to thrive.  If they didn't do it together neither would have, because the media attention would have crushed one man.     One other thing,  Maris was never a power hitter, he just got lucky that one year.  So consider that before you say that Sosa does not deserve his share of the title.
    OHH The shame.  The pity.  The, the losses, they keep mounting.  The Iggles.   They don't deserve that title.  The Eaglets.   That's better.  They might just do what people said is impossible, 0 and 16.   Maybe we will beat Arizona in Philly.  Maybe Ray might kill himself before the last game in order to not be associated with the NFL's only 0 and 16 team, of all time.  They just don't look like they have the will to win.  The QB is learning.  The RB's are not that bad.  The WR's are old and slowing but still not awful.  The TE's can't catch, and those that can catch can't block.   The LB corps is fast and young.  The Safeties are hard hitting, good cover guys, with speed.  The CB's are all injured.   The Special Teams are doing good for the first time since (yeck) Kotite.  The Defensive Line, well, If you can't say anything nice then, trash'em.   Pass Rush, sucks.  The oppositions QB has enough time to read a magazine cover to cover EVERY pass play.  The Run stuffers, a sorry bunch, couldn't stop a crawling baby from getting 3 yards.    The only thing worse than the DL is the offensive line.  Offensive is not quite right.  Wretched is more like it.  The tackles have not done bad.  Thomas and Cooper look good.  Mayberry has had some moments.  Miller and Beckles/Hegamen, well...  Thank God Everitt is coming back to replace Miller, huh?  Of course if Everitt does what he did last year, well, let's just feel sorry for the Hoying family now at the loss of their son Bobby's demise behind the Eaglets Wretched Line.       Do they know what blitz's look like?  Will they ever slow down the blitz?  Will we really be 0 and 16???
    Fortunately Hockey is soon upon us.   The Flyers look vastly improved against everyone else's scrubs.  I wonder how they will look against the real deal.  We'll find out on October 9th.    15 days until we know for sure.

    Does anyone care that the NBA has a lockout going on??????
D.A. Tater