Eagles squeak by with another win

It wasn't pretty, but the Birds managed to pull another win from a tough team like the Baltimore Ravens. Maybe the Eagles are a better team than I thought they were because they've had a bunch of turnovers in both games and somehow managed to still come out with wins. It's not how you start, it's how you finish. Michael Vick made some pretty good throws in that last possession to take the lead. Brent Celek was equally amazing with some of his catches. In the end, it came to down the defense needing to make a stop to close out the Ravens and they did.

I always say, a great defense will take a team a long way. It's still early but the eagles defense has so far proved to be invaluable. They've made some key stops when needed to. I hope they continue to play at the high level. It hasn't always been the case in the past. I hate to go back to ancient history but if the Eagles defense had made a stop in the 2008 NFL championship game against the Arizonal cardinals at the end of the game, I believe they would have gone on to win the Superbowl. But enough about the past. This current defense seems like a defense I can trust in the final seconds of a game to make a stop. Time will tell.

Phillies making a Surge

The phillies have been on a tear lately winning 6 straight games and pulling to just 4 games out of the final wild card spot with 20 games to go. The St Louis Cardinals currently hold the last and final wildcard spot in the NL. The Phillies could get into the playoffs being one of the hottest teams going in. Only time will tell but it would be special. I'm hoping that this year's Phillies would do what last year's Cardinals did, win it all as a wild card team.