A few bits of news on all four teams, if I may.
Phillies: Just finished off a series win over the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory tonight. Pedro Martinez outdueled Tim Lincecum (both pitching extremely well for 7 innings) and Brad Lidge got the save. The hitters aren't doing a lot but the pitchers are. With the Giants right in the thick of the NL Wild Card chase this was a possible playoff preview, so winning two of three -- including tonight's win over the 2008 NL Cy Young Award winner -- is definitely a positive. The Phils now travel to Houston for four, followed by three in Washington (where plenty of tickets will be available).
Eagles: Michael Vick is apparently (I say "apparently" since I haven't been watching) getting a lot of playing time in the second half of tonight's exhibition finale. I read that he scored a touchdown in the first half as well, although Kevin Kolb played most of that half. Vick will be eligible to play in Week 3 of the regular season, the NFL announced today. By the way, at shops on the Boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ this week I saw t-shirts saying "Hide your beagle, Vick's an Eagle" and "Watch your hound, Vick's in town." While I am not a Vick supporter, these shirts are kind of dumb considering that pit bulls are the dog of choice for dogfighters.
Flyers: Hard to believe that their training camp starts in nine days. Last month, at a camp for Team Canada (in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics), Simon Gagne strained his right groin. It was said to be a mild strain and the team didn't expect any problems by the time their camp begins, to me this is a concern since Gagne has had injuries in this area in the past and had hip surgery in May.
76ers: Ummmmmmmmm...well, they hired Ed Pinckney as a broadcaster...I guess that counts as news...
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