by Angelo Cataldi | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog, Eagles, Sixers
The Not-So-Brotherly Shove Nov. 4, 2024 In the course of one memorable weekend, a Philadelphia columnist got shoved in the neck and collarbone because he was the only sports media person in this city doing his job, and the Brotherly Shove got some pushback...
by Angelo Cataldi | Oct 29, 2024 | Blog, Eagles
5 Wins? Are You Stupid? “It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” Maurice Switzer, 1907 In my 33 years at WIP, I used that quote at least a dozen times when...
by Angelo Cataldi | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog, Eagles, Phillies, Sixers
Catching Up on Some Things . . . . I can’t imagine filling a full column with thoughts about that unwatchable Eagles 28-3 win over the Giants. Doing a whole week of radio programming around that game? Thank you, retirement. I’m not sure it’s worth an hour of...
by Angelo Cataldi | Oct 14, 2024 | Blog, Eagles
The Best Day of the Season So Far As far as I’m concerned, Eagles fans just enjoyed the most productive and encouraging day of the season on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Of course, the big news was that the Birds survived a 20-16 win over the putrid...
by Angelo Cataldi | Oct 10, 2024 | Blog, Phillies
Fire Rob Thomson. Now. Back when I first came to Philadelphia 41 years ago, the fans wouldn’t have to wait a day – or a minute, really – to hear bold words like those in the headline from an arsenal of brilliant columnists and broadcasters. Hell, the day I...
by Angelo Cataldi | Oct 6, 2024 | Blog, Phillies
Rob Thomson Blew Game 1 I am writing this post just hours after a devastating Game 1 loss by the Phillies, and I feel like I am now living in a parallel universe, where simple logic has been replaced with technobabble, where the basic laws of baseball have been...
