As I’m sure everyone who reads this column has Phillies playoff fever, I’m not even going to waste your time with a rant this week. (Also, I’m on vacation about to go to the Tampa Bay v. Chicago ALDS game and the tailgate is calling me.) Things are looking up for the Phils. Huge outing by Brett "Boom. Outta Here." Myers last night. I’ll never stop thanking him for the best sound bite I’ve heard......

The NFL peeves me in a number of ways, but nothing peeves me more than its most ridiculous rule: "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" penalty for excessive celebration. It's absolutely unnecessary. The NFL is, after all, an outlet for entertainment; the least the league could do is justify those outrageous ticket prices and offer the fans some true entertainment. That's not to say that the games never entertain, but the Dallas/Cleveland game was not entertaining last week, but......

This Sunday starts another fantastic NFL season. (Yesterday's slop-fest doesn't count as the start of the season.) And Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird is the word. Or Birds, as it is. The fighting Rams of St. Louis make a stop in the City of Brotherly Love this Sunday for what should not be much of a match up against this years Philadelphia Eagles. Journalistic note of integrity: I am from the ‘other’ side of the Commonwealth......