The great news is that the Philadelphia Eagles have placed the franchise tag on Michael Vick. This means that he is going to remain the starting quarterback for the Birds next year. We will pay him the average of the top 5 salaries of all NFL quarterbacks, and he's not going anywhere next year. This is great news. I think Philly would have burned down if we didn't keep him. Now we just have to look into keeping him in the future, which I really hope we can do. A deal will get done with him, and under his leadership, the Eagles will remain one of the premier teams in the league. For now, it will be interesting to see what happens to our "quarterback of the future", Kevin Kolb. When we drafted him about 5 years back or so, I still didn't think it was possible that Donovan McNabb would ever leave...well this is awkward. But anyway, look to see what happens to Kolb, and be happy that Vick is still in Philly.
Now for the news that isn't exciting at all. Pitcher Joe Blanton is not going to be traded, and will remain with the Phillies as their fifth starter. Fat Joe isn't too bad of a baseball player, and even hit a heroic home run in the World Series when we won. He was kind of a key player in the 2008 World Series, but still pitched in the shadow of Cole Hamels. This year, he will be pitching in the shadow of 4 aces! He can't even compare to Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, and Hamels. But it is also true that he could probably be the ace one a few really bad major league teams...so technically, we have 5 aces! But in all seriousness, in conclusion, here is a great picture comparing Blanton to the rest of our pitchers.
Notice his work ethic and concentration compared to Halladay, Hamels, and Oswalt. Now let's add Lee into the mix. This is going to be a great year.
Oh by the way, when I googled that picture, this also came up in the search. Gotta love the Mets, they're going to have a great year. It's a shame that they got caught up in the Bernie Madoff scandal.
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