Roll Call!! Sunday Morning Sports Commenteary

Written By Jeff Bohen.

So the NBA season started in the past week. Has Lebron James won a ring yet? No, you say, well can someone politely tell him and his handlers, including Nike to shut up till he does.

Perhaps the most important thing Duane Wade can teach the "Anointed One," is a bit of humility. Seems Wade, with ring on finger, has yet to lose grasp of that concept.

In its best "We got this," rant the Philadelphia sports media as a whole failed to recognize one single important element to the assertions the Phillie's are a dynasty. You need to actually win more than one world series for that to tag to be real.

NL East Dynasty? Yes.
NL Dynasty? Maybe.
MLB Dynasty? NOT !!

This same kind if rah-rah, lose yourself in the story, instead of reporting the story, took place with those Eagles teams that went to five straight NFC Championship Games. I often thought to myself 'hell why should the other team even bother showing up, the media has this game in the bag all ready.'

Well they don't play the games on paper, or the web for that matter...and those Eagles teams with all its incessant self promotion and drama never won the BIG Game!

They just played it in the local press, waking up to the Monday morning horror of the question "tee time at six a.m.?"

So much for dynasties.
Seems the Giants and that staff 1.80 ERA in September had something to say about that, now didn't they?

If you want to dynastay like the NY Yankees, you have to win like them-Hit when it matters most.

How about this?

Lakers v Heat.

Best 40 out of 70 so we can get to the Finals series every one wants to see sooner, rather than later?

Of course less the David Stern talk about wearing NBA headbands properly (See Celtics "Rondo" for more on the NBA "Style Police.")


Looked to me on Monday night that NY Giants put all that Cowboys at home for the Super Bowl talk to rest with one slam to the ground of Mr Romo.

Think he's going to Mexico to heal?

Its official. Brett Favre is starting in New England today

(Yawn)

Looking for a possible Super Bowl Preview?

Jets -Packers today is as close as you can get. And it should be a doozy.

Of course its not like watching Raiders -Steelers of the 70's & 80's. Now those were real "Bloodbaths."

I heard a rumor that the NHL Hockey Season is underway.

I need a second source to report this as truth. Can someone help me out?!

I'm wondering if its possible that we add a game to the NFL Flex Schedule that starts up in late November. Jets -Ravens II? I want to see that game in December, not the first Monday night game of the year, thank you very much.

Uhhh is it true the New York Mets hired a Real GM? With a new script yet same old ownership? The story will end the same, as the last, choke, choke, break...

You know the real football season is here when the NY Giants employ the "Three Yards & a cloud of dust" Parcell's offensive scheme.

And hey, they have a receiver that catches TD's by the bunch!

What are the Eagles up to by the way? Something about clock management and Coach Reed again?

Lastly, I really have no love for the NCAA Football, except when Boise St plays, that is.

NOW the question is will the BCS number crunchers have the footballs to put them in a National Championship game, lest say against Auburn? Oregon St?

Yea I didn't think so, they sooo don't like uninvited guests!

Roll Call is done!!

Enjoy the games. Vote on Tuesday!!











The time they played Tampa ,,,remember that?

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Jeff Bohen

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And in This Corner, Democratic Challenger, Ruth Damsker

Jeff Bohen-Staff Writer.

(Pictures taken by Ronald Mills for BuxMontNews.com)

On an early Thursday morning a little over two weeks ago, Democratic challenger for the State Senate seat of District 12, Ruth Damsker greeted Philadelphia bound passengers on the platform of the Warminster SEPTA station.

It was approximately 6:45 a.m. Damsker accompanied by one her many campaign workers were meeting and greeting potential voters in the area at the well-traveled train station.

Smiling, welcoming she encouraged would-be riders to join her in a brief, clear and concise conversation as to why the locals need to vote for her, and not the incumbent of 32 years, (R) Senator Stewart Greenleaf.

Surprising a number of passengers greeted her with the eager curiosity that many have come over them when meeting someone from the political arena. Often we see our federal representatives but that us usually with a phalanx of protectors around them warding off questions from the public.

This wasn't one of those times.

As a result of the chance meeting, on the platform, b the Damsker Campaign for State Senate Dist 12, obliged our still young and growing blog with an interview.

When we sat down with former Montgomery County Commissioner for an interview, my sense of that meeting is, the Damsker Campaign smells victory in the air and are now going for that proverbial knockout punch of the "RE-Elect Greenleaf ,"Campaign.

Talking with Damsker outside of her "War Room" where the direction's for victory on Election day are mapped out, Damsker immediately pointed out that, "Sen. Greenleaf refuses to debate me," saying the need for such a debate is "unfounded."

Damsker now goes on the offensive.

The former Montgomery County Commissioner points out that if Greenleaf was "a leader, he should have attended the caucus meeting called by Governor Rendell, so a vote could be had on the the Shale Tax Bill, instead the Republican Majority in the Senate decided to go home and" kill the bill ." Senate democrats attended the caucas meeting, But no Republicans, not even Greenleaf attended," the candidate said.

Damsker points out "an opportunity was missed ..." to help Pennsylvanians with tax dollars that the state could have made, "...from that bill." Going on further Damsker said, a number of other states "...tax gas and oil companies, why not us?" The gas that's underneath us, isn't taxable because?

"The Republican Senate and my opponent say so? That's just wrong," she said, responding to her own question.

"Everyone should pay there fair share in taxes, and that includes those gas companies," she responded, when asked what she would do about the issue if she were the sitting Senator.

When asked why she is getting back in to the local political scene, she tells the story that "in a one-year period my three daughter in laws gave birth to three beautiful grand daughters and because of those exciting events I tossed my hat back in to the race."

"The future is about them too," she continued.

When asked if she had any last words for the voters of the 12th Senatorial District, Damsker said, "I believe I am the voice of the people., and I won't let bi-partisan politics get in the way of that, with my Republican friends we can work together on issues that effect us all."


Seems to me, Senator Greenleaf your going the 15 rounds cause it doesn't appear Democratic Candiate for State Senate Ruth Damsker is finished fighting by a long shot.

Election day starts in about 72 hours with polls opening at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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Please note that Sen. Greenleaf, was contacted to be a part of this article, however he choose not to take part.

For more information about the Damsker Campaign go to http://www.voteruth.com/

For information on the Sen. Greenleaf re-election campaign you can go to http://www.senatorgreenleaf.com/

Updated at 6:50 AM

For the 2010 Cycle 3 Campaign Finance Reporting Period

"Citizens for Greenleaf" received approximately $183,000 in Campaign Contributions.

"Damsker for Senate" received approximately $17,000 in Campaign Contributions.