In case you have missed it, Jabar Gaffney is tearing things up for the Pats in the post season. So far, Gaffney has 18 catches for 207 yards in two games. If the name sounds familiar, it should. He is the same bum that the Birds cut out of training camp as he failed to learn enough of the offense to beat out either Greg Lewis or Hank Baskett.
This article goes hand in hand with the one I wrote last week regarding Chris Webber where I listed all the athletes we picked up past their primes. There is also an equally long list of players like Gaffney we cut or traded thinking they were bums, but turned out to be productive, or some times even All Star level, professional athletes. Just this past baseball season, Endy F'N Chavez was a productive role player for the Mets after being a total scrub for the Phils the year before.
Let's add a few more Philly mistakes to the list, shall we.....Derrick Burgess, Jimmy Smith, Cris Carter (Yes, I know the reasoning behind his release), Ferguson Jenkins, Lonnie Smith, Johnny Estrada, Ryne Sandberg, Brad Daugherty (yes, we did trade him in essence), Raja Bell, Tim Thomas, and, to a smaller extent, Matt Harpring.
Please feel free to remind me of more.
Is it me or does this happen more to our teams than any other city in the country?
2 comments:
I think pitcher Dave Stewart was once Phillies property. Former Flyer Justin Williams just made the All-Star team.
Yeah...good calls
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