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发帖数: 58873 | 1 In an interesting twist, the next game for the Eagles comes tonight
because of the snowstorm that walloped the East Coast on Sunday. The NFL
cancelled the Sunday game between the Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings
because of snow, a decision that in itself has touched off a blizzard of
controversy.
"We've become a nation of wusses. The Chinese are kicking our butt in
everything. If this was in China do you think the Chinese would have
called off the game?” Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday on radio
station 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia. “People would have been
marching down to the stadium, they would have walked and they would have
been doing calculus on the way down."
Power Play has never seen street corner calculus in Philadelphia, but
has seen quick computations on the cost of a Pat’s Cheesesteak “wit” by
even the most inebriated football fans, so maybe the governor is
underestimating the computational skills of his citizens.
But many agree with Rendell’s sentiment that founding fathers of the
NFL, like Vince Lombardi, would blanch at the thought of canceling a
game because of snow. If you play football outside in Philadelphia in
December it seems like a contingency you would prepare for.
Either way, tonight’s “Wuss” Bowl will feature Vick, lauded for not
getting back into trouble for nearly two years after a major federal
felony conviction, versus the Vikings, led by QB Brett Favre, currently
in trouble for allegedly sending pictures of his genitals to a sideline
reporter/nude model. Favre is considered unlikely to start because of a
series on concussions and other ailments, but the game marks what is
likely his last chance for an NFL appearance because the decrepit
Vikings did not make the playoffs. |
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