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Most sports correspondents favored the Dodgers winning the series prior to this year’s NLCS, but it looks like they had the teams switched around. The so-called sports experts also picked LA to beat Philadelphia in last year postseason.

The 1999 Phillies had their share of outstanding individual performances, particularly at the plate. Doug Glanville hit .325 and became the first Phillie to collect 200 hits in a season since Pete Rose in 1979. Bobby Abreu hit .335 while amassing a "quadruple-double" (double figures in doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases), the first Phillie to do so since Juan Samuel in 1987. Mike Lieberthal hit 31 homers - a franchise record for catchers - and also won a Gold Glove. Rico Brogna hit 24 home runs and knocked in 102. Rolen's injuries limited him to 112 games, but he still managed to hit 26 homers with 77 RBI. Alex Arias hit .303, including a league-leading .545 as a pinch-hitter.

THE FIRST T.O. MOMENT FOR the Philadelphia Eagles arrived only minutes into the wideout's introductory news conference. Head coach Andy Reid innocuously mispronounced the first name of his prized addition, prompting the outspoken Terrell Owens to interrupt. "It's turrULL" Owens said, patting his boss on the back.  

   

Unaccustomed to being upstaged by one of his subjects, especially one flown in on a private jet, Reid turned the uneasiness to laughter with a compromise. "From now on," Reid said, "it's T.O."  

   

And so it was and is and will continue to be for Andy Reid and the Eagles. After three straight disappointments in the NFC Championship Game

"I'm a believer that as long as people go through the right process, they deserve a second chance," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "He's got great people on his side; there isn't a finer person than Tony Dungy. He's proven he's on the right track."

ALLEN IVERSON

 

Opening Statement:
  “(My expectations are) to win. A lot of people obviously when you talk   about the Memphis Grizzlies feel as if getting to the playoffs is enough and   is considered a successful season. I wouldn’t have signed the contract   if I felt that just making the playoffs is what I was coming to accomplish.   Like Chris (Wallace) said, I think differently than how most people think. The   only thing that matters is us, (pointing to his teammates) those guys over there,   the coaching staff and the fans that care about the Memphis Grizzlies.”