Can We All Finally Agree Donovan Needs To Burn In Hell (even you phreak)

[ice grillin you]

7 years philly, 5 LA, 2 SF


Philly athlete

plus he was at his best in philly...he was not even close to the same player once he left for LA

[shorebird]

I'd have to say:
Reggie
Schmidt
Randall
Dr. J
Chamberlian

after that there are loads of 'em you can lump together. Moses Malone, Allen Iverson, and what about Pete Rose? He was a Red but played and coached in Philly.  Hittenest sumbitch ever.

[rjs246]

I would say:
Juan Samuel
Keith Van Horn
Bake McBride
Garth Snow
Gizmo Williams

[rjs246]

Oh shtein I forgot Curt Flood.

[SunMo]

Wilt
Reggie
Schmidt
Dr. J
Carlton

[MDS]

reggie

1. packers
2. jesus
3. eagles

[Sgt PSN]

and what about Pete Rose? He was a Red but played and coached in Philly.  Hittenest sumbitch ever.

i've never considered rose a philly guy even though he was basically the missing piece of the championship puzzle and helped finally deliver the city's first world series.  but he only played here, what 4 or 5 years and was with the reds for damn near 2 decades.  he holds a very special place in the heart of most phillies fans but he's a red, no doubt about it.

top 10 philly athletes of all time (in no particular order.)

schmidt
dr j
reggie
robin roberts
iverson
wilt
dawk (shame on all of you for leaving him out)
chris short - was a dominating pitcher in an era of dominating pitchers. 
richie ashburn
concrete charlie

i left hockey players off because i don't watch hockey although my limited knowledge of the flyers tells me that guys like clarke, hextall and brind'amour could all be in the list somewhere. 

i also left hopkins off the list because even though he's from philly and is announced as such before fights, to me, boxers aren't really representing their home town in the same manner that sports teams do.  and when a boxer wins a championship, it's not really considered a championship "for the city" that he's from. 

of course, in order to really produce a list of philly's goats, there should be some guidelines.  are we talking strictly about production on the field or players who were not only great, but who fans strongly related to?  because if it's the latter then a guy like schmidt wouldn't make the list because he doesn't really have a "philly personality" but a guy like duce staley would probably crack a lot of top 10's because of his attitude, hard nosed style of play and work ethic, coupled with the fact that he was a mid-round draft pick who exceeded most expectations. 

[hbionic]

My top 10 Philly Athletes:

1. Who
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4. About
5. Phil
6. Adelphia's
7. Anything
8. Including
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10. Athletes
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11. Your moms!

[ice grillin you]

wilts scoring and rebound averages in his philly years

37 & 27
38 & 27
50 & 25
34 & 22
33 & 24
24 & 24
24 & 23

[Munson]

You do realize that Chase Utley is already talked about like he's one of the best ever? Never on here obviously because he's not black, but all the talking heads on ESPN/Fox/whathaveyou. Not that they're the smartest guys in the world, but I'll take a former MLB players opinion on another MLB baseball player over anyone here.

lol...WHAT??

i have never heard anybody refer to Chase Utley as one of the greatest players ever.  Maybe he can be the best second basemen ever, but that's even a huge stretch.

how you think Chase Utely is a better Philly athlete than Mike Schmidt is farging mind numbing.  i know you're like 17 and you have no clue about the history of the city's teams prior to your mom getting raped by your grandad and having you...but still, have some sense of history about your teams so you don't sound like such a flapping douchebag.

I didn't say he was one now. I say a lot of talking heads that talk about him say he is getting there. And I agree that I think both him and Howard will be up there by the time their careers are over (if Howard stays in Philly that is)

But I enjoy you putting words in my mouth. RIF.

[Munson]

Oh shtein I forgot Curt Flood.

No....you forgot Todd McCullough.

[Sgt PSN]

not only did mccullough play on a conf champion 76ers team but he's also a world ranked pinball player.  if that's not goat material, then i don't know what is. 

[ice grillin you]

talking heads talk

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yeah, but where's Grits Utley on the Philly Top 10 Gitty Players List?!

[Rome]

4 pages of this?  really??

i was drunk when i posted that.  not munson drunk... just normal.