{"id":68650,"date":"2013-06-28T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T13:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcntv.rcn.com\/?p=68650"},"modified":"2023-04-13T20:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:22:23","slug":"above-the-ears-some-musings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/above-the-ears-some-musings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Above the Ears (Some Musings)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. The Phillies continue to be awful and the TV ratings and ballpark attendance are declining rapidly. Can they right the ship? Answer these questions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Is it Charlie\u2019s fault?<br \/>\nIs it Ruben\u2019s fault?<br \/>\nDo you just blame the hitters and the pitchers?<br \/>\nDo you want to trade Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee?<br \/>\nWill Cole Hamels, your ace, LOSE 20 games?<br \/>\nOR, will they just get very healthy the second half of the season and turn this whole mess around?<br \/>\nStay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>2. My main blog this week was about not saying the right things. Read anything written about or quoted by Lehigh\u2019s soon to be drafted by the NBA player, CJ McCollum, and you get a sense that here is a young man who has had the proper upbringing, has good values, a solid work ethic, and appreciates his talents. I hope he stays that way.<\/p>\n<p>3. NFL training camps start in a month. Bad choices by the players during their down time will continue, however.<\/p>\n<p>4. Every story I read about the Tampa Bay Rays coach and former Lafayette student, Joe Maddon, makes me wish he managed closer to home. Try to find a bad word written about him and\/or his managing skills. He usually has inferior talent battling for a playoff spot, with great player support. And he gave us an interview the last time he was on the Lafayette campus. My kind of guy.<\/p>\n<p>5. Football in June? The Lehigh Valley McDonald\u2019s All-Star Football Classic was last Thursday. It was well-played and, more importantly, well-attended. The banquet for the players, cheerleaders, coaches, parents, and friends was held last Wednesday, sponsored and televised by RCN.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS) 1. 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