Gonzo: Roll out a second Flyers bandwagon

While wondering whether the Flyers can complete their improbable run, it's time to empty out the mailbag . . .

My girlfriend just got back from Modell's in Center City and said [everyone] was in the store buying up [Flyers] stuff.  Awesome.  Let all the bandwagoners on. Buy another wagon if we need it.  This one is already pretty cramped.

- Frank
Frank,

Agreed. Some fans get upset when people are late to the party or end up crashing the event. That sort of attitude ruins everyone's good time - including those who showed up early. The Flyers have treated the city to quite a bash, and it's not over yet. People should relax and enjoy the scene. (I think I saw Ed Snider in the other room with a plate of pigs in a blanket. Help yourself.)

Re: Another bandwagon. That's a fine idea. This one, as you noted, is cramped - and it's getting ripe in here.

Please forward this to Rick Reilly:

Dear Mr. Reilly,

I apologize for not being good enough as a fan. I didn't care enough. I didn't root hard enough. I failed to consult you as to how I could be better. As a result, the Eagles haven't won a Super Bowl, none of the players have a ring with an engraved Eagles logo, Donovan McNabb's feelings are hurt, and you are offended. Please accept this idiotic apology.

  - A Woefully Ungrateful
Eagles Fan

AWUEF,

You forgot to apologize for what Reilly seems to believe was the city's greatest sin against McNabb: failing to get the quarterback a top-flight receiver before or after T.O. If you thought that was the Eagles' responsibility, you were clearly wrong.

In the future, a percentage of your income will be debited from your paycheck to ensure this never happens again. As penance, hit yourself over the head a few hundred times with a rolled-up copy of Reilly's column.

[Gov.] Rendell was vehemently opposed to [drafting Donovan] McNabb in the first place. He campaigned for Ricky Williams. He is a fraud and a hypocrite. Oh wait, he is a politician. Sorry for being redundant.

- Bobby B

Bobby B,

The governor wasn't alone in wanting the Eagles to draft Williams, nor was he alone when he realized the Eagles made the right choice by taking McNabb instead. That doesn't make him a hypocrite, that makes him honest. Honest and foolish. Forget that he's a politician; when you're an Eagles fan, there's no acceptable explanation for saying you'll root for McNabb and the Redskins in the playoffs.    

Say hello to Whitney H. for me, Bobby B.