Nick Piccone
It’s been an interesting couple days, so let’s get you caught up with the Morning Brew.
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Jimmy Rollins returned to Philly last night and those dastardly Philly fans showed him just how callous they can be.
I think I like Bennie Logan a little bit more now.
Here’s the NFL’s “Integrity of the Game Certification” that will be accompanied by many jeers and laughter that might not stop until the season begins in September.
The Eagles and Sam Bradford have reportedly been talking about a short-term contract extension.
Brian Westbrook and Maxie Baughn will be enshrined in the Eagles’ Hall of Fame this season. Both will be inducted during the game against the Giants on October 19th.
My WWE Raw roundup from Monday night.
OMG ARE YOU F’N READY!?
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. steps back into the ring on September 12th. Not against Ronda Rousey.
The Sixers are reportedly going to bring their 2014 draft pick, Jordan McRae, in for training camp.
The NHL and MLB Advanced Media are partnering up to make your online NHL viewing even better.
Comedy Central’s @midnight tackled Philadelphians with their hitchBOT segment on Monday night. I thought it was pretty hilarious. Some NSFW language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTZUoteEMbg
Sean and John talked about hitchBOT, the Eagles, and a lot more on yesterday’s episode of the Philly Influencer Live podcast. And Sean nailed the hitchBOT story in which two pranksters who “found” video evidence of the robot being attacked were actually the perpetrators of the attack.
They were also joined by our newest Eagles reporter, Bleeding Green Nation’s Patrick Wall. Wall’s PhillyInfluencer.com debut was a good one, and you’ll be hearing and reading a lot more of him as we get closer and closer to the season.
Listen to the podcast below.
Also be sure to check out Nick’s wrestling podcast, beginning tomorrow night, as he cohosts The Straight Shooters on Wildfire Radio with Philly.com’s Vaughn Johnson.
THE BUZZ TREND
And last but certainly not least, we recorded our first ever episode of The Buzz Trend with Sean Brace and Andrew Martin last night. We spoke with the Houston Texans’ Digital Media Director, Eric SanInocencio (@EricSan), about exactly what HBO’s Hard Knocks brings to an NFL training camp.
We’ll be filming a new episode each week, so this is just a taste of what you can expect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0dpb97wH-I