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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that the Flyers won't come back in this game, down by six goals with nine minutes left, which means yet another sports season has passed for the good fans of Philly without a championship.

For those of you keeping score at home, since the '83 Sixers took home the NBA title, the city has gone nearly 23 years without a championship. That means that kids born in 1984 are old enough to drink and haven't had a reason to raise a glass of champagne to sports glory for their entire lives. That should scare you.

To put it another way, that's 88 sporting seasons (not including strikes) since Philly has had a title. We'll hit the 100 mark in 2009 unless one of these teams does something soon.

Or, if you prefer, it's more than 7,600 regular season and playoff games since we've had real satisfaction. I'm getting sick of facing the Panthers (Florida or Carolina)and Giants (New York or San Fran) and Bucs (Tampa Bay or Milwaukee) and Devils (New Jersey or Dallas Cowboys) without any gratifying closure.

So, while I wallow in self-pity for a bit, here's a video of Brian Dawkins hitting people to make you a little happier.

Ahhhhh ... I feel better already. Look at little Alge Crumpler crumple.