Sorry for missing it out on the game. I saw the outcome and wheeler dominating. Big win in hopes to win the division. Believe magic number is down to 21  

In the middle of the day I had to put my dog Kooper down. The last week I basically just stayed at home and took care of him. Made sure he was loved and Ok. He actually was doing really well after his chemo treatment on Tuesday. But after an 11 month battle with lung cancer, his cough progressively got worse from Friday night where it was normal given his condition to where in the middle of the day Saturday it sounded violent and was nonstop every time he got up or moved. He still ate treats and would be excited for a walk but you could tell when he tried to bark he couldn’t and he wasn’t able to get enough oxygen to sustain a quality of life any dog or person would deserve. So I’ve been dealing with the pain and grieving of losing him. I did so much over the last 11 months to try and help give him more time and the best quality of life he could get. I’d have given an entire lifetime if it meant he couldve been cured and lived out his life. If anyone of you have pets please get pet insurance. I wouldn’t have had the peace of mind over the last 11 months to make the decisions I had to make without it. It allowed me to really appreciate the extra time I was granted.
 

anyway he was my dog and best friend for 13.5 years. He would always watch Eagles and Phillies games with me. Part of him probably thought I was a little nuts. But when the games were over he’d come sit next to me and with laying his head on me to pet him. Reminded me as much as i want to see my teams win that they’re more important things. So hug your dog or cat for me tonight. 

12 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Sorry for missing it out on the game. I saw the outcome and wheeler dominating. Big win in hopes to win the division. Believe magic number is down to 21  

In the middle of the day I had to put my dog Kooper down. The last week I basically just stayed at home and took care of him. Made sure he was loved and Ok. He actually was doing really well after his chemo treatment on Tuesday. But after an 11 month battle with lung cancer, his cough progressively got worse from Friday night where it was normal given his condition to where in the middle of the day Saturday it sounded violent and was nonstop every time he got up or moved. He still ate treats and would be excited for a walk but you could tell when he tried to bark he couldn’t and he wasn’t able to get enough oxygen to sustain a quality of life any dog or person would deserve. So I’ve been dealing with the pain and grieving of losing him. I did so much over the last 11 months to try and help give him more time and the best quality of life he could get. I’d have given an entire lifetime if it meant he couldve been cured and lived out his life. If anyone of you have pets please get pet insurance. I wouldn’t have had the peace of mind over the last 11 months to make the decisions I had to make without it. It allowed me to really appreciate the extra time I was granted.
 

anyway he was my dog and best friend for 13.5 years. He would always watch Eagles and Phillies games with me. Part of him probably thought I was a little nuts. But when the games were over he’d come sit next to me and with laying his head on me to pet him. Reminded me as much as i want to see my teams win that they’re more important things. So hug your dog or cat for me tonight. 

Oh my so,sorry

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Sorry for missing it out on the game. I saw the outcome and wheeler dominating. Big win in hopes to win the division. Believe magic number is down to 21  

In the middle of the day I had to put my dog Kooper down. The last week I basically just stayed at home and took care of him. Made sure he was loved and Ok. He actually was doing really well after his chemo treatment on Tuesday. But after an 11 month battle with lung cancer, his cough progressively got worse from Friday night where it was normal given his condition to where in the middle of the day Saturday it sounded violent and was nonstop every time he got up or moved. He still ate treats and would be excited for a walk but you could tell when he tried to bark he couldn’t and he wasn’t able to get enough oxygen to sustain a quality of life any dog or person would deserve. So I’ve been dealing with the pain and grieving of losing him. I did so much over the last 11 months to try and help give him more time and the best quality of life he could get. I’d have given an entire lifetime if it meant he couldve been cured and lived out his life. If anyone of you have pets please get pet insurance. I wouldn’t have had the peace of mind over the last 11 months to make the decisions I had to make without it. It allowed me to really appreciate the extra time I was granted.
 

anyway he was my dog and best friend for 13.5 years. He would always watch Eagles and Phillies games with me. Part of him probably thought I was a little nuts. But when the games were over he’d come sit next to me and with laying his head on me to pet him. Reminded me as much as i want to see my teams win that they’re more important things. So hug your dog or cat for me tonight. 

Sorry for your loss buddy - I’ve been there.  Worst night of my life, and I fear the next time will be even worse.

35 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

Sorry for your loss buddy - I’ve been there.  Worst night of my life, and I fear the next time will be even worse.

Honestly worse than the previous dogs I’ve lost. last 3 dogs I’ve had all got cancer. But both of them were family dog or a dog my brother and I got together. This one hurts the most cause it was my solely dog and i did everything for him. He really was my best friend. Sounds dumb or corny but he helped me through tough times just being there to make me smile or comfort me 

Makes it more heartbreaking is he was the absolute sweetest dog. loved people and just never did anything wrong from the time I got him to the very end. The oncologist I took him too loved him. the oncologist’s 6 year old daughter would sit with him during and after chemo over the summer. ask about him when she couldn’t be there. I told my mom a couple weeks back I dont think I can go through this again as it is the 3rd consecutive dog I’ve had to go through cancer with. It doesn’t get easier and i feel like I am cursing whatever dog I get even if i give them the best life for 13 years.

One thing getting me by now was finally seeing him at peace. In the last two weeks i felt like he was getting more and more restless at night but he still loved doing everything he normally did. But I could sense he was beginning to wear down from chemo and the cancer. It’s why I took the week off just to spend it with him. I’m glad i did 

16 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Honestly worse than the previous dogs I’ve lost. last 3 dogs I’ve had all got cancer. But both of them were family dog or a dog my brother and I got together. This one hurts the most cause it was my solely dog and i did everything for him. He really was my best friend. Sounds dumb or corny but he helped me through tough times just being there to make me smile or comfort me 

Makes it more heartbreaking is he was the absolute sweetest dog. loved people and just never did anything wrong from the time I got him to the very end. The oncologist I took him too loved him. the oncologist’s 6 year old daughter would sit with him during and after chemo over the summer. ask about him when she couldn’t be there. I told my mom a couple weeks back I dont think I can go through this again as it is the 3rd consecutive dog I’ve had to go through cancer with. It doesn’t get easier and i feel like I am cursing whatever dog I get even if i give them the best life for 13 years.

One thing getting me by now was finally seeing him at peace. In the last two weeks i felt like he was getting more and more restless at night but he still loved doing everything he normally did. But I could sense he was beginning to wear down from chemo and the cancer. It’s why I took the week off just to spend it with him. I’m glad i did 

So sorry for your loss. The only fault of dogs is they don’t live long enough. 

17 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Honestly worse than the previous dogs I’ve lost. last 3 dogs I’ve had all got cancer. But both of them were family dog or a dog my brother and I got together. This one hurts the most cause it was my solely dog and i did everything for him. He really was my best friend. Sounds dumb or corny but he helped me through tough times just being there to make me smile or comfort me 

Makes it more heartbreaking is he was the absolute sweetest dog. loved people and just never did anything wrong from the time I got him to the very end. The oncologist I took him too loved him. the oncologist’s 6 year old daughter would sit with him during and after chemo over the summer. ask about him when she couldn’t be there. I told my mom a couple weeks back I dont think I can go through this again as it is the 3rd consecutive dog I’ve had to go through cancer with. It doesn’t get easier and i feel like I am cursing whatever dog I get even if i give them the best life for 13 years.

One thing getting me by now was finally seeing him at peace. In the last two weeks i felt like he was getting more and more restless at night but he still loved doing everything he normally did. But I could sense he was beginning to wear down from chemo and the cancer. It’s why I took the week off just to spend it with him. I’m glad i did 

I feel for you. My dog is nine and the breed normally lives to about ten or so and I dread what’s out there.

9 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

I feel for you. My dog is nine and the breed normally lives to about ten or so and I dread what’s out there.

Tbh the 2020 pandemic helped put even more into perspective of how great spending time with him was to me. He was going on 10. And i realized i don’t have as much time left with him as i thought. Cause life goes by fast and he isn’t going to be around forever. Cause of the pandemic, i made sure I spent even more time and didn’t go out nearly as much and didn’t take vacations just so we could hangout.

then during his cancer phase of his life, i had to learn to have to live in the moment and not to think about the very end. in the beginning i dwelled on it. but i wasnt appreciating the moments and time we had left. Thinking is this the day I have to make this decision. It was exhausting and i realized i can’t control when that time comes but I can control making the most of the time we have and just appreciate him being here. 

I'm really sorry man. I had to put down one of my pets recently I had raised her literally since she was a baby. I've been through this a few times and never gets easier. If anything I waited a bit too long with this last one because its so hard to tell exactly whether their quality of life is good enough near the end. There is no perfect timing to making the decision.

2 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Tbh the 2020 pandemic helped put even more into perspective of how great spending time with him was to me. He was going on 10. And i realized i don’t have as much time left with him as i thought. Cause life goes by fast and he isn’t going to be around forever. Cause of the pandemic, i made sure I spent even more time and didn’t go out nearly as much and didn’t take vacations just so we could hangout.

then during his cancer phase of his life, i had to learn to have to live in the moment and not to think about the very end. in the beginning i dwelled on it. but i wasnt appreciating the moments and time we had left. Thinking is this the day I have to make this decision. It was exhausting and i realized i can’t control when that time comes but I can control making the most of the time we have and just appreciate him being here. 

Sounds like you gave that dog the very very best life possible.

Big win last night.  Great pitching and Hays/Soto getting the job done.  If we win today then we end 11-6 for this chunk which was the goal for me anyway.  An acceptable period either way but up 7 instead of 5 heading into the road trip would be huge and put us in a great great position for the East and tbh let us think about the Dodgers/Brewers a bit more.

Still waiting for Schwarber and Harper.  If we win today, I think we should sit Harper and give him 3 or 4 days rest.  Schwarber just needs to play his way out of this slump.

Hays - Great to see him coming thru.  Should have had three hits with a HR if it wasn't for that sick catch by Harris to rob him.

10 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

So hug your dog or cat for me tonight. 

My cat would rip my face off if I gave him a hug! I'll scratch his chin for you though. Also what about my reptiles? No respect! 

I'm so sorry for all that you had to endure with your dog lately. I had a weird feeling while watching the game that this might be what is going on.... Take care of yourself and I hope you are ok

8 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Sorry for missing it out on the game. I saw the outcome and wheeler dominating. Big win in hopes to win the division. Believe magic number is down to 21  

In the middle of the day I had to put my dog Kooper down. The last week I basically just stayed at home and took care of him. Made sure he was loved and Ok. He actually was doing really well after his chemo treatment on Tuesday. But after an 11 month battle with lung cancer, his cough progressively got worse from Friday night where it was normal given his condition to where in the middle of the day Saturday it sounded violent and was nonstop every time he got up or moved. He still ate treats and would be excited for a walk but you could tell when he tried to bark he couldn’t and he wasn’t able to get enough oxygen to sustain a quality of life any dog or person would deserve. So I’ve been dealing with the pain and grieving of losing him. I did so much over the last 11 months to try and help give him more time and the best quality of life he could get. I’d have given an entire lifetime if it meant he couldve been cured and lived out his life. If anyone of you have pets please get pet insurance. I wouldn’t have had the peace of mind over the last 11 months to make the decisions I had to make without it. It allowed me to really appreciate the extra time I was granted.
 

anyway he was my dog and best friend for 13.5 years. He would always watch Eagles and Phillies games with me. Part of him probably thought I was a little nuts. But when the games were over he’d come sit next to me and with laying his head on me to pet him. Reminded me as much as i want to see my teams win that they’re more important things. So hug your dog or cat for me tonight. 

Dash was 4 years old when diagnosed with lymphoma.  Talk about unfair!  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d rather lose a family member than a dog,  His sister Dot is still with us but even after almost 2 years, house still isn’t the same.

My sympathies.

13 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Sorry for missing it out on the game. I saw the outcome and wheeler dominating. Big win in hopes to win the division. Believe magic number is down to 21  

In the middle of the day I had to put my dog Kooper down. The last week I basically just stayed at home and took care of him. Made sure he was loved and Ok. He actually was doing really well after his chemo treatment on Tuesday. But after an 11 month battle with lung cancer, his cough progressively got worse from Friday night where it was normal given his condition to where in the middle of the day Saturday it sounded violent and was nonstop every time he got up or moved. He still ate treats and would be excited for a walk but you could tell when he tried to bark he couldn’t and he wasn’t able to get enough oxygen to sustain a quality of life any dog or person would deserve. So I’ve been dealing with the pain and grieving of losing him. I did so much over the last 11 months to try and help give him more time and the best quality of life he could get. I’d have given an entire lifetime if it meant he couldve been cured and lived out his life. If anyone of you have pets please get pet insurance. I wouldn’t have had the peace of mind over the last 11 months to make the decisions I had to make without it. It allowed me to really appreciate the extra time I was granted.
 

anyway he was my dog and best friend for 13.5 years. He would always watch Eagles and Phillies games with me. Part of him probably thought I was a little nuts. But when the games were over he’d come sit next to me and with laying his head on me to pet him. Reminded me as much as i want to see my teams win that they’re more important things. So hug your dog or cat for me tonight. 

You have my deepest sympathy.  With all the craziness and uncertainty of the last 4+ years we all have taken even more emotional strength from our canine friends.  I sincerely hope you find another one to carry on the tradition of love that Kooper established and carried on.  We are on our fourth and fifth Cocker Spaniels (having had one at first and then two littermates as a second "generation") and it is different, but atr the same time incredibly familiar/reminscent/heartwarming.  A wonderful combination of the old and the new.  Kind of like living 2017 all over again ... and 2008 and 1980 as well.

For anyone who is interested, there is an Eagles Season Record Prediction thread that you can access here if you want to put in your prediction. 

 

Harris is a pain the ass

Nola homer, shocking development 

At least we got the split.  1 run against our offense will be enough to get the Braves the win

Schwellenbach vs. Phillies: 1.72 ERA

schwellenbach vs. the rest of the MLB: 4.00 ERA

11 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

At least we got the split.  1 run against our offense will be enough to get the Braves the win

Gonna be more than 1 cause now nola is nibbling to try to get calls. It’s why he walked Olson and got behind 3-2 vs. d’Arnaud 

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Gonna be more than 1 cause now nola is nibbling to try to get calls. It’s why he walked Olson and got behind 3-2 vs. d’Arnaud 

Nevermind that’s gonna be a run scored so 2-0. 

Thompson said he thinks they had good  at bats tonight 🤣

 

Can’t blame nola. He went 6 innings giving up only 2 runs. Our offense is pathetic. 

10 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

Thompson said he thinks they had good  at bats tonight 🤣

 

The fact Schwellenbach has just 66 pitches thru 5 says otherwise. Add on last 3 innings he’s gone 9, 10 and 11 pitches. 

Nick comes through again! All tied up.