Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of former Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell, who inexplicably popped up in an L.A. Times story about UCLA wide receiver and NFL prospect Brandon Breazell. Mitchell did for once answer the reporter’s questions and gave the real reason he was prematurely let go from the Eagles:

“Me and T.O. were the best of friends, and that hurt my relationship with Donovan. There were issues between me and Donovan.”

We can probably thank T.O. for that one if it’s actually true.

Fred Ex still has gas in the tank [The700Level]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Philly.com, which opened up the commenting section of its website for the Alycia Lane lawsuit story. Of course, there were the usual batch of haters who accused Lane of being a talentless tramp tying up the court system with her frivolity. Then there are those people who just think differently:

Everything said is true. But seriously - would it not be wonderful to ease your face deep inside of Alycia’s luscious backside?!

Alycia’s option: A $5 million suit [The Mighty Dan Gross]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes from a fascinating story in today’s Inquirer by Tom Avril that explored the odd occurrence of surgical patients waking up during their surgery. It happens more often than you’d think, and the piece offers up some horrifying first-hand accounts from patients, including that of this poor, hirsute young man:

Woke up during the surgery. Remembers someone saying “hairy” when his chest was shaved. Heard two or three female voices and one male voice, felt pain, and was unable to move. Remembers crying and thinking, “If someone can see me crying, then someone can help me.” Felt constant “white-hot fire pain” in abdomen during surgery. Felt “organs and intestines moving around” and heard music playing.

Solution elusive awaking in surgery [Inquirer]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of state Sen. Vince Fumo, who held a press conference today announcing his retirement from the Pennsylvania legislature at the end of the current term. Fumo made it perfectly clear why he’s choosing to walk away now — and it’s not his bum ticker:

“There are a number of reasons why I have chosen to retire, but above all I simply don’t think it is right for me to ask the voters who have put their faith in me all these years to consider voting for me one more time while there is a cloud hanging over my head.”

Fumo will retire at end of term [Inquirer]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Fark.com, which essentially blew up our site today for a couple of hours after its users swarmed piranha-like to our Kerri-Lee Halkett post. Sorry. Apparently, she’s got that effect on people. And this effect too:

I’d like to fair and balance her on my lap.

Philadelphia Farkers sure to develop an intense interest in politics once they see Fox 29’s political reporter [Fark]

         
Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Bugs and Cranks, via Italian maestro Michael Millici, who posted photos of golfer John Daly looking typically un-svelte in a Phillies uniform during a recent spring training appearance:

And don’t laugh, Daly doesn’t look much different than John Kruk did in Spring Training 15 years ago.

Guess who showed up at Phillies camp? [Bugs and Cranks]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Inquirer scribe Bob Ford, who adds his take on the “Randy Moss played the Philadelphia Eagles for chumps” meme. Like every other person in this city, he feels the need to deliver a low blow to the current wide receiver lineup:

The Eagles, always adept at denying the obvious, insist their current group of wide receivers is just fine — although as far as we can tell, it does still include Greg Lewis.

Bob Ford: Eagles’ offer to Moss suggests receiver concern [Inquirer]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Profootballtalk.com, which speculated last week that Eagles linebacker Takeo Spikes was about to get dumped, only to be debunked by professional Eagles public relations journalist Dave Spadaro. Turns out PFT was correct:

When we mentioned on Saturday that Eagles linebacker Takeo Spikes wasn’t on the depth chart any longer and inferred that this could be a sign that the Eagles might be dumping him at some point in the future, Eagles web guy Dave Spadaro called us “absurd” and “stupid” and “incontinent.” (Okay, we’re exaggerating. He didn’t call us stupid.)
 
Regardless, Spikes is now no longer an Eagle.

Daily Rumor Mill [PFT]

Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes from the comments on Philly.com’s story “Pennsylvania, here they come,” which discussed the increased media attention our state will receive from the media thanks to Hillary’s Texas and Ohio primary wins. One alert reader pointed out that the April 22nd primary could cause some scheduling problems at Ed Rendell’s other gig:

Oh no! This attention will eat into Fast Eddie’s NFL draft preparation for his “main” job at Comcast!

Pennsylvania, here they come [Inquirer]

Courtesy of the Philly Edge comes this end quote snatched from a PhillyBurbs commenter who had a lot to say about a recent armed robbery in Doylestown, in which one of the suspects was shot by the store owner. We’re thinking he’s one of those fellas with a bumper sticker telling people they can have his gun once they pry it from his cold, dead fingers:

Good for him, but you gotta love the reporters obvious anti-gun slant. Why was his arrest for firing a gun outside his home as much a focal point as the scumbags who threatend his life ths time? OK, he should not have fired outside his home, that is a no-no, but to make sure and point out he lived on a “quiet, tree lined street”, is hilarious. Oooh, tree lined huh? God forbid he woke up a few little bird or maybe hit a squirrel. WTF do trees have to do with this story?

Man arrested in armed robbery [Intelligencer]