Over the next few weeks at The700Level,we'll be posting pollmatchups as part of our Philly March Madness competition.
Examine thecases of the
twofinePhiladelphiaathletesbelow,
andcastyourvote atthe bottom asto
whichyouthinkshouldadvance to
the nextround.Andasalways,feel
free to explainyourselectionand/or
debatethechoicesinthecommentssection.
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and remembrances ofthe various Philly athletes suggested to
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therelevant career statsamassedby these legendary athletes
during theirtime inPhiladelphia.
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(1) Julius Erving
Previously Defeated: (16) Von Hayes, (8) Simon Gagne, (4) Randall Cunningham
You Guys Say: "Dr. J is an absolute Philly legend" -WorldPhuckingChamps2012
"One of the greatest basketball players of all time." -Tim
"Look, Von Hayes was my favorite Phillie growing up. It's painful to vote against him, but we're talking about Dr. F*ckin' J." -Mike P
Previously Defeated: (15) Andre Waters, (7) Darren Daulton, (11) Cole Hamels
You Guys Say: "Both [he and Hamels are] WFC's, but only one coined the term "WFC."" -Jim Mc
"Utley has been in the conversation as the best 2B in the league for the last 4 years or so... just a pure professional and blue collar workhorse." -AZTerror
"Our best ever 2nd Baseman, and one of the best players in all of Baseball." -WorldPhuckingChamps2012
"I based my vote on the person who had the most episodes of "always sunny" centered around them."-NeedABangMaid
Who should advance to the next round?online surveys
Third-Round Results:
East Bracket:
(1) Julius Erving (81.9%) over (4) Randall Cunningham (18.1%)
(2) Chase Utley (76.5%) over (11) Cole Hamels (23.5%)
Midwest Bracket:
(5) Brian Westbrook (54.3%) over (1) Mark Howe (46.7%)
(2) Allen Iverson (52.4%) over (3) Jimmy Rollins (47.6%)
West Brakcet:
(1) Mike Schmidt (74.3%) over (4) Ron Hextall (25.7%)
(3) Brian Dawkins (78.8%) over (15) Carlos Ruiz (21.2%)
South Bracket:
(4) Ryan Howard (56.5%) over (1) Reggie White (34.5%)
(3) Donovan McNabb (63.6%) over (2) Charles Barkle (36.4%)