Jaws 3-D

Ron Jaworski did a great job hanging with the big boys, Chris Berman and Tom Jackson during halftime of the Eagles/Saints game on ESPN Monday night.  According to ESPN spokesperson Dave Nagle, the former Eagle quarterback was part of the studio segments that night because it was a Monday and the pre-game show was "Monday Night Countdown (with Chris Berman subbing for host Stuart Scott).  When the regular season begins, new ESPN hire Michael Irvin will be the third analyst with Boomer and T.J.  Jaws' success at ESPN should be no surprise to Eagles fans, as the former quarterback never met a microphone he didn't like.

In other football notes, ABC's first Monday night game between Green Bay and Kansas City hit the top 20 in the weekly television ratings.  The Eagles/Saints game, which was broadcast locally on Channel 6 had an impressive 15.2 rating/22 share.
The Eagles' game vs. Pittsburgh is tomorrow on Channel 3 at 7:30 p.m. 

Beasley Reece will get to see former Eagle Hugh Douglas up close and personal, as Reece will be doing the Jacksonville/Carolina game for CBS week one.  Meanwhile, could Reece who is doing a ton of Eagles stuff for Channel 3, be spreading himself too thin?  For the first "Coach's Show" on WYSP 94.1-FM, Steve Bucci filled in for Reece, who is supposed to be the host the radio show with Merrill Reese this season.

After the Eagles battle Tampa Bay in the season opener on Monday, September 8, the Birds will be the featured game on CBS September 14 when they host New England.  The CBS number one team of Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms will do the game, which starts at 4:15 p.m.

We're hearing that Comcast SportsNet probably won't replace Dave Brown on "Eagles Post Game Live," and will go with the core-four of Michael Barkann, Ray Didinger, Vaughn Hebron, and Gov. Ed Rendell.

Some may complain Comcast SportsNet is as exciting as watching grass grow.  On Monday that will be the truth as on "Phillies Clubhouse," Sean Murphy reports on Tuckahoe Farms, where the Phillies are growing the grass for their new home, Citizen's Bank Park.  

The St. Louis/Phillies game will be on ESPN Sunday at 8 p.m.

In an eerie coincidence, HBO aired a previously scheduled special about the U.S. Olympic Hockey team, the same day that head coach Herb Brooks was killed in a car accident.

Former Phillie Tug McGraw is prominently featured in "Driven: Tim McGraw," which is airing on VH1.  The story of Tug's son's rise to the top of the entertainment field is made more interesting for local viewers with Tug's paternity angle.  

NBC has announced that Jim Lampley will host the daytime NBC 2004 Olympics coverage from Athens.  Pat O'Brien will host the morning coverage on sister station Bravo.  Maybe we'll forgive him for the J-Lo/Ben Affleck interview by then.