Brewer Kevin Mench Blogs About The Philadelphia Eagles

There are plenty of athletes who have blogs. Gilbert Arenas may be the most entertaining and Curt Schilling may be the most verbose. These athletes, like most, tend to blog about the sport they play. Not so with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Kevin Mench, a die hard Philadelphia Eagles fan. He even has a tattoo of the Eagles logo on his arm. Mench is originally from Wilmington, Delaware and as many know, the Eagles have fans stretching from northern New Jersey all the way down to the fringe of D.C. His love of the Eagles doesn't stop with the ink he has permanently marked on his body. Mench now writes a blog on the Philadelphia Eagles website. Mench had a chance a few weeks back to watch a mini camp practice. He knows his Eagles.

The offense started running plays and I had my first chance to see Kevin Kolb in action. Going through the drills he seemed to show that even though he has only been out there a few days that he had poise and understanding of the offense. He had some zip on the ball, hitting Avant and Baskett in stride, and even having a little touch on the screen passes.

I was asked the question about who I would most like to see. I don't think Tom finished the question when I said, "Gocong." With everything I had read about him, I wanted to see him first hand. He is an imposing guy -- 6-2 250. Going through their drills with offense he was covering the tight ends and was in stride with them on the short field. I have a feeling that with him healthy, the addition of Takeo, another year for Gaither and Trotter that we may have the best group of linebackers in the league.

Best in the league? I like your enthusiasm, but I can't say I'd go that far.

If the Phillies knew a thing or two about marketing they'd bring in Mench to replace the lackadaisical left fielder we have out there now. Mench has the workman like attitude that Philly fans embrace like no other city. Heck, he's hitting over .280.

I've enjoyed the blog section of the Eagles official site. Most of the bloggers tend to fade away without much action. RB Ryan Moats hasn't updated since January and the Playboy blogger, Kendra Wilkinson, has been removed. My guess is, she got bored of being harassed in the comments section. Hopefully Mench will make his thoughts available on a semi regular basis.