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INSIDE Baseball 4 Golf 8 NFL 3 NHL 7 On Radio and TV 9 SECTION FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2003 Wk iPfnlaMpfna ilnquirer WWW.PHILLY.COM Giants' trade for Ponson is biggest move at deadline Duckworth rebounds as Phils sweep Dodgers Dodgers Phillies 3 nings, helping the Phils com- plete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers, who managed a total of five runs in the 6 would stay with him for a long time. The pain apparently stayed with the Giants' front office. General manager Brian Sabean has a first-place team on a roll, but that didn't stop him yesterday from landing a When the Anaheim Angels won the World Series last year, baseball fans were treated to a nice little tale about a team that played the game the right way, with fundamentals, brains and heart. The flip side to the story K7 By Sam Carchidi INQUIRER STAFF WRITER By not acquiring a starting pitcher before yesterday's trade deadline, the Phillies indirectly gave enigmatic righthander Brandon Duckworth a vote of confidence. Last night, Duckworth showed his appreciation.

The righthander also quieted general manager Ed Wade's frontline starting pitcher to bolster his team's bid to get back to the World was how the San Francisco On BflSSbflll Giants blew the series. They were eight outs By Jim Salisbury from sewing it up in six Next: Padres (Jarvis 4-2) at Phillies (Millwood 10-7), tonight at 7:05. TVRadio: CSN; WPEN-AM (950). "I'm sure he reads the papers and it was on his mind," manager Larry Bowa said of the rumors that involved the Phillies' seeking a starter to replace Duckworth. "But I Series.

"The Giants really stepped it up," one general manager said after the National League West leaders traded for big-armed Baltimore righthander Sidney Ponson. "That trade was made See TRADES on D6 games when the Angels' Scott Spiezio hit the three-run homer that turned the series around. Spiezio's blast helped send the Angels to an amazing 6-5 win in Game 6, and there was no stopping them in Game 7. After the series, Giants shortstop Rich Aurilia spoke for an entire franchise when he said the pain of Game thought he pitched one of his better games of the season; he seemed to be always ahead in the count." Duckworth had been winless in his 10 starts since May 17. But he hasn't See PHILLIES on D6 critics until his next start, anyway as he pitched the Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at rainy Veterans Stadium.

Duckworth allowed just one run and four hits in seven impressive in- JERRY LODRIGUSS Inquirer Staff Photographer Dodgers starter Odalis Perez prepares to unleash a pitch. Perez pitched well early, then got pounded in the fifth inning, when he allowed six runs. Complete list of yesterday's baseball trades. Scoreboard, D8. Newest Bird Seeking the Nest McDougle gets deal, but misses his flight By Bob Brookover INQUIRER STAFF WRITER BETHLEHEM, Pa.

The wait is over for Jerome McDougle. The work begins today when the Eagles' first-round draft pick joins his teammates at Lehigh University, albeit a little later than expected. McDougle, a seven-day holdout while he waited for his agent to negotiate his first professional contract with the Eagles, was more than satisfied with his decision late yesterday afternoon. But he left the team understandably irked when he failed to make his scheduled flight at Miami International Airport after agreeing to a deal. Instead of landing late last night at Lehigh International Airport and joining his teammates for this morning's workout, McDougle is scheduled to land this morning and attend the afternoon workout.

By that time, he will have missed 11 practice sessions and a good amount of classroom time. "I had to play the waiting game," McDougle, 24, said as he headed for the flight he failed to make. "I was kind of anxious, and you want to get back into the swing of things, but you're paying your agent to do a job and you want him to do that job for you. I wouldn't say the holdout was difficult. I wanted to be playing football and I wanted to be with my teammates, but you've got to do what you've got to do." Agent Drew Rosenhaus got McDougle a six-year deal that voids to five seasons if he reaches the NFL's standard minimum playing-time limit of 35 percent this season or 45 percent in subsequent seasons.

"It worked out well for us," Rosenhaus said. "This will be classified as a five-year contract." The length of the contract had been a sticking point between the two sides, with Rosenhaus wanting a five-year deal and the Eagles pushing for a six-year deal for salary-cap purposes. McDougle's deal is worth $8,542,500 without incentives and can go as high See EAGLES on D3 MICHAEL PEREZ Inquirer Staff Photographer Donovan McNabb, wearing his "do not touch" red jersey during a drill that involved full contact for everyone except quarterbacks, drops back past running back Correll Buckhalter during yesterday's morning session at Lehigh University. Training camp gets a big addition today in rookie defensive end Jerome McDougle. Hoagie controversy could only happen here versy seemed like a tempest in an Amoroso roll from the beginning.

The way it played out would make a good case study for someone looking to analyze the way things happen in Philadelphia. Admit it. You don't hear about these things happening in Cleveland or Chicago, Boston or Seattle. The reason you don't hear about them isn't that you're not in those cities. The food-ban story was on national sports news Web sites by mid-afternoon yesterday, within hours of Joe Banner's announcement.

So the reason you don't hear about such stories elsewhere is that they don't happen elsewhere. They don't happen anywhere but here. See SHERIDAN on D3 BETHLEHEM, Pa. Hallelujah. Yippee.

Wahoo. Yes, sir, it's high fives all around. In some sorry states, the governor might rush breathlessly onto the airwaves to announce something boring, like a funding program for public schools. Not here. No way.

We have our priorities all figured out. Elsewhere, informed citizens may be debating whether the president lied in order to start a war over the objections of the United Nations. Not here. No way. Just because the country was born in Philadelphia doesn't mean it's our job to watch it.

At 227, the U.S. is old enough to look out for itself. The republic is safe. You can take a sand wich into Lincoln Financial Field. Our young men and women serving overseas have one less worry tonight: No Eagles fan will have to go three full hours without food.

It's enough to bring a tear of pride to your eye. Whenever you get to thinking the system doesn't work, just remember this glorious occasion. All of the wheels of democracy were turning: a concerned citizenry, the watchdog media, a duly elected mayor and governor acting swiftly and decisively. What time do the fireworks start? When can we What's that? You detect a note of sarcasm? Sorry about that. It's just that this whole Eagles food contro Phil Sheridan It's no joke: He's moved from the MetroStars to Manchester.

United's Jersey guy makes his debut More on Man A look at Ruud van Nistelrooy, the team's top striker. By Mike Jensen INQUIRER STAFF WRITER EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The first headlines in the English papers had a common theme: Disabled Goalie Is Lined Up to Play for Manchester United. Howard a Keeper to Swear by. New Man Keeper Uses Religion to Counter His Twitching Curse.

Tim Howard's mother suddenly was reading that her son was handicapped. "To me, a handicapped goalkeeper is someone who doesn't have arms," Esther Howard said. Her son has what his doctors termed a mild case of Tourette's syndrome, a disease marked by involuntary tics. But the tabloids quickly realized that Manchester United's interest in sign- Manchester United vs. FC Barcelona When: Sunday at 8 p.m.

Where: Lincoln Financial Field. TV: Fox Sports World. ing a 24-year-old American goalkeeper was far from a publicity stunt. This Jersey guy, from North Brunswick, made his debut last night as goalkeeper for the world's biggest soccer club. A Yank now plays for the New York Yankees of soccer.

Howard had played in Giants Stadium the last few years for the MetroStars, but last night, the opposition was the Italian League champion. See HOWARD on D9 1 More than a soccer team, Manchester United is among the richest, most profitable franchises in professional sports. In 1952, Manchester United visited Philadelphia to play an all-star team at the Lighthouse Boys Club. Why open Lincoln Financial Field with a soccer game? GARETH COPLEY Associated Press Tim Howard saves a shot during a Manchester United practice in Los Angeles last week. Howard, from North Jersey, played his first game with the English club last night a 4-1 win over Italian champion Juventus at Giants Stadium..