Tim McManus, writing for Philly Mag’s Birds 24/7:

The start-up site I was writing for, Philly Sports Daily, went under following the 2011 season. Good timing because my wife was pregnant with our first child. I was fortunate to have 97.5 the Fanatic to lean on some, but needed a full-time gig to generate a decent income and keep the career dream alive. My level of vulnerability may have been slightly greater than I let on when I sent a feeler email to Sheil that winter.

You can imagine my reaction when hope came back in the reply.  And, hopefully, you can understand the level of gratitude I have to everyone who has helped breathe such remarkable life into this once far-fetched project in the four-plus years since.

The time has come to hand the project off. Today is my last day at Philly Mag. I’m moving on to pursue another opportunity, the details of which I’ll share soon enough.

We were partnered with Philly Sports Daily before it went under, and it has spawned, propelled or otherwise helped along the careers of Tim McManus, Steve Whyno (hockey writer for the Canadian Press), Dave Isaac (Flyers beat writer and Core 4 member), and Jim McCormick (fantasy writer for ESPN.com). It also featured columnists Stephen A. Smith and Bill Lyon.

McManus is one of the best Eagles reporters there is. Maybe the best. The good news is that I hear he’s staying local, and I’m sure we’ll find out where before the regular season starts.

I have a few guesses, but I’ll keep them to myself for now.