Some Guys Have All The Luck

Been a busy two days and my laptop’s AC charger just crapped itself. Regardless, have we discussed the female streaker at the Phillies game?  Some quality reactions from Chase Utley and Jayson Werth, not to mention Harry Kalas.
Additionally, some of the knuckleheads may be returning to the Penn State roster.  The distance from “back on [...]

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I Don’t Know What An ERA Is

But I bet 135.00 is really, really good.

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Happier Times

Not that it ever went away during the offseason, but it’s nice reading Beerleaguer again.  By far, the best team-specific blog I’ve had the pleasure of following.

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Happier Times!

I’ve invested so much time watching this team play since I moved back from Colorado in July. While Penn State and the Eagles may be awful right now, the entire weekend was entirely worth it for this moment. In fact, if you asked me on Saturday morning “would you accept a 4-8 Penn [...]

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All Hail Jimmy Rollins

Phillies lead National League East by one game.  Two games remaining. 
I don’t believe it either. 

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Eagles Release LB Jeremiah Trotter

Looks like the day has finally come, as the Eagles seem prepared to go with Omar Gaither at middle linebacker. Trotter’s release had been hinted at for a week or two, but it’s still a shock in that weird nostalgic sense.
Philly.com phrases it this way:
In a stunning move, the Eagles this morning released veteran [...]

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A Triumvirite Of Suck

After hundreds (or even thousands) of suggestions, the contest to find Phillies’ closer Brett Myers some appropriate entrance music has resulted in three finalists…and they’re all bloody awful.
Nobody ever asks me for advice in situations like this. I mean, this is basically all I’m good for, so here’s my two-step solution:
1. Brett Myers [...]

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It’s Just Not Right

No confirmation of the severity yet, but Phillies outfielders Shane Victorino and trade bait du jour Michael Bourn just went down with leg injuries.  An absolutely dominant 4-1 victory for Cole Hamels and a 1-2-3 9th inning save for Brett Myers, but it could end up being an expensive victory.
Phils are now 3 games behind [...]

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The Coste Is Never Clear

Great article about Phillies’ backup catcher / folk hero Chris Coste in today’s Philly paper:
In Ottawa, few knew Coste’s story and he had only an inkling of the groundswell back home. It hit him only when optioned to Reading in May (after a brief call-up), when fans in the Phillies-friendly towns of Trenton, Harrisburg [...]

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They Pull Me Back In

Stupid, worthless, choking Phillies now in second place after beating Pittsburgh, and now just 3.5 games behind the first-place Mets.  Also, they’re just 2.5 games out of the Wild Card (never too early for that, right?).
The Phillies, as an entire organization, should be preemptively hit with a negligent infliction of emotional distress lawsuit for making [...]

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Yes, That Is One Way To Look At It.

A commenter on Phillies blog Beerleaguer describes The Jose Mesa Experience:
watching jose mesa pitch is like watching your slutty girlfriend drunk at a frat party. where all the other guys are bigger than you. and there is nothing you can do as you watch her spill your broken heart across a dirty basement floor. and [...]

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Sell, Sell, Sell!

Six games out of first place in the National League East, with the Mutts and Braves clearly the better teams. 5 1/2 games out of the Wild Card spot with six teams in front of them. Forget any notion of a grand comeback — the pitching is far and away the worst in [...]

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