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Point/Counterpoint: The Myers-Hamels “Incident”
November 04, 2009 by
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POINT – Brett Myers: Cole Hamels and I Are Not Fighting With Each Other
Hi, folks. I’d like to thank the fine men and whatever stage of pre-op tranny Chamomiles Davis is in at the moment for giving me this opportunity to clear up a rather unfortunate misunderstanding, one...
Questlove and Jay-Z make a bet on the World Series
November 03, 2009 by
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Ahmir Thompson a/k/a Questlove a/k/a B.R.O. the R.? of the Legendary Roots Crew had a front row seat in the Bill Giles party suite last night to watch his hometown Phillies pull within one game of the New York Yankees in the 2009 World Series. Also in the suite was the man responsible...
No wonder A-Rod pulled a piece of ass like Kate Hudson
November 03, 2009 by
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SNOT ROCKETS!
(Thanks, I think, to The Fightins reader Stu for sending this to me during my lunch hour)
The Cake Version of Harry Kalas Looks Deliciously Creepy
November 03, 2009 by
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WHAAA???
That picture of a 2-foot cake version of the late Harry Kalas showed up on the Phillies Twitter feed last night prior to the Phillies 8-6 beating of the New York Yankees. According to the Inquirer’s Gonzo, Cosmi’s Pastries made the cake in hopes of getting the...
‘The Guy’s Already Given You Blood’
November 03, 2009 by
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Is there anything better about a local team going to the World Series than local news guys interviewing fans in a bar before and after the game? Absolutely not. Last night on Comcast SportsNet, Art Fennell had my favorite interview, first interviewing a guy about his lucky Phillies...
What, No Centaur Joke?
November 03, 2009 by
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Also good were these two signs, shown in the first inning when A-Rod came to bat. If it wasn’t going to be a centaur joke, I’m glad it was a steroids one.
Who Doesn’t?
November 03, 2009 by
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I enjoy these actual signs more than the signs that said things like “YEAH BABY” and “TUNE IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE NEXT GAME.”
World Series Game 5 Recap: Phillies 8, Yankees 6
November 02, 2009 by
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What happened?
Chase Utley drove in four behind a solid start from Cliff Lee to lead the Phillies to a victory to force game six in the World Series.
Who did what?
Cliff Lee (W, 2-0) allowed five runs on four hits in seven plus innings. He walked and struck out three.
Jimmy Rollins...
World Series Game 4 Recap: Yankees 7, Phillies 4
November 02, 2009 by
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What happened?
The Yankees rallied for three runs off Brad Lidge to take the fourth game of the series to take a 3-1 lead.
Who did what?
Joe Blanton (ND) allowed four runs on five hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out seven.
Shane Victorino went
Chase Utley went
Pedro Feliz...
World Series Game 3 Recap: Yankees 8, Phillies 5
October 31, 2009 by
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What happened?
Cole Hamels was ineffective in his third straight postseason start, as the Yankees won the third game of the series to take a 2-1 lead.
Who did what?
Cole Hamels (L, 0-1) allowed five runs on five hits in four and a third. He walked two and struck out three.
Jimmy Rollins...
Homerun, double, or bad camera placement?
October 31, 2009 by
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In the fourth inning of tonight’s game, Cole Hamels was efficiently mowing down the New York Yankees, making his three run lead look more and more insurmountable with each pitch. After walking Mark Teixiera on an oh-so-close pitch (Fox Trax revealed it would have been the third...
Cole Hamels Encourages You To Fight Against Grenade Spam
October 31, 2009 by
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Cole Hamels is back to endorsing, folks. And this time, he’s in video game form for the first person shooter game, Call of Duty, where he films a PSA to fight against grenade spam. Cause as everyone knows, if there’s one thing Cole Hamels can’t stand, its ***...
Yankee Fans Do Not Impress Jimmy Rollins
October 30, 2009 by
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After last night’s 3-1 loss to the Yankees which evened the series at one game apiece, Jimmy Rollins was asked what he thought of the supposed hostile crowd at Yankee Stadium (ya know, if they stick around for the whole thing) and you can judge for yourself, but it doesn’...
World Series Game 2 Recap: Yankees 3, Phillies 1
October 29, 2009 by
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What happened?
A.J. Burnett shut down the Phillies offense as the Yankees took game two of the World Series to even it at one apiece.
Who did what?
Pedro Martinez (L, 0-1) allowed three runs on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out eight.
Matt Stairs went
A.J. Burnett...
A.J. Burnett Learned Everything He Knows From Tomas Perez
October 29, 2009 by
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Once upon a time, A.J. Burnett was an impressionable young pitcher on the Florida Marlins. During his time in the NL East, he was exposed to the celebratory ways of the other teams in his division. Specifically — the Phillies, and even more specifically — Tomas Perez...
Sarge Matthews Gets In On Some ‘Cadillac Time’ Action
October 29, 2009 by
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Here’s the radio call courtesy of 1210 WPHT from Chase Utley’s 2nd homer off of Yankees ace C.C. Sabathia last night. It was during the middle innings, so Franzke and LA weren’t in the booth, however Tom McCarthy does a fine job with it (he even gets authentically...
John Bolaris, Hugh Douglas and Phillies Blunts
October 29, 2009 by
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Here are John Bolaris and Hugh Douglas starting a “new tradition” after Phillies wins this season, smoking Phillies blunts. (Thanks to the city’s partial blunt ban, you can’t even get single blunts at many convenience stores in Philadelphia.)
This celebration...
Chase Utley Owns Right Field In Yankee Stadium
October 29, 2009 by
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I was just checking out the replay of Chase’s first home run last night and couldn’t help but notice the advertisement just to the left of where the go-ahead homer landed. See it up there?
It’s like the new Utley’s Corner!
Right Back At You, Buddy
October 29, 2009 by
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If you’re going to give the finger to an opposing player, you might want to get off the cell phone first.
Later, this dude left in the eighth inning (probably).
“The Yankees don’t have **** on us,” proclaims drunk Phils fan
October 29, 2009 by
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World Series Game 1 Recap: Phillies 6, Yankees 1
October 28, 2009 by
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What happened?
Cliff Lee dominated the Yankees over nine innings to lead the Phillies to a 1-0 lead in the World Series.
Who did what?
Cliff Lee (W, 1-0) allowed one unearned run on six hits in nine innings while striking out ten.
Jimmy Rollins went 1 for 4 with a run and a stolen...
facepalm
October 28, 2009 by
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That would be a 1-0 series lead in favor of the Phillies if you’re keeping track at home.
.Gif’ton Phifer Lee
October 28, 2009 by
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Special thanks to dmac for the source video.
The Second Most Important World Series Prediction Ever
October 28, 2009 by
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I had a good 80% of my hard-hitting prediction post written up this morning and alls I wanted to do was edit it a bit and write my last paragraph before publishing around lunch time this afternoon. And then the server crashed and my post got erased. I was ******* pissed at first, [...]
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