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This is my new ringtone: RAUUUUUL IBANEZ
¡Esta pelota no regresa!

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When I smashed my Rollei in Montréal, for a few moments I was sure it was all over for the thing. My favorite camera makes it seem almost too easy to take compelling pictures, and absent-minded will be my epitaph. But, the hardy machine was unfazed, but for a mirror in the viewfinder that had [...]

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Play this: “Get Busy” - The Roots

Thank you Jimmy Rollins for putting the Dodger crowd on their heels a bit — the ones that showed up, I mean. From my field level seats, I could easily see over a dozen seats in my section alone that were no-shows for the entire game. But, the fans [...]

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Play this: “Lonesome Loser” - Little River Band

Take Back This Sign!
Originally uploaded by Mick 0

(Ed. note: I have been adding significantly to this post since I published it.)
Trash, seen on exiting Dodger Stadium after the Los Angeles squad eliminated the cursed Chicago Cubs. It was a surreal feeling, happy that the local team won [...]

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Well, I said if Kentucky Joe got a W in September, I’d do it. And tonight, he pitched a piss-poor game against the Marlins, but was somehow bailed out by Jayson Werth’s big bat. Hey, a win is a win! And, I’m taking full credit for it, too. Never let it be said that I’m [...]

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Well, Joe Blanton didn’t have it today against the Nats, getting pulled early. It’s not looking good for the new guy, ol’ Kentucky Joe.  I defended the move when the Phils picked him up, so I’m gonna do what I gotta do to help him be successful.
So, if Joe Blanton records a W in the [...]

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The past never dies, it gets repackaged as retro chic — or at the very least it always comes back as an ironic indie band name.  ESPN writer Jeff Pearlman highlights a great example of this immortal truth this week.
“We should be ‘Randy Ready,’” one said.
“No,” said the other. “We can do better.”
“We should be [...]

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Awesome photo by Garrett Field
Music to listen to: Message of Love - Jimi Hendrix
In the beginning, there was the Wolf Pack.  In the wake of that followed the Padilla Flotilla, Chase’s Chicks, and even Sal’s Pals. Any Philadelphia Phillie player with any sort of character seems to get a possibly-alliterative, perhaps-rhyming, potentially-punny nicknamed fan club.
Last [...]

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via Flickr user: Kimberly*
The Phillies traded minor leaguers for SP Joe Blanton and in typical phan-phashion, Phillie blog reactions have been derisive and shrill.
Immediate quotes from the Beerleaguer comment section:
“I would have been happy trading for Burnett, but Joe Blanton? Why bother?”
“I’m going to go start drinking now”
“Wow. Just unbelievable. Why oh why”
“ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!”
So, they’re [...]

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Seen on The Fightins’ » Philly & Long Beach together? Now you know you in trouble..
Best. Celeb. Pic. Ever!

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