LET’S GO PHILLIES, 2010 EDITION
Having made every Phillies home opener from 2001 to last year (the last of my five years as a season ticket holder that included two World Series runs and a World F. Championship), watching this...
View ArticleBASEBALL’S BACK IN PORTLAND – DID ANYONE NOTICE?
Opening Day 2010 — possibly the last one at PGE Park — has come and gone in the Rose City, and I wouldn’t even describe it as bittersweet. Just cold. It’s no secret that baseball has fallen out of...
View ArticleTHERE GOES THE SON
(Originally published on The Fightins Dot Com.) June 2nd, 2010. Ken Griffey Jr has finally reached the sunset he’s been riding into for the last ten years. And wouldn’t you know it? After a career in...
View ArticleHOLY CRAP
(File photo*) This Roy Halladay fellow sure is a fine ball player. If I were still in Philly, I probably would have been at the first playoff no-hitter in 54 years and would have subsequently either...
View ArticleAGAIN I SAY, “HOLY CRAP”
For real, Rube. That’s just filthy. Merry Christmas, Phillies fans. Suck it, Yankees. And most importantly, welcome back, Clifton. LET’S GO PHILS! FILE PHOTO: Cliff Lee during the last time he...
View ArticlePHILADELPHIA 2011: Judgment Day
I was in Philadelphia three weeks ago for the first time since begrudgingly, but amicably, moving my wife back there and out of my life last summer. It was absolutely wonderful to see my friends...
View ArticleALTOONA 2011: Pom Wonderful Blah Blah Blah
Here’s your product placement, Morgan. Altoona, PA: branding rights, baseball and the old railroad. These things seem like strange bedfellows, but that’s what’s going on in Pennsylvania’s 10th largest...
View ArticleSEATTLE IN JUNE: baseball and other assorted items
This story first appeared on the inimitable The 700 Level. You know, it’s a drag that the Mariners took two of three from the Phillies over the weekend, but you have to admit that it was a great...
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