Philly

Last year’s Cy Young to last year’s champions, sounds like a move towards a successful title defense to me. Now while I definitely want to talk some Cliff Lee, first off, I'd like to say a few words about the late Jim Johnson.
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As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke then don't fix it. With the Phillies bartering a deal for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, it reminds me of something my dad said over four years ago when the Phillies made another popular trade.
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The Mets and Phillies have enjoyed a one-sided rivalry for the last two years. The Phillies have ruled while the Mets have drooled. (Wow, how terribly high-schoolic of me). To avoid further ridicule by using phrases that kids were using in 1995-2000, let me proceed.
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Living out in San Diego, it’s only on rare occasions that one of my favorite sports teams from Philadelphia are on TV. So you can imagine I’m feeling like Kumar today with THREE of my teams — Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers — all on TV in a row! In honor of that, I will be...
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While Chicago had the comical Harry Caray, St. Louis the poetic Jack Buck, and New York the distinctive Mel Allen; Philadelphia had a best friend in Harry Kalas. In an age when sports figures have had a rough go of things in Philly (to put it lightly), Harry was a man that owned a...
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Honestly, I was working on it on Saturday while my '98 Saturn was getting high-mileage oil and a bath (got to love the Grease-n-Go!). I was probably halfway done with it by the time I left for Jack of All Sports' apartment.
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I have officially had enough. If a sports fan uproar is like a wildfire, then the media provide the lighter fluid and matches. The only problem: They take zero responsibility for that.
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This was a turning point for me as a sports fan. If you look back to my last post (beautifully titled How on Earth did I find myself watching the Lifetime Movie Network and Ironing Clothes this evening?) you will remember that Jason and I walked, what appeared to be, 45 minutes from where we parked...
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My manhood and I have officially reached rock bottom. That is not the situation that any decent heterosexual man (not that there’s anything wrong with anything else…) should want to find himself in. But that is exactly where I was just four short hours ago. You see, I have given up Sportscenter. Yes, I have not...
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