In Tuesday’s 16 inning contest between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros, Ryan Howard joined an elite club that I’m sure he would prefer not be a part of. Howard managed to go 0-7 with 5 strikeouts- The Platinum Sombrero- before he was ejected for passionately disagreeing with 3rd base umpire Scott Barry over the [...]
Archive of posts tagged Philadelphia Phillies
Sign Him Up: Astros, Phillies Fans Impressive on Foul Balls (Video)
Ever since I was a little kid, I have always reserved the hope that I might be lucky enough to catch a foul ball, perhaps even a yard ball, at a MLB game. There is always that moment right as I get to my seats and check out the view where I evaluate how probable [...]
Dodgers’ Belisario Balks, Defies All Baseball Logic
On Thursday night, the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers surrendered a 5-run lead against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up 3 runs in both the 8th and 9th innings and ultimately losing 10-9. Although many of the Dodgers’ players lent a helping hand in making the late-inning collapse exceedingly memorable, the brunt of my focus is on [...]
2010 MLB Trade Deadline Recap
The 2010 Major League Baseball trade deadline has come and gone and once again ended with GMs shouting out deals back and forth as frenetically as Wall Street floor traders. The two biggest names dealt before today’s deadline were pitchers Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt. Lee has turned into quite the vagabond as of late, [...]
Curt Schilling Is an Uber-Dork
Few people would argue that former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling was a gamer. The guy’s fierce and sometimes angry competitiveness was well documented throughout his career; for many the most indelible memory of Schilling will always be his “bloody sock” performance in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS. But what many people don’t know is [...]
What’s Going on in the NL West?
If you check back to my preseason predictions, you will find that mine for the American League are spot on. While the exact order of teams is not perfect, the top of each division is without blemish so far. In the National League, however, I’m not right on a single division through the first half. [...]
Just Tase Me, Bro! The Evolution of Electrocution in the Land of Idiocracy
May 9, 2010
Starting things off I have to give a huge shout out to Golden Sombrero Nation. Lil’ Arlo has the site looking fresh and everyone has been throwing in nicely. Two quick hollas: one to Dee, the fantasy guru of the dental world, and the other to Griff, America’s most dangerous high school teacher, [...]
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