Phillies World Series home runs
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Drop your shorts
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This past Sunday in an Italian league soccer match-up between Catania and Torino, three players from the Catania team dropped their shorts. This is the newest, creative strategy that is used to block the goaltender’s vision of the ball. Nothing better than to confuse the keeper with a pair of balls in order to block his site of the soccer ball.
And [...]
MLB MVP’s announced
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You can check them out here.
Yanks in the hunt for Peavy
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Are you surprised? FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Yankees will be going after Jake Peavy. According to a Major League source, the Padres and Yankees have had “numerous discussions” regarding Peavy.
There are a couple potential problems, however. The Yankees just unloaded five young pitchers to acquire the likes of Xavier [...]
Nationals want Manny?
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Attn: Ray Daugherty, Veteran Attendee of Washington Nationals Spring Training,
Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports says that the Nationals claim to be in the Manny Ramirez sweepstakes.
Are they really players? Would they really break the bank on one aging player in an attempt to draw fans? Wouldn’t the Nationals have to overspend for a [...]
MLB announces Rookies of the Year
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MLB has announced the Rookies of the Year.
Holliday to the A’s
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SI.com is reporting that the A’s and the Rockies have a deal that will send OF Matt Holliday to the Bay Area.
Reliever Huston Street, lefty starter Greg Smith and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez are names that have come up in recent days, but it’s not known at this time what the final deal is.
Phillies in play to get Holliday
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The Denver Post said Wednesday that several GM’s around the league see the Phillies as one of the top teams in line to get a crack at Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday.
This would, of course, be assuming that they can’t bring Pat the Bat back, which might not happen.
Holliday is about three years younger, [...]
Brewers make offer to CC
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The Brewers have made an attempt to keep CC Sabathia, and it’s believed to be in the $100 million range.
We wish the Brewers good luck, but with teams like the Yankees and Angels expected to make a big push, it’s unlikely that the small-market team from Milwaukee will be able to compete. No matter how [...]
Mets fans find more to cry about
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Jimmy Rollins took a shot at the pundits who thought the Mets had won the division when they acquired Johan Santana. Of course, NY talk radio was lit up with Mets fans crying about Rollins saying that while Johan is a great pitcher, it takes more than one guy to win it all. [...]
Rays must overcome 4-1 deficit
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The Philadelphia Phillies took Game 5 on Wednesday night to take a seemingly insurmountable 4-1 lead in the World Series.
We look ahead to Game 6 where James Shields will take the mound for the Rays in Tampa.
“Teams have come back from 4-1 deficits before, we just have to take it one game at a time,” [...]
Perry Dollars: 2009 World Series odds
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Would anyone like to wager on who is going to win the World Series next year? Courtesy of BetOnline.com, the odds are out. I will give $200 Perry Dollars for you to wager on who you think will take it down next year (just place your bet/bets in comments). Put it all on one team or spread [...]
2008 World Series ratings
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What do you get when a small-market team plays the Philadelphia Phillies in October? You guessed it, the worst-rated, least-watched World Series of all-time.
In the past ten years, the five best-rated World Series’ were 1999 (16.0), 2004 (15.8), 2001 (15.7), 1998 (14.1), and 2003 (12.8). Other than 2004 which featured the Boston Red Sox and St Louis [...]
What happened Wednesday night?
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Philadelphia was ready to celebrate their first championship in 25 years on Monday night. The table was set with their ace on the mound and a 3-1 series lead. Then the winds and rains came suspending not only the game, but a party and celebration only the Philadelphia faithful could host. The snow and sleet arrived on Tuesday giving the [...]
Why you don’t climb traffic lights
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Great idea Mr. sports fan. I don’t know if he’s a Rays fan or what. But just stupid to do in any city:
Harry the K calls the last out
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How great is Harry the K?
Celebrate! Philadelphia!
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Phillies winning the series: Pro and Con
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Here are some thoughts as to why the Phillies will and won’t win the World Series.
Phillies lead 3-1!
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The Phillies have taken a 3-1 lead on the Tampa Bay Rays after lambasting them 10-2 on Sunday night in Philly.
Sonnenstine was not himself and Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria continue to struggle. But Phillies fans don’t care. They will take it anyway they can.
Cole Hamels takes the mound [...]
Tampa Bay Rays “fans”
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Thanks to Fooks for tipping us off on this one. This is an actual article in a Tampa Bay newspaper to help educate the local “fans” on baseball. For all you die-hard Phillies fans out there, this is the fan base you might lose to:
BATTING AVERAGE: The standard numerical measure of a player’s [...]
Obama\Palin talk sports
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Obama doesn’t think anyone would notice that he supported both teams?
What’s even worse is Palin’s attempt to pander to the local teams. Here are her word-for-word comments on the Rays and Red Sox. She said the SAME EXACT THING to Phillies fans. Christ, at least Obama didn’t repeat himself verbatim. Notice in this clip that [...]
Phillies Phever!
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Ok, Phillies Phans! OTR just came up with another brainchild. Send us your photos of you and your Phriends getting all Phired up for the World Pheries (one too may?) and we’ll post them.
Here is Neetzi’s girlfriend Denise with her company that we don’t know the name of. Ok, we [...]
Joba Chamberlain wins the triple crown
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In his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, fat-faced New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain completed the clean sweep of the Cornhusker triple crown. At around 1am on Saturday, he was pulled over for speeding, driving under the influence, and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle.
Chamberlain will most likely be benched for the rest [...]
My pledge to Philadelphia fans and media
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The Mets will win the division. The Phillies never spend any money. The Phillies starting pitching is weak. The Phillies can’t play small ball. The Phillies only score by hitting homeruns. The Phillies have a horrible bottom of the lineup. There’s no way the Phillies can beat Manny and the Dodgers. The Phillies should have [...]
Need pitching? Call San Diego!
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We aren’t sure why, but the Padres have made pitcher Jake Peavy available via trade. What? The team lost 99 games, but not because of Peavy. And he just signed a four-year, $52 million deal about 10 months ago.
“This was a different year than last year,” general manager Kevin Towers said of [...]
The Phillies win the NL!
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Anyone notice that the Phillies just finished mopping up the Dodgers in five games to advance to their first World Series in 15 years? Yeah, well they did.
The Phillies jumped out to an early one-run lead when Jimmy Rollins popped a solo shot to start the game. After that, it was pretty much [...]
Best song ever?
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Cole Hamels plays fantasy football
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Great article on Cole Hamels in today’s USA Today.
I learned that he’s big on fantasy football.
“Hey, it’s big,” says Hamels, explaining why he took a break during last weekend’s division series celebration to check out his league’s scores. “I was playing (teammate Eric) Bruntlett. He and I had the worst teams. So I’m [...]
ALCS pitching matchups
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Here’s a quick look at the pitching matchups for the ALCS.
Abreu wants to continue being lazy in NY
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Free agent Bobby Abreu says that he’d like to stay with the New York Yankees if its possible. He said he enjoys being lazy in right field behind the backdrop of Manhattan. He also says that he doesn’t want to keep the bat on his shoulder in crucial situations in any other town. [...]
Phillies still play wingman to Eagles
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Despite the Philadelphia Phillies playing (and actually winning) in the playoffs this year, the Philadelphia Eagles are still the most popular team in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is a football town even when the Eagles are losing and frustrating fans all across the Delaware Valley. Nothing will ever change that.
According to ratings released yesterday, 23.3 percent of the [...]
Mets bullpen finally productive
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Thanks to Lindsey for tipping us off on this one. It seems that the Mets bullpen has finally done something. No, they didn’t finish off a game, but they did finish off two women in the Dominican Republic.
That’s right, police are still looking for Ambiorix Burgos after he hit and killed two women [...]
Phils win; Lidge makes it interesting
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Cole Hamels mowed down the Brewers through eight innings, giving up two hits, walking one and fanning nine. He was barely over 100 pitches. So you let him take a crack at the ninth, right?
Nope, not Charlie Manuel. He sent in closer Brad Lidge. Lidge made it interesting, with a run [...]
Mariano Rivera to get shoulder surgery
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is going to get shoulder surgery to remove some calcification on his AC joint.
If convicted, Rivera will face the death penalty.
Yovani Gallardo could be problems
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This is the kind of game the Phillies lose. Ace Cole Hamels is on the mound pitching for the Phightin’s while facing Yovani Gallardo, a pitcher who was hurt most of the year. Gallardo has 21 Major-League starts.
No problem, right? Phils win easy!
Not so much. This is exactly the [...]
Lidge named Comeback Player of the Year
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Phillies closer Brad Lidge was named the National League’s Comeback Player of the Year.
Lidge was 41-for-41 in save opportunities this year.
Photo Caption: Intensity personified.
Burrell leaves batting practice
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David Murphy of the Philly Daily News said that Pat Burrell left batting practice today with lower back soreness.
Murphy says he has no idea how serious it is and the only official word from the Phillies is that he’ll be re-evaluated tomorrow.
Awesome.
Burrell’s status as God is in doubt for Game 1 tomorrow against [...]
Yankees extend Cashman
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Turning back the clock: Perry Dollars
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At the beginning of the 2008 MLB season our readers made some predictions. They wagered valuable Perry Dollars on what they thought was going to happen. Some of their predictions are still to be determined, but let’s take a look back at all the bets.
Neetz’ wagers:
$15 - Detroit AL pennant
$15 - Philadelphia NL [...]
What would you do with $700 billion
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So Blast has a question for today and we thought we’d post it here. We all know the government proposed a $700 billion buyout for Wall St., but what would you do with $700 billion in the sports world? Here’s what I think some of our readers would do with it:
Pavlovic: Spend it all on [...]
Omar Minaya to get extension
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Sources have told ESPN’s Buster Olney that Omar Minaya is set to get a four-year extension. According to the sources, the deal is all but done, but there is no information on when the deal will be announced.
OTR thinks this blows. The Mets could be fine this year. They will probably make [...]
Yankees done
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It’s official: The New York Yankees have sent Yankee Stadium out with a grand hoorah by failing to make the playoffs.
After the Red Sox won tonight, the Yankees were absolutely certain to be playing golf in October. Jeter’s “last game at Yankee Stadium” speech should have included more apologies to the [...]
Mets win; Phils lose; Lead down to 1.5; OTR struggles with semi colons
By Micah Warren | 5 Comments
I don’t ever root for the Mets, especially this time of the year. It’s Phillies all the time in the newsroom. But OTR just found out they lost a friend this weekend who was a big Met fan. Our buddy Emile died Sunday afternoon at the age of 50. We (meaning [...]
Phillies take 1.5 game lead in NL East
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The Phillies beat the Marlins 5-2 and the Mets melted down late again for a 7-6 loss to the Braves. The leaves Phillies with a 1.5 game lead over the Mets. The Mets still have the lead in the Wild Card.
Feds pledge $2 billion bailout of Mets (SI.com)
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Thanks to a couple readers in forwarding this hysterical blog post written by Pete McEntegart on fannation.com, which is an SI.com blog. Enjoy:
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson announced today that the government will pledge up to $2 billion to save the Mets from imploding.
The Mets franchise is simply too big to be allowed to fail,” said [...]
Mets are at it again
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There is a cute little quote from David Wright in the NY Post that implies that blowing 3 1/2-game leads in September is fun.
“This is what makes it fun,” Wright said after a 1-0 loss to the Nationals. “We’ve got 12 games left, and that’s going to decide the season. This is what [...]
Ryan Howard for MVP?
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Can Ryan Howard win the MVP? Who could beat him?
Phillies take first place
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The Phillies have regained first place in the NL East. The Phils knocked off the Braves 8-7 and the Mets fell to Nationals 1-0.
Brad Lidge made it interesting, loading the bases with a one-run lead in the ninth, but was able to get Blanco swinging to end the game.
The Phils have a [...]
Nationals gain ground on Mets
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John Lannon improved to 9-13 for the season by beating the New York Mets tonight 7-2. With the victory the Washington Nationals pulled to within 26.5 games of the first place Mets.
And how about that football game tonight? When will the Kolb era begin? Hopefully, never!
Tim Lincecum’s arm falls off
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Not sure about the game management going on in San Francisco. Tim Lincecum, a stud young pitcher, hurled his first complete game Saturday night, throwing 138 pitches. Christ! Up 7-0 and you put him back out there after he’s already chucked 118 pitches? Stupid.
In his last few weeks he’s had pitch [...]
Ned Yost tossed
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What happens when you blow a four-game Wild Card lead over the course of several days? The manager gets the boot. In this case, the Milwaukee Brewers have fired manager Ned Yost and replaced him with the much-cooler named Dale Sveum.
Thanks to the Sports Idiot for tipping us off because we [...]
NL East status
By Micah Warren | 3 Comments
In case you didn’t notice, the Brewers are trying to blow the Wild Card. The Phillies four-game sweep of the Brew Crew this weekend has them tied for the NL Wild Card and a game back of the NY Mets.
The Mets blew another one last night and turned a 5-4 save situation into a [...]
OTR at Shea tonight
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Blast magazine got OTR a media pass for tonight’s Mets/Phils game at Shea. According to Blast, all the media covering the game sit with everyone else in the stands. We didn’t know that, but we’re learning.
So if any OTR readers happen to be at Shea, look for an idiot in an authentic San [...]
Fantasy Turd League: **CHANGES PLEASE READ**
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This new fantasy sports league is driven not by points scored or yards gained, but by brushes with the law, arrests, general misconduct and the severity of said misconduct. The league is free and open to all.
The league’s point system can be viewed here.
Due to the lack of Fantasy Turd League software and the [...]
Phillies’ Jason Werth has two jobs?
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Jason Werth plays right field for the Phillies during the day (or at night during night games?), but turns into WWE wrestler Edge at night? Seriously, wow! Just take off Edge’s wig. Yep, it’s Jason.
Beckett to visit Dr. James Andrews
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The hilarious part is that Terry Francona is calling the visit precautionary. Anyone that knows anything about sports injuries knows that it’s never good when you hear “Dr. James Andrews.”
Josh Beckett is visiting Andrews to check out his ailing right elbow.
“I think the best word I can use is we’re just [...]
Yay, Phillies get Matt Stairs
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Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com reports that the Phillies have acquired Matt Stairs from the Toronto Blue Jays in return from an unknown prospect (Unknown? Way to get the scoop, Ken!).
Stairs is hitting .250 with 11 HR’s and 44 RBI’s this year, and was designated for assignment this week. That means, he [...]
Fantasy Turd League: Roster deadline, Sept 18th
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If you would like to be part of the first ever Fantasy Turd League, please email your roster to me before September 18th. Please read league details below.
Due to the lack of Fantasy Turd League software and the difficulty of a draft strategy we will be running this league rotisserie style.
What is rotisserie style? There will [...]
Phillies/Mets really don’t like each other
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A few months ago Mets 3B David Wright was asked if the Mets genuinely dislike the Phillies. He basically said yes, and that it was more than one might think. He said (to paraphrase) “they hate us and we hate them.”
He was speaking about how intense the rivalry has become the [...]
Nine-year old flamethrower banned
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I’m sure you’ve seen this by now, but we had to post. Jericho Scott, a nine-year old pitcher who throws 40-mph gas (that’s heat when you are nine), is suing his Connecticut little league because they banned him from pitching.
“He is a very skilled player, a very hard thrower,” Peter Noble, attorney [...]
MLB institutes instant replay
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Starting on Thursday, if a team is starting a new series, instant replay will be used for home run balls.
That’s basically it for that. Read more about it here.
I had a better solution to determine home runs without using instant replay, but Bud Selig didn’t want any part of it. I suggested bigger [...]
John Maine back to the DL
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Mets pitcher John Maine will visit the Mark Prior List for the second time this season with a bone spur in his shoulder.
“I was told the thing I wanted to hear — that nothing could really make it any worse, which is why I wanted to try to pitch through it,” Maine said. “It just [...]
Vin Scully talks too much
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When we talk about royal a-holes in sports, many names come to mind. Pacman Jones, Chris Henry, etc. You know the usual suspects.
But baseball has a good ol’ fashioned a-hole too. He’s well-known as an a-hole by just about every teammate he’s ever had. That man is Jeff Kent.
We are a [...]
Wagner out three more weeks
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While the Mets have refused to put a timetable on Billy Wagner’s return, the initial assessment is that he’ll be out another three weeks. Supposedly, his elbow is getting worse and the only prescription is more cowbell.
The Mets need him badly. The shaky bullpen was problematic even with Wagner. It’s [...]
Does CBS Sports read OTR?
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Gregg Doyel of CBSSportsline.com may just be a closet OTR reader. He penned this article calling Philly fans babies for not being able take Rollins’ criticism. This whole issue has sparked a huge debate/argument so let’s keep it going.
He leads with:
“Tough? My ass. Philly fans aren’t tough. Philly fans are exactly what Jimmy [...]
Phillies fans, keep on boo’ing
By Perry | 9 Comments
I completely disagree with everything Micah just posted. Fans have every right to express their opinions. That’s what makes sports so fantastic. And I’ve come to the conclusion that Micah is more pissed and obnoxious than the Phillies fans are at this point. I mean, read his post? Wow, [...]
Philly fans are babies
By Micah Warren | 11 Comments
I know I will get in trouble for this post. Yes, I am a die-hard Philadelphia fan. I grew up in South Jersey and know the area well. I also know the fan base well, and when I see stupid crap like this, I have to comment. This will endear me [...]
Fantasy Turd League Draft: Get your lists in…8 teams so far
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Update: To make this more interesting, OTR will have quarterly prizes to give away to the team with the most points. We will have more information about this shortly. Prizes yet to be determined. Could be a night out with Ron Artest or maybe a night in on Micah’s couch.
Repost:
Due to the lack of Fantasy [...]
Phillies need to learn from Pat Burrell
By Perry | 2 Comments
As Jimmy Rollins continues to bark about his displeasure of Phillies fans, Pat Burrell should take control of this team and become the leader of this clubhouse. Last night in San Diego, the Phillies continued to struggle putting runs on the board until the seventh inning when Pat sent a Greg Maddux pitch over [...]
Earl Weaver goes off
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
I had seen part of this years ago, but never the whole thing. Thanks, V for tipping us off. I will be clear. This is NOT safe for work. This is NOT safe if you have your kids sitting with you (unless you talk like this on a daily basis in front of them). There [...]
Get ready for replay
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
MLB might get replay before the end of the season. What are the odds that you guys will click this link?
Thoughts on Jimmy Rollins
By Micah Warren | 7 Comments
I weighed in on Jimmy Rollins’ comments on GCobb.com.
Jimmy Rollins rips Phillies fans, Ryan Howard agrees
By Perry | 6 Comments
Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard appeared on the “Best Damn Sports Show Period” this week in Los Angeles. And they both used their time to rip Phillies fans by calling them ‘front runners.’
“It can be [tough], yeah,” Rollins said. “There are times, like, it’s one of those cities…I might catch some flack for saying this, [...]
Gary Sheffield placed on waivers
By Perry | 2 Comments
The waiver wire is completely nuts right now. According to a major league source, the Detroit Tigers have placed Gary Sheffield on waivers.
Sheff sucks this year. He’s batting around .219 with only 10 homeruns. Kevin Cash (see post one below) has a better average than him.
Look for another team to claim him [...]
Paul Byrd headed to Boston
By Perry | 3 Comments
The Cleveland Indians traded pitcher Paul Byrd to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash; or a player named Cash?
Coincidentally, the Boston Red Sox have a 30-year old catcher named Kevin Cash on their roster.
PHOTO CAPTION: Paul Byrd heats his hands above the fire and stares at a blond [...]
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