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03.15.10

Vindication for Brad Lidge Sideposts | View Comments
On his own blog Morgan Ensberg recounts why he was partially responsible for the monstrous go-ahead, three-run home run Brad Lidge served up to Albert Pujols in Game 5 of the 2005 NLCS - fascinating, to say the least [via Crashburn Alley]

Tagged: albert pujols, Baseball, brad lidge, home runs, mlb, morgan ensberg, NLCS, Sporting, the hardest ball i've ever seen hit, the most dejection ever seen on another man's face...and it lasted two more years, vindication
10.22.09

Is This Really Happening? Fancy Tickling, Hot Shit, Philly, Sporting | View Comments
THE ARE ONCE AGAIN!!! It really is hard to fathom, but after 25 years of title-less seasons, of excruciating playoff departures and of heart-breaking losses, the Philadelphia Phillies, professional sports' first 10,000-loss team, have now advanced to their second consecutive World Series by closing out the NLCS at home last night with a 10-4 beatdown of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, incredibly, the Phillies stand in position to do something that no National League team has done in over thirty years: successfully defend their World Championship. This quest will begin on Wednesday, October 28th, and it will almost certainly not ...

Tagged: champions, i hope it's those god damn bastard yankee bastards, national league champions, NLCS, philadelphia phillies, playoffs, WFC, WFC Take II, world series
10.20.09

Reading About Game 4 From Africa Fancy Tickling, Hot Shit, Philly, Sporting | View Comments
Don't Worry Jimbo: Those First 100 Games of this Season are Now LONG Forgotten... One of the biggest downsides of being in Central Africa, 6,070 miles away from Philadelphia, in October, aside from the risks of genocide, is not being able to watch my team do what it does so well in the playoffs. Luckily, although the internet is not fast enough here to stream video or even watch highlights on YouTube, it was fast enough to allow me to read about one of the greatest comebacks, nay, one of the greatest games, in playoff history, three hours after it ...

Tagged: Africa, Baseball, chooch ruiz, Democratic Republic of the Congo, imagine how fucking long it took me to wriite this blog post, jimmy rollins, los angeles dodgers, mlb, NLCS, Philadelphia, philadelphia phillies, Philly, WFC
10.13.09

Goin’ Back to Cali… Fancy Tickling, Hot Shit, Philly, Sporting | View Comments
So it's time to gear up...again: And, not to rub it in to you L.A.'ers, but there are other options available to you Phils fans as well; for example, you could always pick up one of these, you know, again, just in case you forgot, um, what happened last year...: We'll just leave it at that. I aint taking the blame for any jinxes here or anything like that... And with no affiliation or anything whatsoever, I seriously recommend checking out the above and all of the other awesome shirts at Birdland for all you Philly fans out there; they're awesome. Finally, ...

Tagged: Baseball, dodgers, fuck all you pussy ass west-coast bitches but please don't beat our team thank you, mlb, NLCS, philadelphia phillies, Philly, Phils, rockies, Sports, WFC
10.14.08

Babe Ruth Disguised As Matt Stairs? Fancy Tickling, Hot Shit, Philly, Pictures | View Comments
"I try to swing for the fences...That's what I've done my whole career. I was very fortunate to square one up tonight. I'm not going to hit a single and steal second base. So I just had to swing hard and elevate." - Matt Stairs (the greatest hitter to ever step foot on this here Earth) This photo from the Fightins sums up my emotions right now quite succintly: [caption id="attachment_821" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaairs!"][/caption] EDITOR'S NOTE: If you are not aware, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers this evening by a score of 7-5, as Matt Stairs capped a four-run Phillies 8th ...

Tagged: Baseball, i love my life right now, matt stairs, mlb, NLCS, Phillies, playoffs, Sports