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> And we're back, because this has gone so well the last two times I've tried this. Stout heart! Firm belief! Cliff Lee! I might also still be drunk. > In that all important portion of the game where I'm not really watching due to being a less than totally worthless Dad, the Phils took a big early lead on the continued relentless awesomeness of Chase Utley. ...
Minnesota-Green Bay: Top 10 Takeaways From Favregeddon
Posted: 2nd November 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in NFL
10) Terrorist Packer Fan didn't bring his "A" game. 9) Perhaps it's not a great sign when you bring in Ancient Ahman Green to return kicks. 8) Maybe one day, Aaron Rodgers will be enough of a winner to have an offensive line. 7) The Packer organization still has so much love for Favre, they just refuse to resort to blitzing. 6) One day, in ...
> In the first, Joe Blanton had no movement on his pitches, not that he's usually drowning in it, and wound up surrendering two runs after the first two men reached base. Adding to the interest was watching A-Rod get hit, the third time that's happened in the last two games, leading to a warning to both dugouts.
That's always good fun, really, when you are rooting for the team that's ...
11) Will Wanda Sykes' "whole new dangerous direction in late night" involve any amount of actual humor? 10) Why would I want to patronize the cellular phone plan of cannibalistic pigs? 9) Does Capital One get a lot of its business from Ren Faire Doucebags, and do I have to be one to get the card? 8) How much did Ford have to pay their professional drivers ...
Eagles-Giants: Well, That Was Unexpected
Posted: 1st November 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in NFL
> I picked up Leonard Weaver in my cursed fantasy league. Maybe not so cursed? And there's no wonder why the G-Men fell prey to a fullback run; after six weeks of Line of Scrimmage Punt Return, it must have seemed downright exotic. > On the first quarter pick from Eli Manning to Asante Samuel, Eli wound up running down the field with his back to the man with ...
Philadephia Phillies-New York Yankees Game Three World Series Notes
Posted: 31st October 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in MLB
10) Well, that was fun. If you like the Yankees, or rectal pain. Otherwise, not so much. 9) One of the reasons why baseball will never be football: hitting The Centaur, Alex Rodriguez, with a pitch might make you feel good, but not nearly enough, since it's really not a help for your team. And he's potentially just two games away from having a World Championship. I think ...
Top 13 Little Known Facts About Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Cliff Lee
Posted: 28th October 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in MLB
13) Baseballs are attracted to Cliff Lee's gravitational well of awesomeness.12) When it rains, Cliff Lee does not get wet.11) Tonight, Cliff Lee is the #1 topic on Twitter, but only because he has allowed it.10) His middle name is "Phifer", which is Latin for "Much, Much, Much Cooler Than You."9) The Dos Equis guy feels insecure in his presence.8) He has solved pi, but is too modest to ...
Top 10 Notes About Game One of the Phillies-Yankees World Series
Posted: 28th October 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in MLB
10) Writing a notes column on a game and night like this is downright tricky. Do you refuse to write the lede ahead of time, knowing that baseball has no clock and if it turns, you will blame yourself for the jinx? Or do you wallow in the good fortune and trust that the man who has taken you this far, all the while looking like he's working ...
Week 8 NFL Picks: Who Are You Supposed To Be?
Posted: 28th October 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in NFL
In theory, I love Halloween. The practice, however, is something entirely different. In theory, this gives me a cool opportunity to show my creativity -- hell, I make my living at the day job for that. In practice, I just don't have the time and money to do very cool costumes, and I always wind up having to to cobble together something on the cheap ...
The Series Pick: Why the Phillies Will Win in Six
Posted: 27th October 2009 by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool in MLB
For the past couple of weeks, I've been hearing how wonderful it would have been had there been a Dodger-Yankee World Series.
Everyone would have relived their Reggie Jackson childhood, both coasts would be covered in baseball interest, it's iconic and yada yada yada. It turned my stomach. I get that the world hates repeat champions, but honestly? Rooting for Joe Torre and Manny Ramirez (aka, the faces of everlasting Yankee ...