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Baseball Fans To Be Slightly Less Bleary-Eyed This Fall
For the first time in 30 years (really?), World Series games will start before 8:00 p.m. Eastern this October. So now you can fall asleep in the seventh inning instead of the sixth. [ESPN; photo via LIFE]
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Fun With Babies: More Horrifying Tales From The Phillies Parade
Just like Vietnam, it may be decades before the entire tragic picture of the Phillies victory parade finally comes into focus. More disturbing details emerge each day, including this video, in which this excitable Phils fan can't stop fist-pumping, and in the process nearly jettisons his kid. But is that incident worse than the one featuring the bat-wielding psycho mom below? Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Phillies fans. More »
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Comment by UkraineNotWeak: I shudder to think what would happen if the Eagles ever won a Super Bowl. The phrase "Scorched Earth" comes... 8 Responses | Other threads
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How The Deadspin Editorship Ruins Your Personal Life, But Saves Your Team
It wasn't long after Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske with a dirtball slider on Wednesday night that the posts started popping up about the eerie connection between being Deadspin's lead editor and the World Series champion. Fans of the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, lobbied for one of their own to be the next editor of Deadspin so another city's championship drought could mercifully end. More » -
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Dispatches From The Phillies Victory Parade
Breaking News: We have a Daulerio sighting. Your Deadspin editor has been spotted at the Locust Bar at 235 S 10th St., engaged in drunken post-parade revelry with someone named Jim (and later, I'm sure, to be known as "Suspect B"). A courageous reader sent this cell phone shot at great personal risk, and wishes to remain anonymous, although will tell all for more free beer. Mr. Daulerio says hello — or something closely approximating that — and says that he will see you all on Monday. As Westley said to Fezzik in Princess Bride: "I do not envy you the headache you will have when you awake. But for now, rest well and dream of large women." More photos following the jump.
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Comment by Chamomiles Davis: The following words were just broadcast on live TV across Philadelphia and around the country... "World Champions. World FUCKING Champions!" --... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Gentlemen, Start Your Hangovers
God only knows where Daulerio is or what he's doing at this hour; hopefully he wasn't involved in the carnage above. Was that a bus shelter? Anyway, the last I heard from him was in a garbled cell phone message, screaming something about attending today's Phillies' victory parade. So don't be surprised if he's not around much (and if he returns on Monday with a brand new American Tourister Travel Tote, we'll know why). City officials must have had our editor in mind when they warned that any "idiot parade antics" today would be dealt with harshly. Let's hope that's indeed the case; and that there are plenty of photos. Put your victory to bed in style, Phillies fans! More »
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Comment by Chamomiles Davis: Mayor Nutter's Highly Derivative Plan To Prevent Rioting And Destruction During The Parade: "So we'll build the fake Philadelphia, but they'll... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Perhaps More Philadelphians Should Consider Mass Transit
From Upstate Underdog at Walk Off Walk comes this video of Philly fans joyfully destroying an automobile in the wake of last night's victory. And really, if you were dumb enough to park your damn car in the city proper last night, don't you pretty much deserve to have it flipped and stomped on? I say yes.
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By Drew MagaryComment by Sandy Lyle: We're fuckin tippin over shit, and breaking fuckin windows of small businesses, and setting fuckin fires!! We're settin fuckin fires!!!! -The... 2 Responses | Other threads
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It's Not A World Series Celebration Without A Beatdown
Yes, yes! That's the spirit! After the jump, more photos from last night's Philly Seriesgasm. Philly loves lamp! More » -
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Your World Series Blogdome
What they’re saying around the nefarious pornwebs in the wake of Philadelphia winning their first major sports title in a quarter-century. More »
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By Drew MagaryComment by ClintonPortishead: I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the Eagles have never won a Super Bowl, and... 8 Responses | Other threads
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The Night The Boos Died
You may be big NFL fan. You may be a big NBA fan. We all have our favorite sports. But, after last night, you’d be hard-pressed to argue that ANY sport ends its season in more memorable fashion than baseball. More »
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Us Did It! Phillies Are World Series Champions
They sure took their sweet time, but after the most adrenaline-packed three-and-a-half innings of baseball all year (maybe ever?) the Phillies take the lead twice, with the second one sticking for a 4-3 victory, vanquishing the Tampa Bay Rays in five games. More »
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By Matt SussmanComment by geiko: I'd like to stick both middle fingers up to all philly fans. You guys are straight up assholes. I've never... 33 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Five Live Blog 33-1/3: The Final Insult
Last time on "World Series Test Cricket," our Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were tied 2-2 in the middle of the 6th inning. Please slip on the underwear you adorned on Tuesday (or, if you want to be accurate, Monday) and jump like it's October 27th.
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By Matt SussmanComment by I Party With Smoot: Off-topic, but does anyone have any ideas on what I can wear to work for Halloween? I'm looking for something... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Unfortunate Babies Poised For Lifetime Of Regret
I'm quite certain that, should he win on Nov. 4, the first order of business in the new Barack Obama administration will be to end the practice of parents naming their children after sports stars. Sadly it's too late for little Cole and Chase Ryan, born just prior to Monday's Great Rain Delay and named after Phillies' players Cole Hamels and Chase Utley. It's a heartwarming story, until you realize that the Phils could still lose this thing, setting up these poor kids for a childhood of recess beatings and lunch money theft. More »
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Ethical Quandaries: What Should I Do With These Two Stubs That Could Pay This Month's Rent?
How much is three innings of baseball worth? As you can see, these seats are in the terrace deck of Citizens Bank Park (Sec. 426, row 3) , but are still going for $700 a pop on StubHub right now. That could buy me a whole crapload of macaroni. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by bizzo5000: I'd buy $1,400 worth of pudding. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Puny Philadelphians; You Will Never Stop The Carnival Cruise Six-Story Piñata Of Doom
Despite its wish not to jinx the Phillies by prematurely planning a World Series victory parade, the City of Philadelphia tipped its hand on Tuesday in the most unlikely of ways; by disrespecting the world's largest piñata. More »
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Comment by whizwitout: Broad Street has always been the parade route. Moving the pinata to south Broad puts it in the parade if... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Time To Play: Guess Which Phillie Ripped Bud Selig?
Generally I don't use anonymous quotes, unless it's concerning something really big, like when a member of the Phillies sees Bud Selig in the clubhouse following the Game 5 rain delay and utters the immortal line: "I wouldn't let him supervise one of my shits." Who is this mystery poet? Personally my money's on Cole Hamels, but of course that's just rank speculation. Here are some more clues, plus a second, unknown Selig basher: More »
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Comment by MattinglysSideburns: Well, being that Jamie Moyer's bowel movements actually do require medical supervision... 4 Responses | Other threads
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It's Always Sunny In "Pittsburg"; "Phildelphia", Not So Much
Well, the weather map editors at MLB.com are obviously trying to provide their readers with the latest Doppler radar forecast for tonight's 1/3 game. Viewers in these fictional regions they've outlined on this map should consider themselves well informed. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by HebrewHammer: I never knew there was a huge baseball diamond in the Atlantic Ocean. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Life Lessons in Philadelphia Fandom: Nothing Comes Easy
So, Leitch just asked me this question: What would be worse — if the Phillies won the World Series on the five-inning mother nature rule or if they go on to lose this thing in 7 after this? I had to think about it. Obviously, if the Phillies lose this outright in the next three games (whenever those happen), the notion that this city's sports teams are perennially doomed to fail could reach a whole new level: This isn't a black cat or Bartman or Babe Ruth — this is GOD. Yeah, HE did this to us. Probably for pouring beer on children and cornering a terrified Rays fan in a bathroom stall. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by IanKinslerFan: Or maybe, booing at the potential paralysis of Michael Irvin. 5 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Five Suspended; Phillies' One-Run Lead Delayed Rain Delay
For the entire World Series, it seems like the umpires had been under the mischievous magnifying glass of the sinister "Toy Story" neighbor Sid, just burning under the criticism. Little did you realize it'd go beyond the classic blown out-safe calls and wacky strike zones. Now it's about when to roll a tarp onto a baseball field.
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By Matt SussmanComment by Jayson Werth his weight in gold: to be totally serious for a second (and I apologize for bringing non dick jokes to the table) This is... 5 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Five Live Blog: Rays at Phillies
Well then. If Philadelphia gets a win from Cole "Lynchpin Of Hope" Hamels tonight, they win the World Series. If Scott "Zambrano" Kazmir can act as the stopper, then the Rays move the Series back to Catwalkdome and continue to fight from the corner they've put themselves in. If Tennessee wins, you've got on the wrong game. Onward, 101st Jumpin' Infantry!
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By Matt SussmanComment by Enthused_But_Fired: Fuckity fuck fuck, fuck fuck fuck fuck. All of those had different inflections when I shouted them just now. 35 Responses | Other threads
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Rays Fans Spooked by Beer-Throwing Passion of Towel-Waving, Jovial Fanbase
I wasn't going to post this story today because, well, we covered the majority of Philadelphia fans' storied repulsiveness quite extensively in this post. However, I must comment on St. Petersburg Times' columnist John Romano's piece "Phils' fans live down to their reputation", which is just completely asinine. Romano goes a step further from the usual hackneyed Angryville fodder and adds this anecdote which apparently happened on Saturday night at Game 3 of the World Series: More »
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By DAULERIOComment by TracyHamandEggs: Some people scare the crap out of me. [deadspin.com] 5 Responses | Other threads
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Angryville Prepares for The Great Unmooring
This was taken at Broad and Walnut last night about 12:47, just an hour after the game ended. Just like the night before, after that rain-delayed, preposterous walk-off win in Game 3, the city's most boisterous emptied their homes, the bars, their cars, and just took it to the street. Cops were summoned and had to block it off. Impromptu pep rallies broke out. Car horns wailed. People surfed on the hoods of mini-vans, filled with an overwhelming happiness that couldn't be lessened, even if they lost their balance and opened their heads on the concrete. On this night, everyone in Philadelphia was invincible, impervious to pain, sadness, or worry.
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By DAULERIOComment by Civil Negligence: Darryl Hall is signing the National Anthem tonight. You make-a-my dreams come true! 5 Responses | Other threads
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Stand Up For Joe Blanton!
Okay. This has been a fun weekend. Don't really know what to say right now. I'm sure it'll all be covered in blogdome. But for now, for those who were there tonight, well, you know what this photo means. Maybe. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Nationalcoholic: I'm the only one awake, so I thought I'd snag this while it's still up: Worldwide Leader my ass. 2 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Four Live Blog: Rays at Phillies
We've reached Game 4, which is traditionally known as either "The Desperation Start" or "Who the @&$^ Are You and Why Have We Pinned All Our Dreams to You?" Welcome to Andy Sonnanstine vs. Joe Blanton, your fourth starters. Andy's a soft tosser that doesn't walk a lot of fellows; Joe's a Billy Beane baby whose greatest asset is being able to make 33-35 starts a year and not making anyone feel too badly about that. And now you know. More »
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By TuffyComment by Enthused_But_Fired: I wish I wasn't a Rays fan, so it wouldn't sound so ridiculous when I said that these umpires have... 18 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Three: The Game That Time Forgot
Let's do some recapping for those of you who made the unwise decision of getting some of this "sleep" nonsense instead of watching one of the better World Series tilts in recent memory. The game started about two hours late due to the field being soaked in God's tears - guess it's not always sunny in Philadelphia! - meaning the first pitch didn't get thrown until 10:06pm EST, a full four hours after most of the fans in Tampa Bay had already gone to bed for the night. Appropriately, it was the oldest man in baseball who had the biggest night of them all. More »
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By Rick PaulasComment by FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: Cubs will unquestionably look to acquire Moyer...and moments after the deal is done Moyer's pitching arm will actually fall off. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Comcast Customers in Philly Swing, Miss at Seeing Home Runs
We started receiving rather angry emails just after midnight. No, our ex-girlfriend hadn't left her Mail Goggles off accidentally. (She never leaves it off accidentally.) The emails came instead from angry viewers in and around Philadelphia, describing their anguish and rage over missing the back-to-back home runs by the Heroes of Philly, Chutley and Sub Howard, in the bottom of the sixth inning of World Series Game 3 because their picture went out. As it turns out, all these customers had one common thread: they were all Comcast customers. (Oh, and the 'royally pissed' thing. That was fairly ubiquitous.)
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By TuffyComment by Convict78: If Dante was still alive, he'd make being a Comcast customer the 8th circle of hell. 2 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Three Live Blog: Rays at Phillies
According to our friend here and our friends Joely Fisher and Jeanne Zelasko there, we will have actual baseball tonight. As seen as TV! Needless to say, we didn't see this coming. We still don't know if this is a real nine-inning affair or if it's enough to merely get it legal. We're up for a late night, though. We don't know about Old Man Moyer or if Matt Garza's mom will make him come in for dinner. More »
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By TuffyComment by Peter Cavan: I flipped over to the WS game, and Evan Longoria's endorsement of Guitar Hero is giving me ideas about how... 14 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game Two Live Blog: Phillies At Rays
Pitching, we have Brett "Left Hook" Myers and James Shields, not "Hields That Begin With The Letter 'S' " on the mound. Talking, it's Joe Buck (pictured) and Tim McCarver (imagined.) Jumping, is viewers like you.
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By Matt SussmanComment by UkraineNotWeak: Exactly what time does this game begin? 9? 8 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Diaryland: Everybody Wants to Reach Out And Touch Cole Hamels
Each day after the World Series, this space will serve as a reason to rundown all that happened in the Fall Classic the night before. Since nobody's watching it, this seems like a fine idea. Plus, the Phillies are involved, and you know, I'm quite fond of those guys. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Matt_T: Last night before the World Series, Leitch and I played MLB 2008 Rays vs. Phillies before hand Did Will's mom bring... 5 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Game One Live Blog: Phillies At Rays
Playoff baseball in Florida. Just as Abner Doubleday foretold in his hallucinations. It begins right now as Cole "Settled In" Hamels and Scott "Dialed In" Kazmir will pitch. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will tell you what you already knew on the Fox broadcast. And this piece? Well, I call it "Lick My Love Jump."
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By Matt SussmanComment by Slothrop: I'm so old I not only remember how great the '83 Series was, but that the Royals were a team... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Where My Team Stands: Philadelphia Phillies
I haven't eaten all day, just quietly sitting here watching the time go by, reveling in the moment before something inevitably goes wrong. This is the great unknown portion of the program, where you can sit back, take it all in, and just marinate in the reality that your team is inevitably part of all sports-related news for the next,week. This is the part where highlights are still fun and a good portion of your day is just spent reading everything possible that's written about this team, both good and bad, and just enjoying it. Because a week from now, who knows how you'll feel? More »
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By DAULERIOComment by The S.P.O.R.T.S. Cam: Tampa in 3. What, they're gonna subject America to 4 games of this bullshit? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Help Us, Baseball, You're Our Only Hope
We have reason to believe that this (or something similar) will be the opening teaser that will greet baseball fans as they tune into the Fox broadcast tonight. I'm not great at reading subtext, but the theme for this World Series seems to be "America: We're Screwed, But At Least We Have Baseball!" More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Colonel Dubby: Poor schoolin' is the path to championships, Philly. 2 Responses | Other threads
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World Series Preview: Rays Vs. Phillies
The World Series is truly my favorite week of the year. Having the World Series going on is an excuse that gets you out of anything, every year. No matter what plans I might be forced into, all I have to say is, "Hey, the World Series is on," and people understand. You know how Will gets about his baseball ...
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By Will LeitchComment by pr0FF3ss0r_j3rkwh3at: Don't tell me that the mayor went down to Ybor City again... 4 Responses | Other threads
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The Phillies Put One In the Win Column Already
Home Run Derby kicks off its World Series coverage in the classiest way possible, by pitting the Ball Girls of the Philadelphia against those people that jump on top of the dugout for the Tampa Bay Rays. So far, the Ball Girls are trouncing the Rays in online voting poll, which will hopefully be enough momentum to carry the Phillies to victory in game 1 tomorrow night after six days off. (Hey, anything helps.) More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Andy Hutchins: Wait, no one's watching the new World Series of Poker episodes? Phil Hellmuth's lost three separate hands to Q10 and... 9 Responses | Other threads
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NO MORE COWBELL: The Wretchedness of Tampa Bay's Fledgling Fanbase
Yesterday, we ran The Angryville Chronicles, showcasing the worst-of-the-worst of Philadelphia's spirited sports-loving miscreants. Not surprisingly, the stories about Tampa fans were not as interesting. In fact, I received even more Philadelphia horror stories. Maybe there's some truth to this reputation. But, there were a few Tampa ones that only reinforce the idea that, yes, Tampa has a long way to go before they can be considered truly repugnant. Maybe this series with Philadelphia will enable them to unleash their inner dickhead.
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By DAULERIOComment by Natrone Means Business: Oh weird I thought that was a picture of Foxboro in 2000. My bad. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Where My Team Stands: Tampa Bay Rays
Cork Gaines is the editor and lead writer for Rays Index. He is a Tampa native and University of Iowa graduate that is currently lost in New York City. Despite this, he still maintains his status as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers season ticket holder and often makes trips back to the Bay Area just because he has an urge for a grouper sandwich from Hurricane and to see people wearing jorts. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Texy: Who knew you could write a post about the Rays, and yet spend most of your time talking about the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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The Angryville Chronicles: Stories About Philadelphia's Ferociously Loyal, Amusingly Vile Fanbase
A couple of weeks ago, I asked for stories about people's worst Philadelphia fan experiences in the hopes that I'd be able to use them right before the start of the World Series. That worked out. As you may know, the Philadelphia Phillies are National League Champions (Woo-hoo!).
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By DAULERIOComment by Afino: During the game, we had three things thrown at us: an empty plastic cup, a half-eaten soft pretzel, Don't worry, Eagles... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Well, That Didn't Take Very Long
Oh the joys of Cafe Press. Luckily for those grammatically challenged denizens rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies for the World Series, you now get to have your very own T-shirt that will both show off pride in your team and your low SAT scores. There are a wide variety of styles — ring tee, long-sleeved, infant bodysuits — giving you plenty of sartorial opportunities to help support the Phil's and indirectly help promote more citywide education funding. The emblem is a sophisticated Liberty Bell logo nestled inside the "Why Can't Us?" slogan that will surely make you the envy of baseball fans at any World Series party you attend. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by A Pimp Named DaveR: I'm hoping to see a "YES WE DONE!" shirt too. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Overexcited Phils Fan Creates Grammatically Challenged Rally Cry
Well, this is a shame. And typical. But Philadelphia Phillies fans have never been known for their, oh, you know. What's the word? Smarts. (Present company included, obviously.) But this is just so endearingly dopey, I'm hopeful it does catch on. Via The 700 Level (which is celebrating in high style, by the way) comes this report of one Phillies fan who may have inadvertently signed up a whole city for some free courses at the Sylvan Learning Center: More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Don't Bring That Kool-Aid To This Gin Party: Hello, fellow American. This you should cheer on the Phillies. They leave power. Good. Thank you, thank you. If you... 3 Responses | Other threads
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