I Kick, I Stretch, and I Kick. I’m Fifty.

The Phillies are 50, in wins that is. As the first team to 50 wins, I feel we deserve a parade or something. A ‘just for being awesome’ cake is in order. Can we talk about Vance Worley for a second? The man is becoming a small legend in Philadelphia this summer. Filling in for Joe Blanton (and now Oswalt for a brief duration,) Worley is looking like a seasoned veteran on the mound. At only 23, he has produced in 3 of his 4 quality starts opportunities with a 2.43 ERA and 26 Ks. Throwing him into a…

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Random Thoughts: Eat your Damn Oatmeal!

1.) I had oatmeal for breakfast this morning.  This was a mistake.  Oatmeal is not a meal.  It’s what horses eat.  Well, the oats part at least.  But hey, like the picture says, “Eat your damn Oatmeal!” Quick aside: Did anyone ever catch that SNL skit with John Goodman as Wilford Brimley?  All you need to know is that he sat on a horse and said things like this: “When I said I watch my diet, I guess I mean I watch the minivan from Buddy’s Barbecue pull up and unload about $200 worth of pork ribs onto my…

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Basketball and Soccer, a European’s Dream…

It’s so hard (cue Boyz II Men) to say goodbye, to Ig-uo-da-laaaaaaaaaa. Sadly, it appears as though this summer will be the last spent with Andre. With the NBA Draft starting tomorrow, rumors are flying all over the place about that man’s destination. The Clippers, the Warriors, even the Lakers?? I, for one, am going to be sad to see him go. Sure, he was never the clutch, high-flying star we all wanted him to be, but he did give you a healthy amount of assists almost every night and played great defense. Was it a mistake to throw…

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Random Thoughts: Warriors Edition

1.) Can we talk about The Warriors for a moment?  That movie has pretty much everything I look for in a film.  Great story?  Check.  Awesome setting?  Check.  Bad ass gangs? Double check.  Incredible amounts of homoeroticism?  TRIPLE check. I put it on last night and was just blown away by the soundtrack, the costumes, everything.  It is such a bold premise for a film: adapting the Anabasis by Xenophon and setting it in NYC in the future. Now, I never read the Anabasis but it’s based on a bunch of Greeks stranded deep in the terroitory of the…

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Everybody Likes Rodeo Monkeys

Including this guy right here. Adam has a bachelor party coming up, and the game plan is to play paintball and then hit a Blue Rocks game at night. If you aren’t familiar with the Wilmington Blue Rocks, they are a Single-A farm team for the Kansas City Royals based in Delaware. They are literally the only team Delaware has. The other day on my way to Philadelphia, I rode by Frawley Stadium which is directly next to the interstate. The Blue Rocks were playing, it was mid-game, and there was no one, I MEAN NO ONE, in the…

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Random Thoughts (parenthesis edition)

1.) That dashing fellow over there is the real King James.  Or at least, that’s what Google image search told me, I didn’t actually look it up to confirm. I digress… Nothing is more annoying right now than the quazi pity party that people are throwing for Lebron James. They are saying shit like, “The media is scrutinizing his EVERY MOVE!” Steve Kerr even said, “I feel bad for the guy.” Yeah.  I feel bad for the guy too. Cause he is pooping the bed night in and night out in the most important games of his life.  Bbbbbbbut…

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Magic Johnson is Shrek; Pryor Skips Senior Season

Can you hear that chewing noise? That’s me, eating my words from last week. The Dallas/Heat series is tied up, and every game has been remarkably close. I’m still sticking to my guns in regards to the Heat winning the NBA Finals, but maybe this will carry to game 7 and actually be a good series. Sometimes I forget that David Stern cares about revenue, and more games = more ad revenue. I can’t even break this series down very well because both teams are shooting poorly. It’s low scoring, smothering defense that’s taking the forefront of play, and…

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