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Following in Ruckus’ footsteps, I too will be back with a fury. Every now and then I get in one of those blogging moods, and there’s something about a job search, Winter Meetings, and Tony Bruno (no homo) that brings out that fire. And while I haven’t been a complete waste of space, my stagnant position at my current employer has left me feeling like I need to do something productive. Hopefully blogging (and some of you bastards actually commenting on these heartfelt and thought-provoking musings) will stimulate my dick creative mind and arouse your penises interest in Phillies blogging since TheFightins went the way of Old Yeller.

At the very least, you’ll have Ruckus and I. And hopefully some assclowns named Moose and Sexicano (who, believe it or not, is white). Maybe A Team will bring back his unbearable statistical analysis that nobody can understand without wanting to take a dump on their keyboard. As for Chris, well, I think he officially died. No word of a funeral, but I think it’s safe to say his rotting corpse is past any recognition.

In closing, Pat Burrell’s a dick for riding the coattails of another team to a World Series ring. He has 1 more hit in the World Series than you or I. Fuck that, and Eric Bruntlett’s mother.

Liney

Can we win this series in less than 3 games?

Beast

Jayson Werth is leaving the Phillies at the end of the year. Everything points to it: Scott Boras requesting a Matt Holliday type deal, uber prospect Domonic Brown, Ruben’s idiotic extensions, etc. At least Jayson’s trying to leave us with a nice parting gift; another World Series ring.

Let’s face it, Jayson Werth is an absolute man when he wants to be. He’s currently riding a modest 6 game hitting streak (where he’s batting .416 with 5 homers), but even more impressive are his numbers over this 8 game winning streak. Over that 8 game stretch, he’s the proud owner of a brand new car .375/.500/.750 split line, with 5 home runs and 10 RBI. Let’s not forget how beastly he is in the playoffs, to the tune of a .285/.393/.650 split.

So Jayson, farewell, so long, and please keep this the hell up through the postseason. One more ring, and your sins of hiring Scott Boras are (almost) absolved.

Um… yeah. Halloween came a little early this year.

Tres senoritas, por favor

Last night, Roy Oswalt was asked how many women he could pleasure at the same time.  Take that Tony Bruno.

Oswalt still trails Roy Halladay in his sexual prowess.  There are an infinite amount of women (and men) Halladay can pleasure at the same time.

One of our favorite things to piss and moan about as Phils fans is the one and only, Bradley Heart Attack Thomas Lidge.  But has he really been that terrible this year, looking at the stats?  He has a more than decent 3.38 ERA paired with a 10.85 K/9.  5 blown saves are forgivable, considering the absolute shitfest he threw out last year.

Between all relievers, he’s 17th in the league in K/9 and statistically has the 6th best slider in the league.  Snice August 1st, he’s converted 11 of 12 save opportunities, while allowing only one earned run and striking out 18 batters in 16.1 innings.  That’s the good part.

His fastball is beyond mediocre, and he’s still blown 5 saves (which is still better than that rat bastard Billy Wagner).

This is a throwaway post, but just one to show that Lidge really isn’t that terrible.

Is this the end of the Utley we know and love?

Following up on an interesting article published a week ago by The Good Phight (http://www.thegoodphight.com/2010/9/2/1665092/as-chase-utley-goes), it made me ponder some of Utley’s ups and downs this past year. While some can be blamed on his injuries, he’s mysteriously taken a strikingly different approach at the plate this year, that’s limited his offensive production. His OBP is around his career average, but his slugging has dropped nearly 70 points from last year, wOBA is almost 40 points below his prime years, and his ISO is down 60 points from last year.

Is this the decline in Chase that we’ve been unfortunately expecting with his age/injury history? Or is it simply injuries taking their toll this year, with a bounceback 2011? Let’s look at the stats, shall we?

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This.

Thanks to the Braves and their “golden boy” Tim Hudson shitting the bed against the Buccos, the Phillies finally have taken back first place. Timmay and his .247 BABIP couldn’t have picked a better time to come back to earth.

I guess the Phillies knowing a thing or two about winning in September doesn’t hurt either.

Have fun at home, Bravos.

Phillies, boobs, and Crab Fries. What could be better?

It’s been a hell of a summer for me, which mainly has led to a lack of posting. I too vow to get back on track with this blog.

In a nutshell:

- Working 40 hours a week at the local YMCA, waiting impatiently for a full-time salaried position opens up
- Finishing up my thesis defense (Payroll Efficiency in Major League Baseball), which ended up being 50 pages deep, to be only the second Sport Management graduate from my university’s honors program ever
- With the end of the defense, being an August graduate with degrees in Sport Management and Communication (cum laude, bitches)
- Being Assistant General Manager with the Reading United A.C., who were the PDL Eastern Conference champs this year
- Working on recruiting for my assistant tennis coach position at my recent alma mater
- Solidifying my role as the play-by-play voice for my alma mater’s webcasts, as well as their crosstown rivals

…I think that’s about it. It’s been a hell of a summer, and left little time for shit like this.

Hopefully we still haven’t lost our faithful, and will gain new viewers as time passes. This won’t happen again… I think.