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Not Everyone is Focused on Delmon Young’s Waist Size

Valentine’s Day has come and gone. While love was in the air for one beautiful day, now something else is in the air… Baseball, my friends. When you see Bracketology and PGA Golf in full swing…Read More

Pennsylvania Baseball Fans Prefer Phillies, Proves Most Useless Poll Ever

In case you woke up this morning ina col sweat, screamed manically for two straight minutes, and pissed blood in the sink because you were blinded by sheer terror, the Phillies are still the most beloved…Read More

NL East Infection: Harsh Reactions to the Success of Greg Dobbs

New York Mets When Luis Castillo is writing his memoirs, he may leave out most of this year.  The best news for him so far has been that he is not being sued for breaking a guy’s jaw with his bat.…Read More

Today the World Gave us Larry Andersen

And in return, Larry Andersen gave the world these moments through the past 58 years. LA:  “The Braves are gonna lo-ose!” Southern Kid 1:  ”No they’re not!” Southern Kid…Read More

Your Obligatory TBOH Predictions for Everything 2011 Baseball

I have good news.  I did a test run of the Phillies home opener on MLB The Show 2K11 and we won 4-0.  Roy Halladay butchered the lineup.  Ryan Howard doubled in two runs.  Charlie Manuel had a good-natured…Read More

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PHREAK SHOW: The Phanatic; Man’s Best Friend

Pat Adair is more than just an Irish presbyterian minister from the 1860s.  He’s the self-described…Read More

PHREAK SHOW: Fear and Remembering in Philadelphia

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The 2011 PHREAK SHOW, where people who know and don’t know anything…Read More

Jamie Moyer Hates the Idea of Baseball Without Him

If you thought phrases like “retirement,” “prime,” or “If you go out there,…Read More

Chase Utley Making it Hard to Believe He’s Totally Fine

A citywide pressure valve gets pulled today, as Phillies baseball is witnessed in Spring Training form…Read More

Jayson Werth Still Has His Pride; No Beard

As he sat there, shifting uncomfortably and stupidly beardless, a small conclave of unshaven rebellion…Read More

Jimmy Rollins and I are Pretty Much the Same Person

I was answering interview questions in an email this morning, and saying every word of my responses out…Read More

When Will People Start Buying Phillies Shirts

As you can probably tell, the TBOH staff is made up of rebellious ne’er-do-well’s.  We often…Read More

Spring Training Officially Almost Begins

They might as well put “EQUIPMENT TRUCKS LEAVE” on the MLB off season calendar, because every…Read More

Phillies are Basically the Perfect Team

And I’m not just saying that because I’m trying to put together my all-division team for…Read More

Pottstown Phillies Writer Probably Going to be Devastated

Interesting trend out of Pottstown this past week, when fans took to the headlines to express the childlike…Read More

Moneyballs Deep: The Last Baseball Blogger to Learn Sabermetrics, Pt.3

So I’m assuming reading “Moneyball” by Michael Lewis will open my eyes to Sabermetrics…Read More

Moneyballs Deep: The Last Baseball Blogger to Learn Sabermetrics, Pt. 1

to: Justin from: Josh date: Nov 28, 2010 at 4:51pm Hey man, I found a copy of “Moneyball”…Read More

Phillies Schedule a Fight with Some College Students

The twist?  They won’t be from Temple… and they won’t even be drunk. Read | Share

Here Are Some Thoughts on Futuristic Ballgirls

As I was being led through AT&T Park recently, I realized baseball, even structurally, is constantly…Read More

BlueClaws Coach Steve Schrenk Kicking Ass Across Australia

My friend went to Australia for a semester once.  She rode horses.  She pet kangaroos.  She avoided…Read More