Braves Bested In Bullpen Battle: Venters Tagged in 4-2 Phillies Win
The Braves really should have made the playoffs last year. Their manager proved to be an imbecile as the wheels completely fell off for them down the stretch. He overused two young bullpen arms and…Read More
Every Game Should End With a Dan Uggla Strikeout
There are times when irrational, all encompassing hatred can blind someone to the actual ability of a baseball player. I am not Dan Uggla’s biggest fan. I took a great deal of pleasure in watching…Read More
Juan Perez (?) Earns Win With Some Help From Raul Ibanez
There was a fair amount of hoopla surrounding the pitching staffs prior to the series opener between the Braves and Phillies. Roy Halladay, Johnny Venters, Cliff Lee, Tommy Hanson; all top flight major…Read More
Here Is One More Reason to Hate Dan Uggla, Braves Top Phils 3-2
Dan Uggla scored all three runs for the Braves today. He was 2-3 with three runs scored and a game winning home run off of Roy Halladay in the eighth inning. He raised his average above .200 for the…Read More
Divisional Recourse: Cold Turkey
The Phillies haven’t chosen the best words to describe themselves lately, so let’s put an inherently negative spin on news from all over the NL East. Why? Because its Tuesday, the most…Read More
Divisional Recourse: The Digestion of Change
When the Phillies aren’t doing much, and the manic stampedes of Red Friday approaching, it’s…Read More
NL East Rivals Combine to Make Braves Stronger
During this season’s ill-fated “2nd Base Chase,” in which I demanded that Chase Utley…Read More
And Now, Some Profound Statements From the Internet
Over the course of the last few days, the Phillies have made a lot of enemies. Most of them were on…Read More
Sometimes Offense Happens and It is Nice
God damn it. Why, why, why, why do I always assume the Ravens defense will be the Ravens defense from…Read More
Phillies Celebrate 7th Shut Out of Season With Downtrodden Facial Expressions
I don’t read a ton of baseball books, but I remember carrying around Cal Ripken’s “The…Read More








