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Maybe Pretend to Care Joe Blanton Could be Out for the Season

“… it seems doubtful the veteran is going to have the time to return to starting-pitcher form this season even if his elbow recovers in time to avoid a collision-course with an operating table.” What…Read More

Rich Dubee Not Mad at Joe Blanton, Just Disappointed

“I don’t discredit a guy for wanting to pitch, but you’d like a little more honesty.” –Rich Dubee I imagine its hard enough to look Rich Dubee in the eye, knowing that in doing so you’ll…Read More

Phils Win Blanton Versus Vasquez Duel

Tomorrow, Josh Johnson and Roy Halladay will face off in a highly anticipated match up of two legitimate bad ass ace pitchers.  Tonight, Javier Vasquez took on Joe Blanton.  The difference in the match-ups…Read More

Epidemic of Vague Mysterious Injuries Continues with Joe Blanton

From an outsider’s perspective, this year, the Phillies have gone from a franchise spending its newfound wheelbarrows of money on some of the best talent in the game to a club willing to test the…Read More

Phils Take Padres In Extras On Howard Double

Ryan Howard strikes out a lot.  He also can hit the living shit out of a baseball.  These two aspects of Ryan Howard’s baseball acumen were on full display tonight in San Diego.  Howard was 0-4…Read More

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Amazingly, Blanton Pitches Well in Extra Inning Loss

Hey everyone!  Joe Blanton ate some innings today instead of (insert fat joke here)!  Exclamation points…Read More

Werth Stars in Nationals Win

It is never fun to watch the Phillies lose.  It is even less fun to watch the Phillies lose to the Washington…Read More

Blanton Sloppy in Phillies Win

Joe Blanton looked better than any of the Phillies pitchers not named Halladay this spring.  Any person…Read More

Sports Illustrated Ruins One-Second Break from Phillies Rotation Coverage

For mere moments, we were stolen away from the madness as everyone’s attention turned to the encroaching…Read More

Everyone Who Hates Atlanta Raise Your Hand; Phils Beat Bravos 3-1

Any time that I purchased a pack of baseball cards when I was growing up, every damn pack I got a hold…Read More

No Fat Jokes Here; Sabathia Silences Phils

Have I mentioned that I hate the Yankees?  If not, I suppose this post in another opportunity to give…Read More

Phils Fans Nearing Breaking Point

I think that a torrent of swearing and crying is the only way to handle when something does not go your…Read More

Phils Ride Schneider to Win

Chase Utley.  It seems that he is everywhere and not in a good 80′s Micheal Jackson sort of way,…Read More

Phils Win Against a Bunch of Other Team’s Top Prospects

I bet that Pittsburg is not real happy about that potential football work stoppage.  There is a very…Read More

Joe Blanton Spurned with Lack of Hat

I was salivating over the interview of the Phillies rotation by John Smoltz for the MLB Network and,…Read More

Someone Else Finally Ready to Acknowledge that Joe Blanton Exists

“What they have over there in Philadelphia, it’s a really, really incredible pitching staff.…Read More

Washington Post Loves You More than Phillies Ever Could, Jayson Werth

The Washington Post is running a bejeweled dagger of a story this morning.  They seem to think the Phillies…Read More

John Maine Breaks Hearts All Over Philadelphia

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Phillies Press Conference is Pretty Much Ruined by Press

I was desperate to see the starting rotation together for the first time too, but the Phillies Press…Read More

How Michael Young Would Help and/or Ruin Everything

A talented player wants to be traded!  Michael Young, an offensively threatening right-handed hitter,…Read More