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Do You Think I Could Hit Tony La Russa With a Rock From Here

Justin Klugh — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:44:42 +0000

So here’s something I wrote just prior to Game 3 of the NLDS. A reflection of how things turned out will follow later today, but at the moment I thought it’d be neat to see where my head was at before all of this happened.

What do you mean, “You just don’t feel like writing something new!” That’s not at all what’s happening here.

Its a little past 11. A little more than I thought, actually. (more…)

Phillies Game Ruined by Potentially Evil Squirrel

Justin Klugh — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:17:30 +0000

It is human nature to be suspicious. In fact, its only healthy to be a little suspicious all the time. How do you think we caught all the Communists? By deducing that everyone who is a little different is up to something sinister, despicable, and wrong/sexy.

Which is why I’m so suspicious of this squirrel. Who is he? What was he doing here? Was it something sinister or sexy? Why did the Phillies lose after he appeared? Where did he go?

I don’t want to be the guy who automatically assumes a squirrel is from another demented universe, sent here to curse a baseball team, but like I said, it pays to be endlessly suspicious of everything. That’s how I got all my friends.

“Friends” being the code name I use when describing the rows of newspaper clippings I have on my bedroom walls. (more…)

Charlie Manuel Confused, Enraged by Ryan Madson Quirkiness

Justin Klugh — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:00:14 +0000

“I’ve been wearing it every day to the playoffs, so I had to wear it again today,” Madson said of the mask, which he got at a Halloween store with his kids. “The hot tub is where it debuted. The first guy that walked in was (manager) Charlie Manuel, and he shook his head.”

–Ryan Madson in the Daily Times

The Phillies bullpen is that group of dudes you’re friends with. They’re dicks, but equalize it by coming through, you don’t see them as much anymore, and every so often they just utterly betray you in some seriously awful ways.

And just like your closest friends, eventually you can’t even pay them enough to hang out with you, and one by one, they leave you in the dust.

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