That Balls Outta Here » old http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Mon, 20 May 2013 01:30:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Ryan Howard Playing Well Despite Thing in His Achilles http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/07/ryan-howard-playing-well-despite-thing-in-his-achilles/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/07/ryan-howard-playing-well-despite-thing-in-his-achilles/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:00:21 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=6812 You probably saw Ryan Howard galloping about the base paths with the blazing speed of a horse who just saw his owner shake hands with the President of the Glue Factory.   The villain behind this is known as “bursitis,” that problem Ryan had in his heel that nobody really cared about.  Well, now we can see it, and that makes it real.  

If the Phillies want pull a curtain in front of their aging, then good, denial can continue and we’ll all be a lot fake-happier.  But it they’re going to allow it to happen in front of us, then perhaps maybe it is time to address the situation. (more…)

]]> http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/07/ryan-howard-playing-well-despite-thing-in-his-achilles/feed/ 0 Chipper Jones Clearly Terrified of Facing Phillies Now; in Playoffs http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/05/chipper-jones-clearly-terrified-of-facing-phillies-now-in-playoffs/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/05/chipper-jones-clearly-terrified-of-facing-phillies-now-in-playoffs/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:38:03 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=6764 Having been in second place for the majority of the season, 7.5 games back, and losing two of their starting pitchers, Chipper Jones felt it was an appropriate time for an announcement of his confidence.

“The only team that can really put any pressure on (the Phillies) and beat them…is us.  The only team that can really put any pressure on (the Phillies) and beat them…is us.  They’re a great ballclub, don’t get me wrong. But we’re not scared of them.”

–Chipper Jones, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fear can manifest itself in many forms.  Bed-wetting.  Nail-chewing.  Making unprovoked public statements about how unafraid you are. (more…)

]]> http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/05/chipper-jones-clearly-terrified-of-facing-phillies-now-in-playoffs/feed/ 1 South Jersey Writer is Truly Horrified of Phillies’ Future http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/08/30/south-jersey-writer-is-truly-horrified-of-phillies-future/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/08/30/south-jersey-writer-is-truly-horrified-of-phillies-future/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:00:54 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=6710 The Phillies are old!  The Phillies are injured!  The Phillies are ticking time bombs, about to spew incompetence and hand injuries all over the diamond!  Global warming!  Genocide!  My parents bought the dog more birthday presents than I got!  Better watch the Phillies now, because happiness is fleeting!

Jack McCaffery, an emotional gentleman armed with a keyboard, recently penned a column instructing you to enjoy your precious Phillies, because very soon, we’ll all be dead.  It was clearly an attempt to capitalize on an overly grim mindset to get people clicking links (OBVIOUSLY HE FAILED, AS I DEDICATE AN ENTIRE POST TO HIM), and in that vein, McCaffery nailed it.

He comes quite across as the emo kid in class, slouching in the back row with his arms crossed and staring hopelessly into the distance, because how bleak is life and his step mom packed the wrong kind of lunch meat and Ryan Howard had a minor hand strain so game over man game over. (more…)

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