That Balls Outta Here » Philadelphia http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Michael Cuddyer Wined and Dined by Phillies Brass for Some Reason http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/11/10/michael-cuddyer-wined-and-dined-by-phillies-brass-for-some-reason/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/11/10/michael-cuddyer-wined-and-dined-by-phillies-brass-for-some-reason/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:00:46 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=7391 Having played his entire career in Minnesota, outfielder/first baseman/third baseman/prayer answerer/Jim Thome‘s favorite guy ever Michael Cuddyer may not be too aware of big city living.

He has ever dined in a regal setting like the sidewalks surrounding Pat’s?  Does he leap in surprise at the unfamiliar roar of the Broad Street line under his feet?  Is it a slow, demoralizing realization when he discovers that there are just too many stray cats to take all of them home?

The Phillies decided to find out when they brought the 32-year-old to our city for the good old fashioned Philadelphia Treatment.  No, that does not mean “he was beaten up outside 30th Street Station.”  Real fresh material. (more…)

]]> http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/11/10/michael-cuddyer-wined-and-dined-by-phillies-brass-for-some-reason/feed/ 1 Philly Journalists Mock Your Dumb Concerns About Phillies Sucking http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/22/philadelphia-journalists-mock-your-dumb-concerns-about-phillies-sucking/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/22/philadelphia-journalists-mock-your-dumb-concerns-about-phillies-sucking/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:51:03 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=6991 The Phillies look comically inept lately, to the objective fan.  To the subjective fan, its a far from comical situation that requires all the meaningless concern to you can muster.  It also means that beat writers and other local journalists get to look down at the rest of us, laugh patronizingly, and then convert that laugh into a 200-word article about how stupid we are. (more…)

]]> http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/22/philadelphia-journalists-mock-your-dumb-concerns-about-phillies-sucking/feed/ 0 Philadelphia Police Take Time Out to Enjoy a Good Beer Bonging http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/18/philadelphia-police-take-time-out-to-enjoy-a-good-beer-bonging/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/09/18/philadelphia-police-take-time-out-to-enjoy-a-good-beer-bonging/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:46:50 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=6962 As long as you’re not a dangerous flash mob or legally recording them within your rights, the Philadelphia police aren’t so bad.  Watch them congratulate this young lady on her completion of a hefty beer bong before a Phillies game.  It’s an Autumn Baseball Miracle!

I guess they didn’t know whatever this guy was recording them on was a camera.

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