Crash Bag, Vol. 2: Battleship and Chooch
by Michael Baumann on Friday, May 18th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Crash Bag | 8 Comments »
MLB suspended Bob Davidson, the umpire who picked a fight with Charlie Manuel so he could throw him out of the game on Tuesday, for one game. According to the "his repeated violations of the Office of the Commissioner's standards ...
Crash Bag, Vol. 1: Trade Everyone
by Michael Baumann on Friday, May 11th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Crash Bag | 3 Comments »
We're trying something new today. For the first time...well, not ever, I don't think, but at least since I've been around here, we're taking your questions in print form. We'll try to make this a weekly thing, so send ...
An Explanation for the Phillies’ Recent Bullpen Silliness
by Michael Baumann on Friday, May 11th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly | 20 Comments »
Perhaps no publication has had an editorial stance of being more distraught and mystified by Charlie Manuel's bullpen usage than this one. However, a source inside the Phillies' front office has told us that the Phillies' manager, a keen student ...
General Isaac Trimble and Kyle Kendrick
by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 8 Comments »
While watching Kyle Kendrick come in with a two-run lead and go walk-double-double-hit-by-pitch against a Mets lineup reminiscent of....you know what, I'm not even going to bother. But we witnessed Kyle Kendrick, the Michael Bay of Phillies pitchers (keeps getting work ...
Mets-Phillies Game Thread 5/9/12
by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Posted in Game Threads | 53 Comments »
No matter what, the Phillies cannot possibly lose tonight in as absurd and forehead-palm-slapping a manner as they have done the past two nights. But let's not dwell on that. Cliff Lee is back, folks! And he's once again pitted ...
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by Michael Baumann on Monday, May 7th, 2012Posted in .gifs, Crabshurn Urly, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 19 Comments »
We asked for Jonathan Papelbon in a non-save situation, and we got him. And instead of his usual excellence, we get a loss, courtesy of the first major league home run of the heroically named Jordany Valdespin. In light of ...
An Economic Theory of Sports Fandom
by Michael Baumann on Saturday, April 21st, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Talking about feelings | 12 Comments »
As sports fans, we really need to find out ways to have fun. Occasionally, it's useful to feel anger or heartbreak at the results of a sporting event. The catharsis from watching, say, Game 5 of the 2011 NLDS can ...
Older and Better
by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
Earlier this evening, Bradley Ankrom and I were talking about how well Barry Bonds would hit if he came back now, at age 47. I said he'd be better than Juan Pierre. And Bradley brought up a truly fascinating question: @atomicruckus ...
Phillies-Giants Game Thread 4/17/2012
by Michael Baumann on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 92 Comments »
Another late game, folks. After Roy Halladay's excellent performance last night, the Phillies (5-5) throw Joe Blanton at the Giants (4-6) tonight. Blanton (2011 xFIP: 3.15) pitched well in his first start against the Marlins last week, and with the ...
A Suggestion for Mr. Papelbon
by Michael Baumann on Saturday, April 14th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, MLB | 28 Comments »
Dear Johnno-- It's come to my attention that your search for a new entrance song isn't going as well as you thought. I can appreciate that. The choice of entrance music is supremely important for a player's image. Choose it well ...
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