Archive for the ‘Potpourri’ Category

The Bus to Galviston

by Michael Baumann on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Posted in Potpourri, Talking about feelings | 10 Comments »

First, the news came out (and was investigated thoroughly by our blogging overlord here) that Chase Utley, the best Phillies position player since Mike Schmidt and, for the last half of the 2000s, the best position player on Earth not ...

An Emotional Diatribe Against the Designated Hitter in the National League

by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Potpourri, Talking about feelings | 44 Comments »

I sort of knew it was coming. The increase in number of interleague games after the Astros move to the American League next year all but assured it. It's at times like this when I'm reminded of Abraham Lincoln's famous ...

Constructing the Unbeatable Team, Volume 2

by Michael Baumann on Monday, March 5th, 2012
Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Potpourri | 20 Comments »

In the summer of 2008, my younger brother killed three hours on a bus in Latvia when a friend of his posed to him what I consider to be one of the best sports-related conversation starters I've ever heard. Let's ...

Blog Battle with Ian Riccaboni of Phillies Nation

by Michael Baumann on Friday, January 27th, 2012
Posted in Potpourri | No Comments »

Continuing Wilson Valdez Week here at Crashburn Alley, I took a minute to have it out with Ian Riccaboni of Phillies Nation about the legacy of Wilson Valdez and how the Phillies should address their middle infield situation in his ...

Exxon

by Michael Baumann on Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Posted in Crabshurn Urly, MLB, Potpourri, Talking about feelings | 20 Comments »

Wilson Valdez was, to quote Bruce Springsteen, "that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city light." I've written before at Phillies Nation about the complex and emotional relationship I've enjoyed with another Phillies shortstop, Jimmy Rollins, and in a way, ...

The Video Game Phillies

by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Posted in MLB, Offseason, Potpourri | 20 Comments »

I'm a little bit of a sports video game loser, not because I'm bad at them (I'm not) or because spending as much time as I do playing NHL or FIFA makes you a loser (it does), but because when ...