On Umpires and “The Human Element”
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 17th, 2012Posted in MLB, Talking about feelings, Uncategorized | 23 Comments »
The big news from from the commissioner's office came yesterday evening when Brett Lawrie was handed a four-game suspension for his temper tantrum on May 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Closer Fernando Rodney fell behind in the count 3-1, but came ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Phillies Fans PSA: Stop It
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, May 4th, 2012Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 69 Comments »
The Nats' efforts to bolster fan attendance in the run up to this weekend's first home series against the Phillies have been well-documented. It began in February, when the presale for individual game tickets was restricted to D.C., Maryland, and ...
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 ...
What We Know: 10 Games In
by Paul Boye on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Recaps, Talking about feelings | 3 Comments »
There are no midseason awards at the 1/16th pole. No 10-game all-star lists or MVP and Cy Young Award frontrunners. No postseason locks or clear title favorites. In truth, 10 games can't tell you most of what you want to ...
I <3 Papelbees
by Michael Baumann on Thursday, April 12th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, MLB, Talking about feelings | 11 Comments »
As the self-proclaimed id of this site, a lot of what I like to write about involves the emotional experience of sports fandom, particularly Phillies fandom. But the tricky thing about writing for a team-specific site is that writing about ...
The Bat
by Michael Baumann on Thursday, April 12th, 2012Posted in Talking about feelings | 9 Comments »
We knew Pat Burrell was retiring, but today we learned the circumstances under which he'd make it official. Burrell, in a move more about nostalgia than anything else, will sign a one-day minor league deal to retire with the Phillies. Burrell ...
Intellectual Integrity and Good Glove, No Hit
by Michael Baumann on Monday, April 9th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Talking about feelings | 18 Comments »
I'm not sure I'd ever hated a Phillies player before Wilson Valdez. I'd been frustrated with Mitch Williams, and with Mike Williams, David West, and others over my nearly 20 years as a Phillies fan, but Wilson Valdez was an ...
Victory or Death
by Michael Baumann on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, Talking about feelings | 41 Comments »
Writer's note: This post is kind of backwards. If you want the point, skip to the last break and start there. If you want to know how I got to that point, read the whole thing. This has been a rough ...
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