2011 Random Phillies Stuff IV: A New Injury

by **bleh** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:27:31

Halladay doesn't attempt to murder his opponent therefor he is an inferior pitcher.

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 13:40:55

OTOH, the Mag redeems itself baseball-wise with Sam Anderson's Jeter riff.

The culture of major league baseball is a jumbo platter of deep-fried masculinity: it’s like a y-chromosome throwing a bachelor party for a penis with a beard.

Jeter’s mythology is, at this point, basically impenetrable. His public image is almost scandalously banal — as Buster Olney once put it, he is “Jimmy Stewart in pinstripes.” He’s like an after-school special about the Protestant work ethic. His every motion expresses the quiet dignity of champion champion dignity champion dignity champion. (Sorry: my word-processing software figured out that I was writing about Derek Jeter and started automatically filling in the text.)

Plus there's this awesome picture:

by **PrattRules** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 15:29:22

It's hard to believe that Michael Martinez only weighs 145 pounds. Thats half as much as Jonathan Broxton.

by **702** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 15:38:03

PrattRules wrote:It's hard to believe that Michael Martinez only weighs 145 pounds. Thats half as much as Jonathan Broxton.

Bell Beefer

by **smitty** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 15:47:19

WheelsFellOff wrote:It's those little parenthetical asides that really convey the "pissy little $#@!" tone of the piece.

Back in my day we pitched with an onion on our belts (which was the manly-man style at the time. Today's pitchers make a lot of money -- a LOT of money, and don't wear onions on their belt. They just don't have what it takes).

Pitchers always had time for reporters too (I remember Bob Gibson -- a sweetheart of a guy -- cared more about giving interviews to failed minor league pitchers than anything else).

Pitchers were really tough in my day (I remember Tom Seaver's arm came off in the middle of a game and he finished it by pitching lefty. Today's pitchers never do that).

Hitters were a lot better back then too. (The onion on their belts didn't effect their swing and even Roy McMillan and Felix Millan and Dal Maxville were just fearsome).

Why I remember the time Warren Spahn said to me blah, blah, blah, cliche, cliche, cliche (today's pitchers don't do that they are all one trick ponies).

by **smitty** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 15:54:21

swishnicholson wrote: Too bad, I sometimes like Jordan's writing.

I enjoyed his first book. Interesting tale of a pitcher with great talent who couldn't make it back in the late 50s. He had it made as an SI writer in the 70s but now folks don't read newspapers and magazines so he's got it a lot tougher and it shows:

http://www.slate.com/id/2190955/

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 17:20:12

smitty wrote:
swishnicholson wrote: Too bad, I sometimes like Jordan's writing.

I enjoyed his first book. Interesting tale of a pitcher with great talent who couldn't make it back in the late 50s. He had it made as an SI writer in the 70s but now folks don't read newspapers and magazines so he's got it a lot tougher and it shows:

http://www.slate.com/id/2190955/

It's an interesting career arc. Start out writing about your promising but ultimately futile efforts to succeed as a big league pitcher, invoking some of the biggest names in the game in order to give your tale interest and authenticity. Parlay this into a career as a sportswriter. End up writing about your promising, but ultimately futile efforts to succeed as a sportswriter invoking some of the biggest names int the game in order to give your tale interest and authenticity..

Maybe he can parlay that into something in management.

by **smitty** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 17:23:51

swishnicholson wrote:
smitty wrote:
swishnicholson wrote: Too bad, I sometimes like Jordan's writing.

I enjoyed his first book. Interesting tale of a pitcher with great talent who couldn't make it back in the late 50s. He had it made as an SI writer in the 70s but now folks don't read newspapers and magazines so he's got it a lot tougher and it shows:

http://www.slate.com/id/2190955/

It's an interesting career arc. Start out writing about your promising but ultimately futile efforts to succeed as a big league pitcher, invoking some of the biggest names in the game in order to give your tale interest and authenticity. Parlay this into a career as a sportswriter. End up writing about your promising, but ultimately futile efforts to succeed as a sportswriter invoking some of the biggest names int the game in order to give your tale interest and authenticity..

Maybe he can parlay that into something in management.

Managing a video store maybe. Or a travel agency?

by **WheelsFellOff** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 17:27:18

The Mets will probably be looking for a new manager sometime in July. Might need to demand to be paid in cash however.

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 17:41:02

smitty wrote:
Managing a video store maybe. Or a travel agency?

Maybe milk delivery or a diaper service. Something so far behind it will look like it's ahead. Typewriter repair?

by **CalvinBall** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 23:59:38

Who mentioned the Phan Phood kiosk? I found one by accident. Two dollar kid hot dogs. They seem to be the same size as the ones that cost $3.50. Pretty decent deal.

by **jamiethekiller** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 00:41:01

CalvinBall wrote:Who mentioned the Phan Phood kiosk? I found one by accident. Two dollar kid hot dogs. They seem to be the same size as the ones that cost $3.50. Pretty decent deal.

ffs, everyone knows this has been the deal since forever

by **SK790** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:11:08

ToddZolecki

Today's lineup vs. HOU: Martinez CF, Polanco 3B, Rollins SS, Howard 1B, Ibanez LF, Francisco RF, Ruiz C, Valdez 2B, Oswalt P.

#MysteryLeadoff

by **Bucky** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:17:12

jamiethekiller wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:Who mentioned the Phan Phood kiosk? I found one by accident. Two dollar kid hot dogs. They seem to be the same size as the ones that cost $3.50. Pretty decent deal.

ffs, everyone knows this has been the deal since forever

Where is this? I was looking for it the other night in hopes of finding something that the kid could drink...he doesn't do soda and, ya know, if I give him beer there I might end up on ESPN....

by **kopphanatic** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 17:11:44

I'm eagerly awaiting Ed's next series discussion thread.

by **CalvinBall** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 17:14:57

Bucky wrote:
jamiethekiller wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:Who mentioned the Phan Phood kiosk? I found one by accident. Two dollar kid hot dogs. They seem to be the same size as the ones that cost $3.50. Pretty decent deal.

ffs, everyone knows this has been the deal since forever

Where is this? I was looking for it the other night in hopes of finding something that the kid could drink...he doesn't do soda and, ya know, if I give him beer there I might end up on ESPN....

the one i went to was behind section 111.

by **phatj** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 17:15:03

Bucky wrote:
jamiethekiller wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:Who mentioned the Phan Phood kiosk? I found one by accident. Two dollar kid hot dogs. They seem to be the same size as the ones that cost $3.50. Pretty decent deal.

ffs, everyone knows this has been the deal since forever

Where is this? I was looking for it the other night in hopes of finding something that the kid could drink...he doesn't do soda and, ya know, if I give him beer there I might end up on ESPN....

I think there are two of them. One is behind 318 or thereabouts (the section number is from memory; it was between home and 1B, upper level).

by **PTOITWCFTPP** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 17:21:11

Halladay, Lee and Oswalt this weekend had a combined 2.84 ERA: 19 ip, 14 h, 6 r, 6 er, 1 bb and 23 k.

by **FTN** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 17:21:52

PTOITWCFTPP wrote:
Halladay, Lee and Oswalt this weekend had a combined 2.84 ERA: 19 ip, 14 h, 6 r, 6 er, 1 bb and 23 k.

Gotta hope that improves. Lack of concentration on a number of occasions.

by **phatj** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 17:32:40

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