Tag Archives: baseball

For god’s sake – what is WRONG with Arizona?

Posted on May 13, 2010 by mpomy

First it becomes the state with the most backwards and xenophobic immigration policy in the Union, and now the schools will not be permitted to teach ethnic studies because it promotes an atmosphere of resentment and increases the possibility of … Continue reading →

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Links and stuff, including Lincecum video and Moog Bass pedals

Posted on November 22, 2009 by mpomy

Let’s start with the video that makes me like Tim Lincecum even more: That gem comes courtesy the me via the good folks at Big League Stew. Next is a beautiful Flickr gallery of the current incarnation of a Moog … Continue reading →

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Afternoon links, retweets and goodies

Posted on November 18, 2009 by mpomy

Start with this beautiful tourist video of our fair city from 1977, courtesy Philebrity: @AnswerDave is one of the great sports humorists I follow on Twitter.  He and the folks at Big League Stew have found a great animated feature … Continue reading →

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Another cheap video post

Posted on November 5, 2009 by mpomy

But I am SO sick of looking at that Verizon ad. Here’s one that celebrates baseball and defeating cancer:

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Baseball = love

Posted on October 20, 2009 by mpomy

This is why we love the game.  This is why we put up with the frustration and the grind and the years of futility when things don’t go our way.  This is why Harry Kalas said, in his Hall of  … Continue reading →

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Owning Brad Lidge

Posted on October 5, 2009 by mpomy

In 2005 Brad Lidge had 42 saves in the regular season, that’s one more than he had in the magical run that lead him to his first and only World Series ring last year.  In 2005, Lidge also had more … Continue reading →

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Phillies going great – is it time to manage differently?

Posted on July 19, 2009 by mpomy

The Phillies shoved it in the Marlins’ nose one more time today, five – zero, and they’re just cruising.  Even during the ‘June swoon’, they never fell out of phirst place, and they were playing horrible.  That will tell you … Continue reading →

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Phillies still in first place – somehow

Posted on June 29, 2009 by mpomy

I guess it helps that our team has more wins on the road than the Nationals have period.  Makes you thankful the dvision is sooooo bad.

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Jamie Moyer – Lots of Wisdom

Posted on June 1, 2009 by mpomy

Yeah, he chalked up his 250th career victory, and that’s great.  But it’s more important that he’s turned things around a bit and can now put the team in a better position to compete and win.  He also dispensed the … Continue reading →

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Free at last!

Posted on March 31, 2009 by mpomy

We finally cancelled television at our house. What a relief. We never watch it. Programming is 99.99999% unwatchable. Everything is geared toward the lowest common denominator. The commercials are louder than the actual program. The ads for pharmaceuticals all make … Continue reading →

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