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Everyone Has a Breaking Point…Even Me
According to the all-mighty source, wikipedia, “the straw that broke the camel’s back,” is an idiom derived from an Arabic proverb that spoke of a fully-loaded camel’s back being broken by a single piece of straw. It is against all … Continue reading
Tagged andy reid, donovan mcnabb, eagles, NFL
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Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
Is Donovan McNabb the fourth best quarterback in the NFC East, as claimed by ESPN’s Matt Mosley?
I REALLY Hate the Giants
There is no team in any sport that I despise more than the New York Giants. If the Giants were in a game against North Korea, I would be wearing a North Korea #1 jersey with “Jong-Il” on the back. And, tonight … Continue reading
Tagged eagles, giants, NFL
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Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
Given the choice of the two, would you rather commit $75-100 million, long-term to Ryan Howard or Matt Holliday?
The Hot Stove
Tim Malcolm, who runs, by far, the best pure Phillies blog that I have found on the web has thrown out several interesting tidbits about the upcoming offseason for the World Champions (and, yes, I will be writing that as often … Continue reading
Here’s to You, World Champs
This may sound cheesy or over-dramatic, but, as I sat, last night, thinking about what it means to be a world champion, my entire life went running through my head, all in the context of the Phillies and what they … Continue reading
Tagged 2008 World Series, MLB, phillies
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Into the Mind of J
[Another valued BSB reader making a valued contribution] “Worth the Wait?!?” Scott Kazmir, following the game 7 clincher of the ALCS: “It means everything to me, it really does, especially for this city. It’s pretty much worth the wait, you … Continue reading
Tagged 2008 World Series, into the mind of j, MLB, phillies, rays, scott kazmir
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Keys to Winning the 2008 World Series
Well, here we are…the WORLD SERIES. What a year, what a year! I’m back from the two-week wedding/honeymoon extravaganza, and now I get Phillies World Series games to stress about…ugh. Well, I was rooting for the Rays because I thought … Continue reading
Tagged 2008 World Series, MLB, phillies, rays
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Another Ridiculous Statistic
Wow, listen to this CRAZY stat I just heard: In Division Series history, 29 times has a team won the first two games of the series, and in TWENTY-EIGHT of them, the team that won Game 3, won the series. … Continue reading
NLDS Running Diary
3:12: Cole Hamels goes 1-2-3, looking VERY impressive. He has the second best change-up in baseball, and the fact that he threw it 3-1 and 3-2 to Cameron was huge! 3:15: Never thought I’d say this about a pair of .249 … Continue reading
Tagged brewers, MLB, phillies, playoffs
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