Monthly Archives: November 2008
World AIDS Day – There Really is “Hope Through Health”
Monday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. This awful, awful disease has been a big part of my life, as much of my work in Africa was with AIDS victims and their families. There are a lot of opinions out … Continue reading
BSB’s In-Depth Analysis of the First 11 Games of the Eagles Season
Don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Phillies won the World Series!!!
Baseball Preview: BSB-Style
FINAL: Catching up on past BSB stuff, we decided to update our 2008 MLB Competition. The regular print was the original preview. The italicized portion was the midseason update (during the All-Star Break), and this italicized and underlined portion is the final assessment. … Continue reading
Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
Is 35-year old Derek Lowe worth $64 million over the next 4 years?
Thank You, Tony
I hate the Dallas Cowboys, but I am quickly learning to love the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. I am going to try hard not to get on a soapbox here, but I am not very good at avoiding that, especially in … Continue reading
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
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
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