Monthly Archives: August 2010
All in the Family, Season Preview: Chasin’ the Dix
Back in February, I talked about my hatred of fantasy football, but my love of “The Dix.” The Dix is an idea by frequent BSB correspondent, Andy Waters, to start a fantasy football team consisting entirely of players with the … Continue reading
BSB In-Attendance: Phils go down to Astros in 16
Living in New York City, I don’t make it to many games at Citizen’s Bank Park, but I was in attendance on Tuesday night, for what the Inquirer’s Matt Gelb called “arguably the strangest game in the park’s history.” My … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Top Twelve: The Contenders
This is one of my favorite (and maybe the only) regular Top Twelves. About this time in the baseball season, it’s interesting to start thinking about (a) the races and (b) what teams are best suited for fall baseball, as … Continue reading
Phillies Third Quarter Report Card
Record Since All-Star Break: 23-13 Overall Record: 70-53 (2.5 behind Atlanta, 2 game lead in Wild Card) The Third Quarter of the Phillie season was one of constant roster turnover. Besides the injuries (Utley, Howard, Victorino), there was also the addition … Continue reading
The BSB Decade Awards: Baseball
Well, the decade of the aughts or 00’s or whatever you want to call it has come to an end. (Yes, I know there are sticklers for this stuff saying that, technically, 2000 is the last year of the 90’s, but … Continue reading
Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #11
Record since last Report Card: 4-2 Overall Record: 60-48 (2 behind Braves, 1.5 behind Giants in Wild Card) Coming right on the heels of an 8-game winning streak, it was amazing how quickly things started to look really bleak this … Continue reading