Let's see, what have we missed...
Read more for a whole shit ton of links and topics that may or may not have been posted had the site existed for the past month.
Utley's Back.
Predictions? I read a stat somewhere that a staggering number of great second basemen throughout baseball history have had their productivity drop off significantly right around Utley’s age. And with what seems to be a bit of a rushed recovery… is anyone else a bit scared?
The true story of the original Panyee FC.
A group of kids who learned to play soccer despite living on a floating village in Thailand.
Philly Triathlon
In light of getting in better shape lately & generally being healthier, I’m signing up for this bad boy in June (the Sprint, not the Olympic). Any other takers?
Philadelphia Eagles Go Green
The team plans to add wind turbines and solar panels to the stadium, generating more power than the team uses.
Today I affected social change.
I am an unapologetic sports fan. It doesn’t seem to jive with the nerdly side of me, but it is what it is. This morning, the Philadelphia Daily News ran an article about Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt. The author, David Murphy, compared the grip Oswalt uses for his change-up as “Vulcan” like. You can read the article here:
Philadelphia Union v. Manchester United
should be an interesting match-up, whereupon the Union loses.
Beard-A-Thon
So every year I grow a playoff beard for the Flyers playoff run. For the past two years I’ve been doing it for charity.
MLB Cheers and Jeers
Notes from around the league — great for guys like me who can’t stand to turn to turn on ESPN.
Philly Union home opener meetup?
I’ll be in philly at a Web Standards Org meetup at 4pm. I believe the game is at 6pm. Anyone want to meet at a center-city-ish pub someplace?
The Phillies are about to sign Placido Polanco
The contract is apparently for $18 million over 3 years.
Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No.
A fantastic animated short about Dock Ellis’ 1970 no-hitter game he pitched whilst messed up on LSD.
Phils win, 11-0!
not news i know, but how awesome was this game? Cliff Lee easily shutting out the Dodgers, the Phils scoring more runs than the Eagles scored points & Carlos Ruiz making the final catch RIGHT OVER the heads of his teammates!
it reminded me (slightly) of the 22-4 thrashing the Indians gave the Yankees earlier in the season.
so much fun. that is all.
Pedro Martinez gets a physical
So its seems pretty likely Pedro will be a Phillie very shortly. Any thoughts, scrabblers? A 5.61 era last season isn’t anything to get too excited about. And I have no idea how he’s been throwing in the Dominican Republic. Anyone heard anything?
Flyers acquire Chris Pronger
Flyers trade Lupol, Sbisa, and two 1st round picks for Pronger and Dingle