Phillies
What Kind of Phillies Fan Are You?
The crack of the bat. The smell of the freshly cut grass. The moron in your section who thinks he’s Rodney Dangerfield and won’t shut […]
Almost Writing Off Charlie Manuel Is the Real Philly Sports Fan Shame
Phillies baseball is back, and I can’t wait to wash away the foul taste of that third-strike-looking end to last season. Cliff Lee’s return helped, […]
The Real Reasons Luis Castillo Got Cut by the Phillies
The national media would have the people of Philadelphia believe that this is going to be a star-crossed year for the Phillies. They cite the […]
The Importance of Being Jimmy Rollins
There have been so many unfortunate distractions for Phillies fans this spring that it has been practically impossible for them to focus on the one […]
Elsewhere in Philadelphia Magazine
There is a lot more than Cliff Lee in the April issue of Philadelphia Magazine. There is a story on Aimee Olexy and her new […]
Quick Bites: Spotting a Blind Pig, Tastykakes at Ball Park & Old City Troubles
Tastykakes will make their Citizens Bank Park debut this year as the Philadelphia tradition will be available in counter-top refrigerators. [The Insider] New York has […]
Philadelphia Is Winning
This has been a rough week for humanity (Japan, Libya, the Situation’s jokes at Donald Trump’s roast). So I’d like to thank GQ for the […]
I Think Chase Utley Is Done
Last year, following the Phillies’ elimination from the National League Championship Series, after I had watched, for the third straight year, Chase Utley looking like […]
Jayson Werth, You Have Broken My Heart
Dear Jayson: So I guess this makes it official. You’re gone, and gone for good. Any dreams I had of a Cliff Lee-like comeback—your arms […]
Four Things That Make Me Worry About the Phillies
With spring training in full bloom, the natural tendency for any baseball fan is to micromanage their squads and come up with a list of […]
Do the Eagles Want to Win as Much as the Phillies?
By now, all of Joe Banner’s comments from last week’s invitation-only press briefing have been deconstructed and analyzed. We have laughed at his delirious proclamation […]
Trophy or Bust
The beginning of spring training is an occasion for people like Bob Costas and George Will to perform linguistic acrobatics describing the magic and poetry […]
A Baseball Valentine
Technically, baseball’s heroes are the boys of summer. But it can’t be mere coincidence that the countdown to Opening Day is also the countdown to […]
Cliff Lee, Zen Master
Cliff Lee made an appearance at the Auto Show at the Convention Center yesterday, and it sure was nice to see him. In fact, it […]
Merry Christmas, Dad
Holiday melancholy, the kind that whispers sweet and sad, crept up on me early this season. For that, I blame the Phillies.