I like to get these “The Week That Was” updates posted before the end of each weekend and it seems that sometimes I push it a bit. This is one of those times. But it’s my blog and I’ll post when I want to. So without further ado, Week 13 of TWTW… Phillies Vs. Flyers [...] Continue Reading»
High Hopes
It’s baseball playoff time again, and the Phillies opened the 2010 NLDS series with ace Roy Halladay, who did not disappoint in game one against the Reds last night. Doc became only the second pitcher in Major League history to throw a no-hitter in the playoffs, joining Don Larsen who pitched a perfect game in [...] Continue Reading»
Pitcher Perfect
The Phillies have been in an offensive slump lately, but last night against the Florida Marlins they took the spotlight as ace Roy Halladay pitched only the 20th perfect game in the 130 year history of Major League Baseball! Here’s a video of each of the 27 outs from this historic game. (Via The 700 [...] Continue Reading»
That Guy Who Brought His Glove
For Mother’s Day my daughter surprised my wife with a ticket to last night’s Phillies game against the Pirates. We had a great time in spite of the weather as the Phils trounced the Pirates 12-2. We witnessed the return of Jimmy Rollins to the lineup, a Ryan Howard grand slam, a Jayson Werth 3 [...] Continue Reading»
Weekend Diversions
My wife and I have been spending a good amount of time on a lot of different things over the last four or five weeks, the latest being our son’s return home from school for the summer and our daughter’s graduation from college this weekend. Aside from the ever-present home improvement cycle and the constant [...] Continue Reading»
