Tom Gordon was a very successful MLB pitcher (Career stats- 138 w, 158 sv, 122 holds, 1928 k, 3.94 era, 1.36 whip). In fact he did the "John Smoltz" transformation before John Smoltz did. For the first 10 seasons of his career with Kansas City and Boston he was a starting pitcher, racking up a career high 17 wins in his rookie year, 11+ wins 6 times, and posting tons of strikeouts along the way too...

Any Phillies win is good, but a Phils win against the rival Mets with Johan Santana on the mound is extra sweet. Putting the sprinkles on top of the chocolate dipped ice cream cone was the snazzy Stars & Stripes caps for the 4th of July "Welcome Back Veterans" theme. I believe I'll get the credit card ready for an online purchase of that item following this post.____________________________________...

1998, the year Corey and I graduated high school, the year the Philadelphia Phillies finished a dismal 75-87. At the helm was current BoSox manager Terry Francona. Although it was only 10 seasons ago, there are only 6 players still active in MLB (Scott Rolen, Bobby Abreu, Marlon Anderson, Gary Bennett, Paul Byrd, and Curt Schilling). Take a stroll down memory lane with me now as we gaze into the Ph...

So Taguchi - Mike's Hard LemonadeWho the hell buys this stuff? I guess people who have too much money and not enough brains. Instead of 30 bucks for a case, you can drop a 10 spot on a gallon of Minute Maid lemonade and a handle of Bankers Club vodka. Mix those two together and you've got a cheap, tasty, less-girly version of the drink that will leave you completely hammered and 20 dollars richer....

So I watched a WNBA game last night. Wow. That was overwhelmingly boring and to my surprise had absolutely nothing to do with horseracing...except for the horses. Anyways, I had to come back to my Phillies. Sure, they abuse me emotionally, but I deserve it. And I can't stay mad at them...As I return to my blogging comfort zone, hopefully the Phils can get into a zone of their own by squaring off ag...