tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-69859 2010-10-21T15:20:47-04:00 Phillies, Eagles, golf and other matters of great importance... TypePad http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/2666/1220947295553275086_rs.jpgBallsSticksStuffhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20134885eba6e970c 2010-10-21T15:20:47-04:00 2010-10-21T15:20:47-04:00 Doc Hey all, take a look here: PhourScore.com It's become abundantly clear that I'm having a hard time keeping this ship afloat, so I've decided to combine forces with a good friend of mine, Tom Durso, a regular in the phlogosphere over the past five or six years. Stop by,...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKZkmVgP9HBWwVN2aqZ-8eZkfIw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKZkmVgP9HBWwVN2aqZ-8eZkfIw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKZkmVgP9HBWwVN2aqZ-8eZkfIw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uKZkmVgP9HBWwVN2aqZ-8eZkfIw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/10/new-site.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f2e06b6c970b 2010-08-05T21:03:58-04:00 2010-11-09T12:38:29-05:00 Geoff To make room for new first baseman Mike Sweeney, the Phillies designated utility man Cody Ransom for assignment. The 34-year old hit just .190/.244/.333 in limited time since being recalled from Lehigh Valley. Unless another team claims him, he'll likely return there...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoWyUgYzhFtyLcuBd6w0lOKh4y0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoWyUgYzhFtyLcuBd6w0lOKh4y0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoWyUgYzhFtyLcuBd6w0lOKh4y0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CoWyUgYzhFtyLcuBd6w0lOKh4y0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/08/to-make-room-for-new-first-baseman-mike-sweeney-the-phillies-designated-utility-man-cody-ransom-for-assignment-the-34-year.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2013485fdc6f8970c 2010-08-04T20:18:06-04:00 2010-08-04T20:21:48-04:00 Geoff The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Mariners' DH Mike Sweeney for a player to be named later or cash. Sources are reporting that he'll arrive in time for Thursday's game and immediately assume the starting first base job left vacant by Ryan Howard's ankle sprain. Most...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TmKSkQDWgmaSqfobqMelHpHHPHg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TmKSkQDWgmaSqfobqMelHpHHPHg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TmKSkQDWgmaSqfobqMelHpHHPHg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TmKSkQDWgmaSqfobqMelHpHHPHg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/08/phillies-acquire-mike-sweeney.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f21ee139970b 2010-07-07T12:01:51-04:00 2010-07-07T12:01:51-04:00 Doc There's no doubting the Phillies have been beset with injuries. On the offensive side, Chase Utley is out, Placido Polanco is out. We get that. But at this point in time, but they aren't the only people on the team that can hit. Jimmy Rollins is back and there's Shane...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x2CvdKnRQgEzAwSAJHWS3LVegYE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x2CvdKnRQgEzAwSAJHWS3LVegYE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x2CvdKnRQgEzAwSAJHWS3LVegYE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x2CvdKnRQgEzAwSAJHWS3LVegYE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/07/phillies-coaching-staff-needs-to-bear-responsibility-for-offensive-slide.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f1ee6851970b 2010-06-29T06:33:00-04:00 2010-06-29T06:33:00-04:00 Doc The boxscore and gamelog from last night's Phillies game in Cincinnati against the Reds will read that in the 6th inning, Kyle Kendrick was charged with an unearned run. Six total runs for the night on Kendrick's tab, but again, there was the unearned run. The error came...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0OeGh8c7FPVFKeOxc-3Ko1VanE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0OeGh8c7FPVFKeOxc-3Ko1VanE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0OeGh8c7FPVFKeOxc-3Ko1VanE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0OeGh8c7FPVFKeOxc-3Ko1VanE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/even-when-its-not-kyle-kendricks-fault-its-kyle-kendricks-fault.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f1b74bab970b 2010-06-23T23:39:16-04:00 2010-06-23T23:40:17-04:00 Doc <br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diFdxOTpo-_Qxe8VnKLB8Y_r_mM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diFdxOTpo-_Qxe8VnKLB8Y_r_mM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diFdxOTpo-_Qxe8VnKLB8Y_r_mM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diFdxOTpo-_Qxe8VnKLB8Y_r_mM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/charlie-manuel-gives-jimmy-rollins-a-noogie.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2013484b06cea970c 2010-06-21T11:44:09-04:00 2010-06-21T11:45:16-04:00 Doc Congratulations to Graeme McDowell [@Graeme_McDowell to those of you on the Twitters] for winning the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday evening. McDowell is probably a mystery man to most, but if you listened to his articulate, gracious, and wry remarks during the...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YwMQKz0xO6lb71QF2ahlOg6jaow/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YwMQKz0xO6lb71QF2ahlOg6jaow/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YwMQKz0xO6lb71QF2ahlOg6jaow/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YwMQKz0xO6lb71QF2ahlOg6jaow/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/sl%C3%A1inte-to-graeme-mcdowell.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f17fd31c970b 2010-06-19T13:04:32-04:00 2010-06-19T13:04:32-04:00 Doc As Philadelphia sports fans, we've experienced enough anguish over the years that you can definitely sympathize with this woman. As a matter of fact, based upon her melodic case, you almost want to send Roy Halladay back to Toronto. Almost. But definitely not. He's all...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QQRCeTvgw_LuWN9IVkVYY7gFiks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QQRCeTvgw_LuWN9IVkVYY7gFiks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QQRCeTvgw_LuWN9IVkVYY7gFiks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QQRCeTvgw_LuWN9IVkVYY7gFiks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/my-entry.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2013484a6c439970c 2010-06-19T09:14:50-04:00 2010-06-19T09:14:50-04:00 Doc It certainly seems as if the Fightins have climbed out of their month-long malaise. They've won 4 of their last 5 at the expense of top-tier teams like the Red Sox, Yankees and Twins. Last night's 9-5 win over the Twins was powered by Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. Howard,...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N6R5KFfbPHGkK2lWOumwmftM8CA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N6R5KFfbPHGkK2lWOumwmftM8CA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N6R5KFfbPHGkK2lWOumwmftM8CA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N6R5KFfbPHGkK2lWOumwmftM8CA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/twins-phillies-recap-and-photos.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20134849e9656970c 2010-06-18T15:55:04-04:00 2010-06-18T15:55:04-04:00 Doc Earlier today, the interwebs, this site included, were a-flutter over the news that Chase Utley was injured. Ah-ha! An explanation for his slump! However, in a phone call with CSNPhilly.com's Jim Salisbury, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro dispelled the notion that Utley is hurt...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C8ySiWNkCI6FT5RcAAZ1drTGAE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C8ySiWNkCI6FT5RcAAZ1drTGAE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C8ySiWNkCI6FT5RcAAZ1drTGAE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C8ySiWNkCI6FT5RcAAZ1drTGAE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/amaro-davy-lopes-is-not-a-doctor.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f1747e90970b 2010-06-18T11:36:42-04:00 2010-06-18T15:51:26-04:00 Doc What an impossible game baseball is to figure out. Heading into the Phillies/Yankees series, I told a Yankees fan that I thought the Phillies would win the first game with Roy Halladay on the bump, but then lose the next two with the patient Yankees hitters dismantling...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z_52_hHRPA4UTbOdP0Azq0RDZCk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z_52_hHRPA4UTbOdP0Azq0RDZCk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z_52_hHRPA4UTbOdP0Azq0RDZCk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z_52_hHRPA4UTbOdP0Azq0RDZCk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/utley-hurting-jinxed-knee.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f148cabe970b 2010-06-16T10:37:11-04:00 2010-06-18T11:43:32-04:00 Doc Baseball is a long season. A loooong season. It starts with few leaves on the trees and ends with few leaves on the trees. In between, there are a lot of ups and downs. For that reason, I've always been one to preach the words of a British World War II-era poster, "keep...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Cs412yOfvOi6jC8Z4Pg9UNnj6s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Cs412yOfvOi6jC8Z4Pg9UNnj6s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Cs412yOfvOi6jC8Z4Pg9UNnj6s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Cs412yOfvOi6jC8Z4Pg9UNnj6s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/starting-to-get-kinda-nervous.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f0e3a5c5970b 2010-06-13T11:03:00-04:00 2010-06-13T09:21:45-04:00 Doc For a couple of years now, I've religiously watched Phillies games on television and if not, then I've listened to the Franzke and L.A. Show on the radio. It hasn't been easy given that The Missus usually has a different agenda for the television [the downside of digital...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kDA7z7dQsU23srTcEt0GyR12FWA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kDA7z7dQsU23srTcEt0GyR12FWA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kDA7z7dQsU23srTcEt0GyR12FWA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kDA7z7dQsU23srTcEt0GyR12FWA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/poll-what-ails-the-phillies.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2013484129fd8970c 2010-06-13T09:21:09-04:00 2010-06-13T09:21:09-04:00 Doc The following is a recount of the Flyers great playoff run through the eyes of my buddy Rick, a man having a great deal of success getting me to succumb to the hockey bug partly by persistence and partly by bringing me to Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Thanks...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kFQTjNEJQoCrRul7K7KZrvCIglU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kFQTjNEJQoCrRul7K7KZrvCIglU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kFQTjNEJQoCrRul7K7KZrvCIglU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kFQTjNEJQoCrRul7K7KZrvCIglU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/guest-post-flyers-one-hell-of-a-season.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2013483b6dd6c970c 2010-06-11T10:52:08-04:00 2010-06-12T22:17:08-04:00 Doc What a ride, fun while it lasted, right? I'm relatively new to hockey. Didn't get exposed to it much as a kid, and now as an adult, I'm being exposed to it by a friend who is probably best described as a "hockey pusher" [who I hope will write something up for this space...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R2QNOfNnkjk4-YttavRYax7Dy4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R2QNOfNnkjk4-YttavRYax7Dy4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R2QNOfNnkjk4-YttavRYax7Dy4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R2QNOfNnkjk4-YttavRYax7Dy4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/flyers-make-run-as-a-team-go-down-as-a-team.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2013483a26dec970c 2010-06-09T10:31:55-04:00 2010-06-12T16:11:49-04:00 Doc Maybe, just maybe, the Phillies have bottomed out from their malaise at the plate and are finally on their way back up -- they scored 10 runs last night against the Marlins. Ryan Howard went 2-4 including a two-run homer, Chase Utley went 2-3 and scored three times, and...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9E2-UxX5DvLFNK1uusPTmHFIvJo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9E2-UxX5DvLFNK1uusPTmHFIvJo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9E2-UxX5DvLFNK1uusPTmHFIvJo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9E2-UxX5DvLFNK1uusPTmHFIvJo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/slump-might-be-over-we-can-only-hope.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20133f059afb3970b 2010-06-08T11:08:16-04:00 2010-06-08T11:08:16-04:00 Doc Last night, longtime reader and friend of BS&amp;S.com, "MPN", suggested on the Twitters that Charlie Manuel should give the Phillies hitters the Alec Baldwin speech from Glengarry Glen Ross. MPNPhilly put that cup of Gatorade down! You think I'm @#$%ing with you? I am...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQTiTx-X3mKBFlUoTY6X2AEQvc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQTiTx-X3mKBFlUoTY6X2AEQvc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQTiTx-X3mKBFlUoTY6X2AEQvc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQTiTx-X3mKBFlUoTY6X2AEQvc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/06/last-night-longtime-reader-and-friend-of-bsscom-mpn-suggested-on-the-twitters-that-charlie-manuel-should-give-the-phillie.html