tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-69859 2009-11-14T23:35:56-05:00 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-6a00d83451bb9469e2012875a2ab20970c 2009-11-14T23:35:56-05:00 2009-11-14T23:35:56-05:00 Doc While teeing off in the Australian Masters, at the 13th hole, Tiger Woods hit one of his patented wayward drives. In disgust, he throws his club into the ground in front of him. The club bounced and landed amongst the fans. Take a look: Fortunately he didn't throw the...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dT7stuHiCFHlBC8HNHX7HC8nx_8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dT7stuHiCFHlBC8HNHX7HC8nx_8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dT7stuHiCFHlBC8HNHX7HC8nx_8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dT7stuHiCFHlBC8HNHX7HC8nx_8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/tiger-chucks-driver-ends-up-in-crowd.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a69f107b970b 2009-11-14T14:00:19-05:00 2009-11-14T14:02:22-05:00 Doc The following found it's way to my inbox from Shane Victorino's representation and I'm more than happy to pass it on to readers. Click the image for more information.<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H0yG7jR_pRUY5DzsIkdNBv1qkHI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H0yG7jR_pRUY5DzsIkdNBv1qkHI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H0yG7jR_pRUY5DzsIkdNBv1qkHI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H0yG7jR_pRUY5DzsIkdNBv1qkHI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/tee-it-up-with-shane-victorino-in-maui-to-benefit-charity.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2012875869659970c 2009-11-11T22:01:14-05:00 2009-11-11T22:01:14-05:00 Doc Photo from fOTOGLIF Every year, there are winners of Gold Glove awards who are frankly, undeserving [see "Abreu, Bobby"], and so the award has lost some of its luster. However, all of those mistakes shouldn't take away from the fact that if you win a Gold Glove, it's...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gV9-x0x6mqnRY-hle9S0H4_HiGc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gV9-x0x6mqnRY-hle9S0H4_HiGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gV9-x0x6mqnRY-hle9S0H4_HiGc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gV9-x0x6mqnRY-hle9S0H4_HiGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/jimmy-rollins-and-shane-victorino-win-gold-gloves-chase-utley-shafted-again.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a6844360970b 2009-11-11T21:18:17-05:00 2009-11-11T21:19:02-05:00 Doc Even though it's all over Twitter, I'm struggling to find an actual link for the news other than Bruntlett's CBSSports.com page, but Eric Bruntlett has filed for free-agency. Photo from fOTOGLIF I won't remind you of Bruntlett's ineptitude at the plate with statistics...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6bSKFyn-k1qEPGnV8oh88tK1_Xw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6bSKFyn-k1qEPGnV8oh88tK1_Xw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6bSKFyn-k1qEPGnV8oh88tK1_Xw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6bSKFyn-k1qEPGnV8oh88tK1_Xw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/thought-youd-want-to-know-the-eric-bruntlett-era-is-over.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a66cadc3970b 2009-11-09T23:02:51-05:00 2009-11-09T23:02:51-05:00 Doc As the members of baseball's front offices convene in Chicago for the general managers' meetings, Jim Salisbury of the Inquirer reports that the Phillies are "in the running" for Roy Halladay [link]. Despite the fact that J.P. Riccardi is no longer running things in...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bklLMc7qNWRTx3Z5j5wScGhlPmE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bklLMc7qNWRTx3Z5j5wScGhlPmE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bklLMc7qNWRTx3Z5j5wScGhlPmE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bklLMc7qNWRTx3Z5j5wScGhlPmE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/phillies-revisiting-the-roy-halladay-thing.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a6661ef6970b 2009-11-09T11:42:26-05:00 2009-11-09T11:42:26-05:00 Doc As usual, Igglesblog.com does a great job of summarizing last evening's defeat of the Eagles in Philadelphia by the Cowboys in an entry entitled "Blame 'Em All" [link]. "...the Eagles really look like a basketball team that lives and dies by the three-ball. They look...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjCg5IEfK3YPeoIABOY2hi8fVHQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjCg5IEfK3YPeoIABOY2hi8fVHQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjCg5IEfK3YPeoIABOY2hi8fVHQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjCg5IEfK3YPeoIABOY2hi8fVHQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/eagles-loss-cowboys-classic-andy-reid-donovan-mcnabb.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a664153a970b 2009-11-08T20:32:57-05:00 2009-11-08T20:32:57-05:00 Doc Photo from fOTOGLIF The Phillies' front office is wasting no time whatsoever assembling a roster for 2010. Late last week, Brett Myers was informed the Phillies would not negotiate a new contract with him and today brings word that the Phillies have declined the $5.5...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dwzvKkD0yeCgRqnX2yBFWAcMdxI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dwzvKkD0yeCgRqnX2yBFWAcMdxI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dwzvKkD0yeCgRqnX2yBFWAcMdxI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dwzvKkD0yeCgRqnX2yBFWAcMdxI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/muy-interesante-phillies-decline-option-on-pedro-feliz.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a65d74f9970b 2009-11-06T14:50:49-05:00 2009-11-06T15:13:17-05:00 Doc Photo from fOTOGLIF Before many, including myself, have had a chance to do a post-mortem on the Phillies season and their valiant attempt to repeat as World Champions, the team has already begun to work on the roster for 2010. Multiple sources are reporting that Brett...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V7G59UFUsqQqS8Inv7PibyJPwc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V7G59UFUsqQqS8Inv7PibyJPwc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V7G59UFUsqQqS8Inv7PibyJPwc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V7G59UFUsqQqS8Inv7PibyJPwc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/brett-myers-will-not-return-to-the-phillies-in-2010.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a6a99fc1970c 2009-11-04T17:20:20-05:00 2009-11-04T17:25:03-05:00 Doc Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told reporters this afternoon, "...We'll use anybody except Lee tonight." [link] Wow, even Cole Hamels? Does that mean Manuel is planning on using Cliff Lee to start a possible Game 7 on two days of rest?<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XXXR8W5dRy3-DLIpXJoQNG24Oy0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XXXR8W5dRy3-DLIpXJoQNG24Oy0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XXXR8W5dRy3-DLIpXJoQNG24Oy0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XXXR8W5dRy3-DLIpXJoQNG24Oy0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/manuel-willing-to-use-the-kitchen-sink-tonight.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a6542140970b 2009-11-04T17:09:16-05:00 2009-11-04T17:09:16-05:00 Doc Despite taking a fastball off his right fore-finger, Shane Victorino will in fact be start the game. This is incredibly important, because if he had not been able to go, the Phillies would have been forced to use Matt Stairs, who has been in a slump as deep as a Mad Men...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eICnF4QeMnw0nDVIwFV8UBPdO0w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eICnF4QeMnw0nDVIwFV8UBPdO0w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eICnF4QeMnw0nDVIwFV8UBPdO0w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eICnF4QeMnw0nDVIwFV8UBPdO0w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/shane-victorino-will-start-in-centerfield-tonight.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a6a449bc970c 2009-11-03T10:13:50-05:00 2009-11-04T13:44:05-05:00 Doc Make no mistake, the real story this morning is how Chase Utley and Cliff Lee threw the hopes of a repeat World Series title on their backs and extended the series for at least one, hopefully two, games in New York. Chase Utley had two home runs and Lee lasted 7 innings...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-lAHffeNJpQ3koHW0o1sXGAfL6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-lAHffeNJpQ3koHW0o1sXGAfL6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-lAHffeNJpQ3koHW0o1sXGAfL6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-lAHffeNJpQ3koHW0o1sXGAfL6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/hamels-myers-verbally-spar-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a64cfe67970b 2009-11-02T21:50:17-05:00 2009-11-02T21:56:30-05:00 Doc <br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cXAELI74kusE-2AZwWvs-8OAMjU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cXAELI74kusE-2AZwWvs-8OAMjU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cXAELI74kusE-2AZwWvs-8OAMjU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cXAELI74kusE-2AZwWvs-8OAMjU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/instant-classic-chase-utleys-1st-inning-homer.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a69ed31a970c 2009-11-01T23:58:59-05:00 2009-11-02T00:05:48-05:00 Doc As autumn came, the playoffs drew closer and closer and Brad Lidge's struggles continued, you wondered just how long it would go on. You didn't think that it would go into the playoffs, either he'd figure himself out or he'd be removed from the closer's role by the time...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZJ3vEWA-XePBNqjcsgiC-rZI64Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZJ3vEWA-XePBNqjcsgiC-rZI64Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZJ3vEWA-XePBNqjcsgiC-rZI64Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZJ3vEWA-XePBNqjcsgiC-rZI64Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/our-worst-fears-realized.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a69cae70970c 2009-11-01T10:12:54-05:00 2009-11-01T10:17:47-05:00 Doc [Original image taken from this excellent photo gallery at Philly.com] Since I'm obviously lashing out at A-Fraud, might as well publish this one too:<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hiWNptWb_iAj3eHYFj0elYZvSAo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hiWNptWb_iAj3eHYFj0elYZvSAo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hiWNptWb_iAj3eHYFj0elYZvSAo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hiWNptWb_iAj3eHYFj0elYZvSAo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/a-conversation-between-chase-utley-and-alex-rodriguez.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a69bad3a970c 2009-11-01T01:37:28-05:00 2009-11-01T08:46:19-05:00 Doc He actually said that. He actually said that. And then chuckled. This comes from Cole's post-game meet-up with the press, after he gave up 5 runs in 4 1/3 innings in Game 3 of the World Series. He also threw in that he is anxious for a fresh start. Tell you what Cole, why...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OddtoZtMW3o-rME8DrXPLYce2sY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OddtoZtMW3o-rME8DrXPLYce2sY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OddtoZtMW3o-rME8DrXPLYce2sY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OddtoZtMW3o-rME8DrXPLYce2sY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/11/cole-hamels-cant-wait-for-this-season-to-be-over.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a645683a970b 2009-10-31T18:50:53-04:00 2009-10-31T18:50:53-04:00 Doc [posted by Twitter user @jrubillo]<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGff-QsA58vszBHCLCK_qDu0cYs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGff-QsA58vszBHCLCK_qDu0cYs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGff-QsA58vszBHCLCK_qDu0cYs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGff-QsA58vszBHCLCK_qDu0cYs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/10/trick-or-treat-game-3.html