tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-69859 2010-02-05T11:05:05-05:00 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-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a86615f7970b 2010-02-05T11:05:05-05:00 2010-02-05T11:05:05-05:00 Doc ESPNRadio.com - PodCenter - ESPN - Bill Simmons - The B.S. Report I found the podcast with Simmons and Adam Carolla to be laugh-out-loud funny. Part of the reason I did was where the two talk about fake -- yet believable -- movie scripts. You can almost see a studio...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WydsaCXwOOEjMWiF36lijYUyzG4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WydsaCXwOOEjMWiF36lijYUyzG4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WydsaCXwOOEjMWiF36lijYUyzG4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WydsaCXwOOEjMWiF36lijYUyzG4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/02/links-for-2010-02-05.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a857bb8a970b 2010-02-03T11:02:20-05:00 2010-02-03T11:02:20-05:00 Doc YouTube - Sawyer's Nicknames Seasons 4 - 5 Gizmo... Red... Bruce Lee... Kenny Rogers... Whiz Kid (tags: Television LOST) YouTube - Sawyer's Nicknames - Seasons 1-3 Skeletor... Cowboy... Freckles... (tags: LOST Television) Kulturblog » LOST: “LA X” (Season 6 premier) If...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hQjfff51LEtwxnSvyRj7tO9mdrU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hQjfff51LEtwxnSvyRj7tO9mdrU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hQjfff51LEtwxnSvyRj7tO9mdrU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hQjfff51LEtwxnSvyRj7tO9mdrU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/02/links-for-2010-02-03.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a8388d35970b 2010-01-31T20:37:12-05:00 2010-01-31T20:37:12-05:00 Doc According to news reports, Placido Polanco has been working out all winter with his neighbor in Florida, Raul "Raaaaaa-uuuuuuul!" Ibanez. Besides hitting and lifting weights, Polanco has also been fielding grounders at third base. That's good to hear, because Polly is...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YlN-Mw3fve_pOkoPxYvAswB45fE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YlN-Mw3fve_pOkoPxYvAswB45fE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YlN-Mw3fve_pOkoPxYvAswB45fE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YlN-Mw3fve_pOkoPxYvAswB45fE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/placido-polanco-probably-going-to-be-busy-at-third-base.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a835f83a970b 2010-01-31T11:01:33-05:00 2010-01-31T11:01:33-05:00 Doc A strong bond between Contreras, Baez | The Phillies Zone | 01/29/2010 After reading this, I just became a Danys Baez and Jose Contreras fan. Makes me want to stand up and sing the Star-Spangled Banner too. (tags: Phillies Baseball)<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCk7QwWWSZjLa6WfSEPfdq1ukAY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCk7QwWWSZjLa6WfSEPfdq1ukAY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCk7QwWWSZjLa6WfSEPfdq1ukAY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCk7QwWWSZjLa6WfSEPfdq1ukAY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-31.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a8263e34970b 2010-01-29T11:02:06-05:00 2010-01-29T11:02:06-05:00 Doc The Zo Zone: Thursday Morning Notes Apparently, Roy Halladay isn't checking out the "Pitchers & Catchers Countdown Clock" on BS&S.com because he's already showing up at Bright House Networks Field in Clearwater. Everyday. At 7 A.M. Something tells me we are really going...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGmkdYlT5G84EgHV7Aj286-TC4w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGmkdYlT5G84EgHV7Aj286-TC4w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGmkdYlT5G84EgHV7Aj286-TC4w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGmkdYlT5G84EgHV7Aj286-TC4w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-29.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e201287720554d970c 2010-01-28T11:03:12-05:00 2010-01-28T11:03:12-05:00 Doc The Sabermetric Library « FanGraphs Baseball This is the same exact reason I started Baseboogle.com a couple of years ago. (tags: Baseball) Philadelphia Phillies: Top 10 Prospects « FanGraphs Baseball Fangraphs.com ranks the three prospects the Phillies got for Cliff Lee...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n7PpRnDDC_qGN6LfgLiGfM7vorE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n7PpRnDDC_qGN6LfgLiGfM7vorE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n7PpRnDDC_qGN6LfgLiGfM7vorE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n7PpRnDDC_qGN6LfgLiGfM7vorE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-28.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a811d5e1970b 2010-01-26T11:03:47-05:00 2010-01-26T11:03:47-05:00 Doc Valet. &gt; Gordon Gekko Returns - Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps Gordon Gekko wears the "white hat"? Not sure Im buying it. (tags: Movies) crashburnalley.com » Ruiz Makes It 25 In this analysis of the Carlos Ruiz contract extension, there are some very interesting...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1tLiVBrJgFtFvXnZdkQRraz4OA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1tLiVBrJgFtFvXnZdkQRraz4OA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1tLiVBrJgFtFvXnZdkQRraz4OA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1tLiVBrJgFtFvXnZdkQRraz4OA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-26.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a80b1b54970b 2010-01-25T11:01:59-05:00 2010-01-25T11:01:59-05:00 Doc ESPN NFL Vick's TV series will debut next month When the Eagles signed Michael Vick, my question was "why?" Now, after the season is over, I still don't have an answer. Do you? (tags: Football Eagles) Obama to skip jury duty in Chicago suburbs - washingtonpost.com I don't...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sDKqFqjg5Djvfj2nPYAR56iXJ94/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sDKqFqjg5Djvfj2nPYAR56iXJ94/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sDKqFqjg5Djvfj2nPYAR56iXJ94/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sDKqFqjg5Djvfj2nPYAR56iXJ94/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-25.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a805f033970b 2010-01-24T11:02:46-05:00 2010-01-24T11:02:46-05:00 Doc Flip Flop Fly Ball I wish there was more blue on this graphic. (tags: Baseball)<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tyNuQ_to3pqi7fDjXm9yWOPdNVQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tyNuQ_to3pqi7fDjXm9yWOPdNVQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tyNuQ_to3pqi7fDjXm9yWOPdNVQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tyNuQ_to3pqi7fDjXm9yWOPdNVQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-24.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a7f7c587970b 2010-01-21T11:01:41-05:00 2010-01-21T11:01:41-05:00 Doc iSportacus » It’s Time for McNabb to Go This post makes the case that just because you want McNabb to be traded, it doesn't mean you dislike him or think he stinks. Believe it or not, it's actually possible to think he's a good quarterback AND he needs to be traded. Count...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lp7MfbN7XEvlRiKx2fYMKjfdRz8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lp7MfbN7XEvlRiKx2fYMKjfdRz8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lp7MfbN7XEvlRiKx2fYMKjfdRz8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lp7MfbN7XEvlRiKx2fYMKjfdRz8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-21.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a7f32988970b 2010-01-20T13:01:07-05:00 2010-01-20T13:01:07-05:00 Doc Wow, look at Charlie Manuel: Apparently, in the offseason, Manuel kept up with the Nutrisystem diet he began during the 2009 season and it's paid off. He's supposedly gone from 286 pounds to 230 pounds [story and picture]. He looks like a new man. Geez, I hope he still...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzR51vL1jRivxqaqAMG89LM7yFc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzR51vL1jRivxqaqAMG89LM7yFc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzR51vL1jRivxqaqAMG89LM7yFc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzR51vL1jRivxqaqAMG89LM7yFc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/charlie-manuel-weight-loss.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a7e7a962970b 2010-01-18T11:02:14-05:00 2010-01-18T11:02:14-05:00 Doc The Baseball Analysts: Crowding the Plate This was published over a month ago, so I'm obviously a bit behind in my reading, but what's interesting is that Chase Utley is 449% more likely to be hit by a pitch than your average batter. Pretty funny. Unless you are Utley's...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n6KH1HbjO-h7Dw_IHUD_iz7Qyg4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n6KH1HbjO-h7Dw_IHUD_iz7Qyg4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n6KH1HbjO-h7Dw_IHUD_iz7Qyg4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n6KH1HbjO-h7Dw_IHUD_iz7Qyg4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-18.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2012876e60804970c 2010-01-17T11:03:16-05:00 2010-01-17T11:03:16-05:00 Doc YouTube - Jimmy Kimmel on Jay Leno's 10 at 10 On the Bill Simmons podcast last week, Simmons told a story about how when he was working as a writer on the Jimmy Kimmel show, Leno did all sorts of backstabbing type stuff to stunt the growth of Kimmel's show. After hearing...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DtJ12yj-9ifob8xarXBKrhhdwtQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DtJ12yj-9ifob8xarXBKrhhdwtQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DtJ12yj-9ifob8xarXBKrhhdwtQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DtJ12yj-9ifob8xarXBKrhhdwtQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-17.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20120a7ce104b970b 2010-01-13T11:27:30-05:00 2010-01-13T11:27:30-05:00 Doc Rob Neyer at ESPN.com and Bill Baer at CrashburnAlley.com both brought to our attention a quote from Phillies front office exec/scout Charlie Kerfeld [link]:"Since I've been here, we don't have an in-house stats guy and I kind of feel we never will. We're not a...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXMLpc0AUxxVyw1epsFR6QD8SE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXMLpc0AUxxVyw1epsFR6QD8SE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXMLpc0AUxxVyw1epsFR6QD8SE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXMLpc0AUxxVyw1epsFR6QD8SE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/the-phillies-disillusionment-with-math.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2012876d05504970c 2010-01-13T11:03:31-05:00 2010-01-13T11:03:31-05:00 Doc CBS News Mobile:Assessing Google's Showdown with China Good for you Google, good for you. (tags: CurrentEvents media) What if they threw a bullpen and nobody came? | Philliesflow.com A very interesting breakdown of the use and situational trends in the Phillies pen last...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-nWeL-tfWNVwODMchiNyhnMDc0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-nWeL-tfWNVwODMchiNyhnMDc0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-nWeL-tfWNVwODMchiNyhnMDc0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-nWeL-tfWNVwODMchiNyhnMDc0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-13.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2012876cb9484970c 2010-01-12T11:01:26-05:00 2010-01-12T11:01:26-05:00 Doc The Fightins » You Could Field An Entire Team With Ed Wade’s Ex-Phillies At the rate Ed Wade is going, the Houston Astros should have no problem finishing right behind the Mets or the Braves in the NL East standings this year. (tags: Baseball Phillies Phloggers) ESPN 3D |...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkgJzz4xcmN2u76fjEfcml4jlg4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkgJzz4xcmN2u76fjEfcml4jlg4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkgJzz4xcmN2u76fjEfcml4jlg4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkgJzz4xcmN2u76fjEfcml4jlg4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/links-for-2010-01-12.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2012876c924d3970c 2010-01-11T23:47:31-05:00 2010-01-11T23:47:31-05:00 Doc <br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FSJme36QAOEl_nVqUyPBSOuCbo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FSJme36QAOEl_nVqUyPBSOuCbo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FSJme36QAOEl_nVqUyPBSOuCbo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FSJme36QAOEl_nVqUyPBSOuCbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2010/01/charles-barkley-and-the-haney-project-according-to-saturday-night-live.html