Bunts and Bloopers
December 22nd, 2008 by Matt |
Today is Steve Carlton’s birthday. Lefty turns 64 today. Also celebrating birthdays today are former Phils Lonnie Smith, Glenn Wilson and Mike Jackson. Connie Mack also was born on Dec. 22nd.
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I wonder where Carlton will end up on Phillies Nation’s list of the 100 Greatest Phillies of All-Time List. Ricky Bottalico and Jose Mesa are on the list, which makes me wonder if they shouldn’t have looked at the 50 Greatest Phils instead. Now that I am getting a taste for their list, I am going to feel compelled to offer up my own.
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We Should Be GM’s has a good interview with Todd Zolecki of the Inquirer where he opines on Philly’s best food haunts, being a Packer’s fan, and who is the best interview. Definitely worth a read.
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The Good Phight has a nice post about the craziness that was Game 5.
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Ryan Howard has elected not to play in the World Baseball Classic, which is just fine with me. This WBC thing is a contrived television event that I’d prefer no Phillies participated in. This is what the Olympics are for. And, yes, I am aware that baseball has been phased out of the Olympics.
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The Fightins has (or is it have?) a sweet pic of Ryan Howard on Santa’s lap.
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Thanks for the plug. We’ve got an interview with Chad Durbin lined up for tomorrow.