Phighting Phils

Never count out Phighting Phils or they'll get you when you least expect it just like tonight. The Phillies were down tonight 7 to 3 in the bottom of the ninth and the game appeared to be over until the unthinkable happened. The hero of the NLCS last year OF Matt Stairs stepped up to the plate thinking one thing... That ball is... outta here! and sure enough it was. The unexpected home run sparked a chain of events that shocked everybody watching the game, an unbelievable rally. After two runners made it safely to base the team big slugger Ryan Howard stepped up to the plate and displayed his power with a game tying three run shot, a shot heard 'round Pennsylvania. Then after loading the basses the Phillies sealed an amazing comeback win with a single to drive in the eighth run inching them past the Pirates and showing America once again that the Phillies can never be counted out.

Not In My House

Last night San Fransisco was a land of miracles and yes it was because of the pitching but not Tim lincecum. No it was Jonathan Sanchez the 2-8 Randy Johnson replacement who stole the show. The less than perfect pitcher came into the rotation after Johnson went down with an injury and shocked the Padres with a near perfect no hitter. The only runner on base came off of an error making the game not recognized as perfect though the pitcher never allowed a runner. Hats off to you Sanchez show'em who's boss.

The New York Mets, in a fierce nose dive, have finally made a move to bring them out of the terrible slump by trading OF Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur. With both teams below .500 right now, they are each looking for a new ingredient in hopes of turning the season around and making a run at the playoffs. "what's weird is you imagine to be traded, but, you never imagine to be traded to your biggest rival" Francoeur said. the Mets, in addition to Francoeur, received $270,218 to equal out the salaries.

Can You Believe This Guy?

Yesterday a 61 year old man loaded 2 potted plants into the back of his truck that appeared to be sitting next to the trash, which was behind a house. This would not be an normally issue except the plants belonged to superstar quarterback Tom Brady. the 61 year old bank robber who was released 5 years ago from prison said he had no idea who they belonged to and admitted to the crime only after police informed him that he was recorded by a security camera. "i said, i don't even know what your talking about" the man recalled after talking to a Boston police detective. "i saw these two stainless steal containers behind a garage next to the trash" he said. "scrap metal was really high at the time so i grabbed them and put them in my truck". The man sold the pots for $450 a piece to rake in some spare cash but is now in debt to Tom Brady for quite a bit more. He and Brady reached an "agreement" on a debt of $8,000 dollars to be paid for the two stolen pots, even though it puts Dennis Paiva, the robber, in a tough situation. Dennis must now beg and panhandle to scrape together the cash after an aneurysm followed by a brain surgery. This man almost lost his life and is now 8,000 dollars in debt to a man who wipes his nose with this kind of money. What has this world come to?

Dont You Feel So Cool

I know we all ask ourselves "what's one of the most embarrassing ways i can hurt myself" but ask no further because the Cubs showed us how. Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster hopped the dugout rail on Sunday's victory against the Brewers and ate the dirt, fracturing his big toe. Not only is that a ridiculous way to get injured but you are now the joke of the DL with your broken toe. Lou Piniella commented "we were healthy for a day" as the Cubs have been injury stricken for quite some time now "It's something you never expect to happen. Just a freak thing.". Maybe we can prevent these accidents by following the kindergarten teachers instructions, take the stairs.

Testy Testy

Guess who stole the show again? You guessed it Mr. Manny Ramirez. He was ejected today after arguing a strikeout with the umpire but not before driving in 3. The withdraw from lack of roids must really have him bent out of shape. I'm not going to even waste my time with this nonsense okay you know the drill.

A Sad Sad Week

In the last week or so we have seen tragedy after tragedy including Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and now Steve McNair. The former MVP QB was found dead in his Tennessee home suffering a fatal gunshot wound to the head. With him in the home also found dead was an unidentified girl who had apparently been staying with McNair at the time. Information on suspects, witnesses, and motives are still under investigation. Usually i am the first to rip players down for their latest mistake but obviously this is no laughing matter and its never a good day when a player meets an untimely end to a very accomplished life. We raise our glasses to you Mr. McNair.