Posted by
Adam J on Oct. 30, 2009, 3:00pm
As the World Series shift to Philadelphia, fans’ ability to get to the game may be hampered by an impending strike by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Or SEPTRAUT, as we recommend they be named). According to the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, the three key issues are wages, pensions and health care. Typical stuff, really, just at an atypical time.
You wouldn’t think that now’s the ideal time to threaten a strike, what with the city needing its urban mass transit providers more than ever to help de-clutter the mass of fans going to and leaving Citizens’ Bank Ballpark, but no, that’s precisely when you air your grievances about low pay: right when you’re at your most essential. Same reason why 80% of cancelled pre-nups get ripped up in the middle of intercourse*.
Here now to discuss the nuanced ramifications of the strike, which could be just hours away, is Phillies spokesperson and Miami crime lab lieutenant Horatio Caine.
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Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 30, 2009, 10:53am
I watched this over and over last night, convinced Ryan Howard caught it. Then I saw the below screen shot this morning:
He didn’t. Video after the jump.
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Susan Finkelstein: Victim of circumstance, or the devil? Bensalem, Pa., cops said she flaunted her feminine wares to procure World Series tickets. Finkelstein says she was “just flirting,” with an undercover policeman, and had no plan to offer sex for tickets. Baseball fans are lining up for and against her (a SPORTSBYBROOKS poll ran overwhelmingly on the side of letting her go without charges).
Finkelstein is now speaking out, telling CBS NEWS that she was upset with what she felt was the arresting officers’ cavalier attitude. “They arrested me; put me in the back of the squad car. In my opinion they seemed amused by the whole thing,” she said today. Her lawyer, William Brennan, says that arresting officers “chained her to a table like a dog.”
More stuff, and photos following the jump.
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Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 29, 2009, 10:47am
For your hard drive (now you have something on there you can open without the door being deadbolted):
The Yankee fan freakout-fest over last night was predictable and wonderfully amusing. Almost as predictable has been the media’s overreaction to Lee’s performance.
(Source - shoulda been ‘New Yawk’)
If the Phillies lose the Series, no one will remember what happened last night - save the catch.
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She’s still being charged with soliciting for prostitution, but Susan Finkelstein will go to Game 3 of the World Series before she heads to court, courtesy of a Philadelphia radio station. Finkelstein, you may recall, was arrested for allegedly offering sex acts in exchange for Series tickets in an ad she placed on Craigslist.
But radio DJ Tim Acosta from Wired 96.5 took pity on the horny, 47-year-old Phillies fan and presented her with two tickets to Game 3 in Philadelphia, for her and her husband. Wait, what? Her husband?
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Brad Lidge has a bone to pick with the Catholics, but first he has a coveted piece of jewelery to obtain. That would be another World Series ring, the first step toward that beginning tonight (7:57 PM ET, Fox. I’ll bring the guacamole). Lidge, however, will not stop there. When the Series is over, he’ll be digging up other valuable artifacts.
(Pawning that big hat, for instance, could bring in about 75 bucks)
Lidge, during a bout of soul searching during a pitching slump, decided to pursue a degree in religious archaeology, with plans to eventually work in that field. He also says that the religious treasure on display at the Vatican in Rome could be put to much better use helping the poor.
Wait, Lidge went to Notre Dame, right? That’ll go over big. Read more…
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 23, 2009, 4:07pm
Phillies fan behind NBC 10 in Philadelphia’s Claudia Rivero after the NLCS win over the Dodgers:
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Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 20, 2009, 12:56am
Woo-hoo!
(Posted on MLB.com homepage last night - via Enrico)
What? Why are you looking at me like that?
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 19, 2009, 12:45pm
As you would expect, the baseball playoffs bring out the best Philadelphia has to offer:
They’ve got that reversed, Hooters have the first pitch …
… and these guys have the anthem:
Posted by
Brooks on Oct. 16, 2009, 12:43pm
All season the Angels have hung the jersey of their fallen teammate, Nick Adenhart, in their dugout. Turns out the Philies have a similar tribute for the late Harry Kalas.
(Zoomed-out image)
See those white loafers behind Charlie Manuel from last night’s TBS NLCS telecast? Those belonged to Kalas, who was well known for his selection of bright footwear. (If someone sees Dick Williams or Marty Brennaman puttering around pregame tomorrow, keep an eye on them.)
Kalas’ trademark blazer is also in the dugout for every game.
