Some Thursday Evening Phillies Links For You, July 14, 2011: Chooch, Conlin, and Teflon Clemens
by FuquaManuel on Jul 14, 2011 7:01 PM EDT
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THE LEGION OF ARMS: PART II BROTHERLY GLOVE
The real Chooch.
A look at Phillies' second-half storylines
Operation: Get Healthy
The First Half: Halladay, #4/#5 SPs, Corner OF
Also read this.
This Debate Again?
Lots of good stuff on Crashburn Alley today. Also this and this.
Two Phillies in Keith Law’s updated Top 50 prospects
Cosart is 17th (34 prev.) and Singleton is 24th (27 prev.)
ESPN's Keith Law Scouts the Zeke's Hardware and Auto Parts of Fairview Phillies
Title says it all.
Elsewhere in baseball:
Roger Clemens trial -- Judge declares mistrial
LOLFeds!
Transcript Of Justin Timberlake Trolling Joe Buck On Live Television During The All Star Game (Now With Video!)
This was the highlight of the game, IMHO. Well done by Amazin' Avenue to transcribe the whole thing.
Of course he did: Brian Wilson rocks spandex tuxedo at ESPYs
At this point, Brian Wilson would be funnier if he suddenly dropped the schtick.
MLB Realignment, For Reals?
Weiner is open to realignment.
Florida Marlins close upper deck to Sun Life Stadium
...because they are afraid people who sit there will die of loneliness.
Lopez is Topps: Fan who gave ball to Jeter gets own baseball card
This whole Jeter 3000th hit ball drama summarized in six words: Low use value, high exchange value.
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Sorry, must have missed the fanshot of the Chooch article. My bad.
The Good Phight, Big Black Kids, and now NotGraphs. Fun!
The Chooch article needs as much play as humanly possible. It should be front-paged every day for a week.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
by Senor Octubre on Jul 14, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It is a fine piece of sportswriting, that’s for damn sure.
by Wet Luzinski on Jul 14, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It makes me yearn for the MLB 2K11 Chooch pillow. I’m shocked I still can’t find one on the Internet.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
by Senor Octubre on Jul 15, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Am I the only one who wasn’t really all that amused by the JT thing during the AS game? I mean, I get that he was busting on Buck and that’s always a good thing. I just found it awkward and forced because he’s pushing this new crap movie. /too old, I guess
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
I thought it was funny because he was clearly drunk.
The Good Phight, Big Black Kids, and now NotGraphs. Fun!
I think we’re all missing the big story here…
How, after more than two and a half years, are people still pronouncing it Raul Eye-buh-nez?
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
People are stupid.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Jul 14, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I just…it’s not even like it’s an accent (like the Os-walt/Oz-walt thing). It’s just…wrong. And you’d think after hearing it the right way, oh, 400,000 times, they’d correct themselves.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
by Senor Octubre on Jul 14, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Halladay-Holliday. One of the All Stars (Fielder?) was calling him Matt Hal-a-day. People are funny like that.
by phillyinportland on Jul 16, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
How are the Marlins going to get fans to come to their new stadium when they are clearly calling it a season now? Major FA acquisition?
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
Sebastian Valle: “I don’t like to walk. I like to swing, swing, swing.”
In fairness, I suspect this was somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
I want Brian Wilson to pitch in a meat uniform.
by j reed on Jul 14, 2011 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Swan dress.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
HA!
I love that fricking frost pixie. Loved her since the Sugarcubes. She’s not black swan or white swan – just weird as shit swan.
Homogenic is a pop masterpiece. Some real beautiful songs on that record. And her video work is phenomenal. Most music videoes I find rather self-indulgent but her videos are art – they are beautifully self-indulgent.
Seriously, I put some of her videos up there with artists like Rebecca Horn, Eva Hesse and Louise Bourgeois. That’s like my Holy Trinity of modern sculpture. I mean would any of these pieces be out of place in a Bjork video? And All Is Full of Love is on permanent display in MOMA for a reason. Definitely the greatest video ever made.
R. Horn: Butterfly Sculpture, 2000. Brass, butterfly wings. The Feathered Prison Fan, 1978, from the film Der Eintänzer. Feathers, steel. To Sleep As Little Spoons, 1990. Electric motor and spoons, 93/4 × 93/4 in.
E. Hesse: Untitled (S-34), 1966. Enamel, papier mâché, rubber. Untitled, part of the Studiowork pieces done from 1960-1970. Latex, cloth.
L. Bourgeois: Give or Take, 2002. Bronze, silver nitrate patina. Nature Study, 1984; cast 2001.Pink rubber. 76.2 × 48.2 × 38.1 cm.
Cell XXVI, 2003; installation detail. Steel, fabric, aluminium, stainless steel and wood, 252.7 × 434.3 × 3048 cm
How does this relate to the Phillies…well I wouldn’t be suprised if I saw a picture of Louise Bourgeios’ studio with the Machine lugging around a huge as piece of marble. If your not familiar with her art, then Google her name and scroll thru the images when you get home from work.
So ends this installment of the completely random Modern Art Lecture.
by j reed on Jul 15, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
reason #1,832 why this blog roolz
j reed’s meticulously linked, seemingly random digressions
by perfectdepth on Jul 15, 2011 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
and yeah, Bjork is frickin awesome, artsy weirdness and all. she reminds me a lot of Bowie, in that they’re both willing to push the boundaries of “pop” music in unexpected directions—and in that they’re fascinating even when they’re at their least accessible.
by perfectdepth on Jul 15, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
That was very informative. The video for All Is Full of Love reminds me somehow of some scenes in Minority Report. Good stuff.
by phillyinportland on Jul 16, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
The Prosecutors in the Clemens case butchered their evidence so badly there. I mean, how do you eff that up AFTER the judge specifically had said the one piece of evidence was inadmissible and yet, they still went ahead.
Is it wrong that I smell a rat in all this, because that’s a mistake that even rookie law students wouldn’t make. Or am I just being overly cynical, as is my wont.
A proud member of the Church of BaseBa'al
I mourn for our society where the Jeter 3000th ball story has seriously remained headline news for this long.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
I knows...
It's only gonna get funner
by VanceinmyPants on Jul 14, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly not. I could even live with it if it weren’t for the fact that they’re acting like this guy was the Seal Team Six member who shot Bin Laden, while curing Diabetes and Autism, and saving an orphanage full of underprivileged children from a fire which he single-handedly extinguished.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
by Senor Octubre on Jul 14, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love that Chase Utley had 3000 hits. I wouldn’t give two ****s what someone did with the ball.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
by Senor Octubre on Jul 14, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
clearwater
Trevor May 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 HBP
27 batters faced, 8 GB, 2 LD, 5 FB (inc. 1 pop)
Cosart pitched yesterday, so maybe him?
by phillies0100 on Jul 14, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Completely off topic but I have to share quite possibly the dumbest internet article reply in the history of dumb internet article replies: “Brian Wilson has a very very very dry sense of humor, people just don’t understand him”
We are the Phightin' Irish
You guys should start being careful about what you say about Brian Wilson. Judging from the fact that he introduced Roy Halladay as “a cyborg,” I figure he probably reads TGP.
"What's gonna happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy here jam you, and if it comes, it comes." Gary 'Sarge' Matthews
by Senor Octubre on Jul 14, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
In that case...
Brian Wilson is a tool, with a good eye for robots.
by Phrozen on Jul 15, 2011 12:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, technically that's
electric sheep on electric sheep action.
This comes with a “Roy”, two tools and Prisassasin to boot.
r-phils
Tough game for JC Ramirez today. 3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
22 batters faced, 5 GB, 7 LD, 5 FB
Been very inconsistent
Anyone watching Toronto’s implosion on MLB Network?
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