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Because on our broadcast they zoomed in about 50 times and wouldn't shut up about it for an inning. When it's zoomed in all the way and in slow motion it is really easy to tell.

It was the skinny dude sitting next to the fat dude they assumed did it at first.

The whole row actually got kicked out. Initially they arrested the wrong dude, then they figured that out and went back down there and nobody would fess up to doing it, so they made everybody leave (which makes no sense because on the video it was clear as day who threw it). Probably a good thing though...the bleacher bums are all total white trash so I am sure Wrigley was a better place with them all gone.

You know why we have "earned" this reputation? Because of the idiots like you and the idiots at ESPN. This event just goes to show that there are morons everywhere. Now do me a favor and go watch a game from the bleachers at Wrigley, then compare it to anything you will see at a game in Philadelphia.

Yeah I'm just as silly as these 2... http://thefeed.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/wrightreyes_1.jpg http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/standalone/gq/fashion/1206/mets/00001f.jpg That's a very masculine bunch that you root for fishy.

Obviously we will never be able to know how players from different era's would fare against one another, but it certainly makes for good conversation.

Lol...if this were a Phillies fan, ESPN would have to run one of their "specials" tonight to remind everybody that we threw snow balls at Santa and booed Michael Irvin. But it's in Chicago, so it will just blow over. Just goes to show that there are idiots everywhere.

He felt "disappointed and misled" because Amaro assured him during contract negotiations this past offseason that he would remain in the rotation. I really love Jamie and he has always been a class guy but he definitely should not have said that..comes off as very selfish. He is lucky the Phillies regard him so highly or he never would have gotten a multi year contract, and he certainly would have been released by now. I think now that the initial shock has passed him by he is accepting it, and he said he is willing to help the team whereever he can. Unfortunately, I don't see him being too successful in the bullpen either, unless Charlie really does a good job picking his matchups.

Hahaha....that's a good picture. I liked Shane's interview after the game, he wasn't mad or anything, he just said "gotta give that guy credit he had perfect timing". Also, Michael Taylor went 5 for 5 and hit for the cycle in triple-A Lehigh Valley. Domonic Brown is playing very well in AA too. Glad we didn't trade those guys.

And if I didn't make it clear in that post, I was really really impressed.

Pedro consistently got his fastball up to 92-93 (with tons of movement), and his changeup is still nasty. He tried mixing in all of his pitches, and nothing really looked too bad. He got into trouble in the 5th and because of that high pitch count he is now finished. Would have been nice to see him go deeper since the bullpen is kind of thin right now, but I didn't expect more than 5 for his first start. Also, I like how that jackass Cubs fan threw the beer on Shane and they arrested the wrong guy haha. If that would have happened in Philly, ECN would have started another thread about how terrible Philadelphia fans are and the media would have been all over us, but it is in Chicago so it will just get blown over as "an isolated incident".

As a Phillies fan, the Braves scare me a hell of a lot more than Florida does, despite the fact that the Marlins just swept us.

Yeah I'm pretty sure.

The Giants have been outscored 13-3 so far in this series.

I disagree about him trying to hit Youkilis.

Eh, maybe a fine because he clearly threw at Martinez to brush him back off the plate, but that [expletive] happens in literally every MLB game once or twice. Only reason he got suspended is because Youk lost his cool and charged the mound.

An absolute joke that Porcello was suspended IMO.

Probably the truth, but could you also imagine how good Babe Ruth would have been had he had a modern trainer to get him into decent shape? Same goes for a lot of guys of that era.

That is a good point. I have always enjoyed wondering how Babe Ruth would fare against late 90s Pedro Martinez, or how Joe DiMaggio would do against Randy Johnson. Always fun to compare era's.

And Mike Schmidt said he "never used steroids, but had he played in the late 90s he would have been tempted". I am not sure if you are just trying to get a stir out of me or if you are just plain ignorant, but either way you got your facts wrong. Try again.

What argument? Am I arguing anything? Read the post again (I should say read the post for the first time, since I know you probably just picked and chose a few lines to read on your first glance through it). I am pointing out that todays players have a distinct advantage over players of previous eras. It is a legal advantage, but it is nonetheless an advantage. That is why I am sick of the clueless media blaming inflated numbers on steroids.

I was thinking the other day... People are so quick to blame steroids for offensive numbers becoming so inflated over the years, but the workout regimens that today's baseball players have are insane compared to what guys did as recently as 20 years ago. Shouldn't these multi million dollar, world class weight rooms in every MLB stadium be considered performance enhancers too? I heard an interview with Mike Schmidt recently, and he said that he never lifted a weight in his life, and that the majority of teammates he played with throughout his career didn't either (and he only retired about 20 years ago, imagine what things were like for ballplayers in the 30s and 40s, or earlier). Now don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with today's players taking advantage of new work out technology, but it is a clear advantage that these guys have over players of previous era's. So, even though steroids are so "wrong" and "unethical", as technology continues to enhance itself players will continue to become stronger and stronger, and probably more immune from injury, so records will continue to be blown through the roof with or without steroids. So yes I agree the whole steroid issue has been massively overblown.

On a similar note, a friend of mine (Yankees fan) was at the Yankees/Red Sox Sunday night game this past weekend. Before the game my friend was watching BP from the outfield and Jonathan Papelbon was shagging fly balls (I think this is when it occurred, I could be wrong), and a kid gets his attention and says "hey Papelbon, can you sign this baseball for me?". Papelbon looks at him and laughs and says "why the [expletive] would I sign anything for a [expletive]ing Yankees fan?". The kid then picked up a broom and said "hey, can you sign this for a Yankees fan?". Papelbon responded with "[expletive] you, [expletive]ing [expletive]", or something of that nature. Anyway, I find that story kind of hard to believe, but I also don't think my friend would make that up. Pretty funny that the kid had such a good sense of humor. As for Rios, he should be ashamed of himself. I understand it when athletes blow off fans asking for autographs if there are like 500 fans lined up wanting to get something signed and the athlete really has to leave, but this was just one little kid asking for an autograph. I am glad the guy called him out.

A=American League N=National League For cities with two teams.

I do not want to live somewhere that does not have a winter. So, that's another reason southern California is not for me.