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Ecdysiasism, of varying levels

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

:: On the next season of The Real World, Philadelphia’s representative will be a stripper. [Inquirer]
:: Classy radio station comes up with classy contest to celebrate the Flyers’ playoff berth in a classy manner, by having female listeners undress in very classy ways with Flyers gear. Classily. [Hottest Flyers Fan @ WMMR, via Philebrity]

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Our Mayor does not drink beer at a baseball game.

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Video at The700Level.com
Philadelphia’s Michael Nutter was in attendance at the game with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Nutter tried to talk some baseball which didn’t exactly go real smoothly. But what I want to know is, did Nutter really drink a “glass of water” while NYC’s mayor enjoyed a cold adult beverage? What gives Nutter? […]

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“We were simply trying to protect our property.”

April 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The Phillies once had an 11-year old boy thrown in jail for a night because he kept a foul ball.
Losing Proposition: How a foul ball and an 11-year-old kid still define our feelings about Phillies management 85 years later. [Philadelphia Weekly]

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Jackie Robinson’s Phila. debut, 61 years ago

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Phils hurled insults at the ‘noble experiment’ [Inquirer]

“I have to admit that this day,” Robinson wrote in 1972 of his first encounter with the [Philadelphia Phillies] - April 22, 1947 - “of all the unpleasant days of my life brought me nearer to cracking up than I have ever been. For one wild and rage-crazed […]

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