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    April 20, 2011

    Robot to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch at Phillies Game

    ​A robot built by two UPenn students will throw out the first pitch at today's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. Named "PhillieBot," the machine is constructed from a Segway, an extra wheel, and a robotic arm with a pneumatic cylinder. No one had the heart to tell i ... More >>

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    November 3, 2009

    Crazy Yankee Chick: And the World Series heads back to the Bronx...

    ​"When the dazzling dark breaks over the far slopes of time, then it's time to toss things, like our reason, and our will...then it's time to break our necks for home."--Annie Dillard After last night's loss in Citizen's Bank Park that staved off elimination for the Phillies, I realized that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Oh, Hi Jay-Z, How's That Phillies Hex Going?

    ​Badly! Photo courtesy of Questlove, who took it upon himself to watch the game with Mr. Carter at Citizen's Bank Park last night, and even captured the sullen, impotent moment above--Jay throwing up three trembling fingers in the direction of his woeful team, who couldn't quite make it to fou ... More >>

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    October 31, 2009

    Crazy Yankee Chick: Game 3 in Philly, Andy vs Cole: Halloween Special

    ​Happy Halloween! My plans are largely contingent on the outcome of this game. If the Yankees fall behind 2-1 in the series, I'm going to drag my self back home to avoid the chaos intrinsic to Halloween in NYC. If the Yanks take a 2-1 series lead over the Phillies? Well, then me and my Billy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Let's Just Take the Comment Section Below the New York Times' "Empire State of Mind"/World Series Piece as a Sign of Progress, America

    Whatever the official sports etiquette line is in terms of fair play and sportsmanship, we can safely say the Yankees organization crossed it, did a fake line off it, and then lit it on fire last night, parading Jay-Z (in a Yankee varsity jacket), Alicia Keys (purple), and backing band (Yankee jer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    "Silly-delphia" "Frillies" Take Game One

    "VOTE: ARE THE YANKS IN TROUBLE?" The drama queens at the Post react badly to the Game One loss, and 81 percent of their poll respondents at this writing say yes, they're in trouble. Daily News elder statesman Mike Lupica takes the tip-yer-hat approach: "Lee carried his team the way CC Sabathia has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Jockbeat: Allen Barra Sizes Up the Yankees and Phillies

    ​First off, we'd like to thank the New York tabloids for getting the Phillies all worked up. In particular, we'd like to thank the New York Post for putting a photo shop image of Shane Victorino in a cheerleader's skirt on yesterday's front page, bearing the caption "Only in the city of Brothe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    A Suggestion to Remedy the Injustice of Jay-Z Performing "Empire State of Mind" at Game One of the World Series

    ​Is it Jay-Z's turn to ether a Philadelphia sports team? 76ers fans will not forget the day, back in 2001, when Beyonce and the rest of Destiny's Child emerged at halftime for Game Two of the Finals, IN PHILADELPHIA, wearing Laker jerseys--the prelude to first a tremendous amount of booing, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Jockbeat: It Must Be September in Queens

    ​Back on February 25, Philadelphia's City Paper declared war on our National League team in an article entitled "An Incomplete List of Reasons Mets Fans are Douchebags." (Grudgingly, we admit to our favorite, "All Mets fans break out their Yankees caps in October.") In their August 6-13 issue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Quick Hits

    Passover's coming, so here's a Pesach Rap by a "world-renowned food chemist and canola expert." Nice crib! "Despite Bleak Economic News, 2008 Was a Positive Year for Beverage Alcohol Sales and Consumption," press-releases the Beverage Information Group. Our colleague John DeSio says, "They missed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Phillies Win Series: Riot Delayed (Updated)

    Passover's coming, so here's a Pesach Rap by a "world-renowned food chemist and canola expert." Nice crib! "Despite Bleak Economic News, 2008 Was a Positive Year for Beverage Alcohol Sales and Consumption," press-releases the Beverage Information Group. Our colleague John DeSio says, "They missed ... More >>

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