Free Agency is almost upon us

This is by far the coolest phillies video I have seen. Gets me jacked up (like vince vaugh on shooting humans) everytime. And with the most exciting time of baseball season just hours away, I wanted to post this in hopes of getting us all pumped for some new blood on this team. Will the Phils land all four: Soriano, Schmidt, Ramirez and Zito for the 2007 season. If we are lucky we can steal soriano's bat and a lock of zito's flowing hair...but watching this video will put you in a good mood anyways.





ps...it took me about 5 minutes to realize that is Dick Cheney's face in place of Owen Wilson's

Enter Here

Since I am very much a virgin in the world of blogging and since I am just making my entrance into posting about my team, I thought it fitting to talk about plate music.

"Leading off...for the Philadelphia Phillies...shortstop...JIMMY ROLLINS"

You have all heard that a buttload of times and in the background is always some rap song that I most likely do not know. But how about those badass songs that some of our Players trot out to everynight. Heres my list of plate rock.

1. Dio - "Holy Diver"
How, and I mean this with all my heart, can anyone NOT love this song. Possibly the coolest song to come out of 1983, even south park (which by the way is the most brilliant show on television) featured this band/song in an episode. And no matter how much the city of Philadelphia loves to unfortunately hate on Pat, you can never hate this tune. Even if you dread seeing him walk to the plate just to see him walk back 55 seconds later, you have to be insane not to headbang to this metal treasure. And yes, I am one of the only remaining Burrell fans in the city (more on why later this week). But that is not the reason this piece of art is on top of my list. You want to know what is?
.....Ronnie James Dio





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2. Bob Marley - "Buffalo Soldier"
Hawaii...Jamaica...both are tropical islands, both are heralded as great vacation spots, and apperently thats all the connection Shaney Vic needs. My personal theory behind entrance music was that it was meant to pump a player up in hopes to help him smash the cover off the ball. This song, however, inspires me to light up a joint and lie on a beach drinking a pink icee alcoholic type beverage with a tiny umbrella in it. Regardless, this song belongs on this list simply because the first time I saw Shane come to plate and heard this song, I almost wet my pants. And it is possibly still the reason I want Victorino covering center (and most of left if Burrell is still here) field next year.

3. Biggie and Bone Thugs - "Spit Yo Game"
Rhyno has switched entrance songs a few times, and while this was not the one he ended the year with, it is by far the most superior. For one, I do not know THAT much rap. Being a white, Catholic school boy growing up in the mean hood of Voorhees will do that to you. Sure we pretended we were 'supa-fly' by dancing to ja rule and nelly at the akward dances that were held each year. And of course Eminem was a huge hit...I mean, my old high school (Bishop Eustace by the way) could obviously relate to him...growing up in a tough neighborhood, being the only white boy at rap battles, having a mom who sued us for 10 million dollars, and having fantasies of killing our girlfriends was just the way it was at 'the prep'. But one thing I DO know is that Bone Thugs and Harmony were the freakin shit. I owned every cd they put out and loved every song on them. So when I noticed Howard picked a song by them (featuring Biggie no less) I pulled out my old BTNH albums and.... oh who am I kidding, I turned on my ipod and scrolled to the 'B' section and relived my high school days all over again.

Very honorable mentions:
-Chase Utley of 2005: Vengaboys - "We Like to Party"
-Tom Gordon: Queen - "Theme from Flash Gordon"
-Chris Coste: Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Love Rollercoaster"
And of course in the days of old...
-Mitch Williams: ...If you don't remember this one then I hate you

Dishonorable mentions:
-The players who piss me off and have no plate music like Bernie Williams, Hank Blalock, Garret Anderson, Jose Molina...and a I think Nomar.
-Half of the Mets roster, which is all that crappy mexican/latino/south of the border/samba/tequila/dance like a homo music....I only want to hear that in Cancun
-I do not remember David Bell's but I feel like I hated it
-Back to the Mets...I always recall hearing during a players at bat in Shea, that person saying "Everybody Clap Yo Hands". Then the whole stadium of mutts fans clap...like they just realized putting your hands together makes a miraculous sound.


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By the way, my plate music would be "The Final Countdown" by Europe. If you don't know this song I would guess you're a fan of either the Yankees, Braves or Mets. And that you don't know what cool is.

First actual post.. brought to you by the number 6

Six is a sexy word. Sounds like sex. Sort of looks like sex. And if you have that many people involved in sex, then you obviously are having a good time. Sexual fantasies aside, the number six should bring great joy to Phillies fans for other reasons.

First, and perhaps the most obvious reason, is the big man. Rhyno, THE Godzilla, Deep 6, Howitzer, H-Bomb, All-Howerful... whatever ridiculous nickname we like to give our stud players. Ryan Howard and his number 6 give every fan in Philadelphia reason to smile. This is nothing new that I am saying here, however, think around the league and try to conjure up one team that has a budding superstar with this much promise. Jose Reyes? Great Talent but not close. David Wright? Howard already kicked his ass in the derby. Liriano? Ask Tommy John. Ryan Howard truly is the most exciting thing in baseball and he has only been here for a year and a half.

The second SIX that I would like to point out is a sixtet that the Phillies currently embody. Utley, Howard, Hamels, Victorino, Rollins and Myers. All 6 are on the better side of 30, while King Cole is barely on the upper side of 20. Let me average up the 4 hitters of the crew and show how they fared last season. HUVR: .296/30.25/95 with a 109.5 runs scored. How did they hit 1/4 of a homerun and mange to score 1/2 of a run?...Only Charlie Manuel knows (his mathematics are obviously the only reason why Gillick would possibly keep him) So what does that average of numbers mean? To be honest, I do not really know. I do know this much though...those four hitters are the brightest things the Phillies have on their roster. The combination of speed (Vic), power (How), clutchness (Ut), and fielding (Roll) will be with the Phillies for the years to come. Those traits can be mixed and matched with each player for the most part and will be with this team for quite some time.

The last two that make up this dynamo six are our pocket aces. The Phillies haven't had a dominant number 1 since schilling left, so we will have to settle for two players to share the role. And with these two I see no problem with that. Cole got over his hump in june and july and threw like the pimp he is. Myers for the most part had an identical year to 2005 with a slight dip in some facets. Partially because while Cole was developing into a pimp on the field, Myers was turning into a pimp on the streets of boston by keeping his hand a little too strong....apparently his idol growing up was Darren Daulton. Anyways, it will be fun to see what these two have in store for 2007 and beyond. Also if you remember, John "I am beating Manuel in the who can be the fatter shit contest" Lieber opened the season in 2006. Hopefully a competition brews between the Cole and Brett to determine who is the Phils true ace. My bet is on the king, however, either way I never fold pocket aces. (I nominate as probably the gayest thing I will write on this site...ever)

Other notices of the awesome number 6:
-Victorino's homerun total (which I pray reaches double digits)
-How many years we might see Soriano here for (more on this later)
-Madson's hit total in 2006 (more than both Randal Simon and Alex S. Gonzalez)
-How many times Hamels was walked (cause the opposition even fears his bat)
-How many times Gavin Floyd made me hate my life (and that is an EXTREME understatement)



On another and final note, me and my buddy have made up a Victorino yell that hopefully will catch on at the Bank. If you watch Entourage you should get it. Johnny Drama's infamous "VICTORY!!" followed by a very loud "NOOOO!!"....is it cheesy, gay, corny and probably not funny? Damn straight. Will you hear me scream it every time buffalo soldier plays? Oh yes.

uhmm...

I have never posted before, nor do I know how to use a computer very well. However, I felt compelled and inspired by the cool dudes at 'we should be gms' to make my own page. I at first made this account so that I could post on their comment section, then I realized how little I do during the day and that this page could keep me somewhat occupied. So hopefully I will update this as often as I can with all things Phillies. It is possible I will be posting more on their page than my own because they seem smarter and funnier. Hopefully that is not the case.

P.S. My life is basically revolved around the Phils, so check back often and hopefully I won't 'Ed Wade' you.
.....if you are slow, that means to disapoint