Tag Archive for ‘Philadelphia Phillies’
Bobbleheads and baseball
Nothing says baseballl quite like Charlie Manuel Bobblehead night in South Philly.
2008 in review: Matt Ralph’s best/worst
The Best 1. Honeymooning in Montreal. As unforgettable as my wedding was, spending a week in Montreal with my best friend was even more memorable. Chocolate croissants served at our door every morning, afternoon hikes, delectable meals and long walks around downtown and along the water at night. Not to mention, no computers, cell phones, […]
Us did it
Cross-posted in Grammar Sleuth The Phillies winning the World Series on Wednesday rendered the “Why Can’t Us?” rallying cry useless, but the grammar-abusing fun isn’t over yet. “Us Did It” and “Us Can” designs have already appeared on Cafe Press, but oddly enough there’s still no sign of “Yes Us Can.”
News and Notes: Another ‘curse’ bites the dust
So long Curse of William Penn, congratulations to the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Congrats are also in order for the Tampa Bay Rays. Going worst-to-second is still something to brag about, especially when your $43 million payroll this year was a fifth of what the Yankees paid to not even make the playoffs and […]
Why can’t us?
Back when the Phillies were last in the World Series, fans borrowed the “Whoomp there it is” slogan from the annoying song of the same name and sang it endlessly. Now, fans are apparently latching on to the grammar-butchering phrase coined by a caller to sports talk radio. I can almost hear the crazed fans in […]