The week In Rage: who to blame first

1. Teabaggers- listen, I get it, you're angry about taxes and government spending, but listen, scrotal based pranks are not the way to go about getting change, I think John Oliver summed up things best

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2. The Pittsburgh Penguins- now yes, I know they're beating my flyers 3-1, but here's the thing, Sidney Crosby in my eyes is about as whiny and about as bitchy as they come in the NHL, there I said it, the guy gets into fights and hits guys in the balls, tries to act tough in front of ovie (who could pummel him to the ice if he were ever so inclined) all the while the NHL is promoting him as their face of the league when there are plenty of other players better than him (Dion Phaneuf, Alex Ovechekin, Zach Parise, Marc Savard, Mike Richards) This video is one of my favorite encounters between the two, crosby basically gets an inflamed vagina and put's a hit on ovie as he's heading to the bench, ovie reacts by putting his arm around sid and saying "now, why you wanna go an do that?" great stuff

Twitter and You: Super Happy Internet Fun Time

As of late (read: a month ago) the media is a buzz with the micro-blogging site Twitter. Now, twitter is this place is what I like to call internet concentrate, meaning through short spurts of information (140 characters) that get relayed at will by people. My twitter is a place where I mention things that I feel don't fit in the blog (ironic cause anything really fits in here) but I would still like to share. It's web 2.0 at it's finest. Twitter is exactly what you make out of it. For example, I follow my sister, Shaq, Costa, and Olivia Munn (amongst 42 other people) that amalgam of people allows you to peek into the lives of people you find interesting. There are a lot of applications out there for twitter also, to make it more accessible. Tweet Deck Is the most popular of the third party apps, It lets you keep track of tweets, @replies and can let you check what trends people are tweeting about. Tweetie is an app that let's you iPhone users out there to keep track of your twitter and manage it. Twidriod is a similar app for the Google Android and twitberry being for, here it comes, the Blackberry.

The Phillies have lost their voice

I love the Phillies, I don't hide that, Harry Kalas didn't either. Harry Kalas to those who may be unaware was (and forever in my mind will be) the voice of the Phillies. Since 1971 Harry has been as much a part of he phillies as Schmidt, McGraw, Dykstra, and Schilling are, if not more. I didn't get to hear him call Schmidt's 500th home run or the 80' world series, as both event's happened before I was born. So many of my memories of Harry only occurred over the past few years when I could hear him over the internet. Sitting at my desk late at night while I was going through AIT when I could hear him call the games gave me a sense of connection to the outside world which I had become so detached from. Harry's voice had become something that helped me get through a stressful time in my life and hearing him get excited over a long drive from Ryan Howard put a broad smile across my face, hearing his enthusiasm for the game brought me back to when I was a kid during a hot summer day when we would play ball during summer camp. Getting to hear him call the '08 series is something I'll always remember as it is my favorite sports memory. The pure love of the game, and most important his love of the phillies is why he's going to go down as the most beloved figure in philly sports.

"One strike away; nothing-and-two, the count to Hinske. Fans on the their feet; rally towels are being waved. Brad Lidge stretches. The 0-2 pitch — swing and a miss, struck him out! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! Brad Lidge does it again, and stays perfect for the 2008 season! 48-for-48 in save opportunities, and watch the city celebrate! Don't let the 48-hour wait diminish the euphoria of this moment, and the celebration. And it has been 28 years since the Phillies have enjoyed a World Championship; 25 years in this city with a team that has enjoyed a World Championship, and the fans are ready to celebrate. What a night!"

Those words are to me harry's most enduring and memorable call. He will be missed deeply.

DIY: being less slovenly

Well, I've been trying a new look lately, in on e of my previous posts I mentioned that uber-douche Spencer Pratt has a horrendous looking beard that makes mine look kept, so, seeing as how I doubt he's gonna shave his on my behest, I decided to shave mine. Yes, I know, Sampson cut his hair. Brett Myers did the same and his ERA is hovering around 5.54, bad example I know, especially heading into the NHL playoffs where you're not only encouraged to grow a beard, It's considered bad luck if you don't. My point is this, I realize the potential for me to be a starting pitcher in the majors isn't good, almost non existent seeing as how my fastball is slower than most pitcher's change-ups. Looking like I just got off of the Island from Lost wont get me a date anytime soon.

Also, wearing basketball shorts and t-shirts you get for free from jobs/events do not make for a very presentable person, I own more shorts made out of some mesh/polyester material than I do normal shorts, I own clothes actually, I just save them for when I go out, I literally wore a wifebeater and sweatpants an entire week once. Being blissfully unaware of my appearance I realize has been a hinderance, I'm not announcing that I'm gonna make the complete transformation into the hipster douche (I own a mac, wear new era hats and jackets, I used to own a sidekick before I traded it in for a G1)...... am I too late?

Oh, I'm not a professional anymore, I'm just a narwal loving private citizen

So If you've read costa's blog, and you should, You would know that We're going a road trip spanning Chicago, Cleveland, and Philly. The tentative date is set for May 4-10. The posts involving this road trip will undoubtedly involve someone ending up in jail, someone becoming a baby's daddy, and of course, us forgetting someone in a major metropolitan area hundreds of miles away from home.

Glad I'm writing a will in two weeks...

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What I learned after Watching one episode of The Hills

Being that I'm a heterosexual Caucasian Male Between the ages of 20-25, I've never seen an episode of The Hills. There, now that that's out in the open I can provide an in-depth analysis in the lives of 20 something morons who live in LA.

Lauren Conrad (L.C) - The Central focus to the show. Has a house where she Roommates with Audrina and "Lo". Moronic for claiming that her life is stressful when all she does is sit around all day working (I use that term loosely) for a PR firm and going out clubbing at night. Used to be best friends with Heidi Montag.

Audrina - Lauren's roommate, moronic for having the intelligence of a plastic cup. She once posed nude in aspirations for posing in playboy, a simple google search will have those pictures pop up. I think she contributes most to the show when her mouth is closed and she's sitting by a pool.

Heidi Montag- "LC's former best friend, engaged to Spencer Pratt who may be the hugest douche to ever walk the face of the earth, is a moron for staying with said douche inspite of him hitting on other girls and listening to people he no longer considers friends over his supposed fiance. (not that I would listen to her either, I think the smartest thing she said was "this all seems a little set up" when her mom brings her ex-boyfriend who was a state wrestling champ and devout christian to dinner. here's a hint: IT WAS FUCKING SET UP!)

Spencer Pratt- well, lets put it this way, the guy makes Noah Parsons seem humble, He has a uber douche blow out haircut blonde hair and occasionally wears a beard, not the awesome kyle orton / brad newton neck beard, no, a beard that reeks of someone who likes seether, buckcherry, and says the word dog to his fellow douche friends who are just as, if not more white than he is.

Douchebag.

Well, I can't say I really learned anything, the show provides no real insight into the human race assuming you've spent anytime in a high school. I can't say I was entertained by it either, the entire time I was watching it I was hoping for Quinten "Rampage" Jackson to appear and pummel Pratt into submission or hit him with a shovel or something to that effect. fuck, why did they give these people a show?

International Playas Anthem

So, to avoid a post that sounds like the Kenny Powers Audiotapes I'm just gonna say this Watch Eastbound and Down, It's pretty much the best thing to happen to HBO in a while. Well, I mean, you could watch it if it were still on, the season wrapped two weeks ago so... yeah, but find a way to watch it, you won't be disappointed, that much I promise you.

Opening Night

I've been a Phillies fan all my life, contrary to many of the Rays fans who suddenly appeared all over campus this year when they suddenly were a contender this fall, who after they lost all but became extinct. Opening night was last night and Brett "The Redneck Rocket" Myers, who promptly gave up three home runs to Brian McCann, Jeff Francouer (who had a new open stance), and some new guy who we had to walk, intentionally, on his third plate appearance later in the night. Brett Myers ERA is at 6.00, he has played one game. I can tell it's gonna be a summer where I have to drink heavily during his starts. I hope his ERA goes down for the sake of the potential repeat, and his wife. Tomorrow night grampy moyer starts, I actually have lightened my stance on the oldest active player in the majors, He's not a bad pitcher in any sense, It's just, I think he's gonna wanna start collecting his social security soon and I don't want anything to interfere with that. Do I think the WFC will repeat? why not? for the past two years we've had slow starts to the season, nothing surprising there, then we seem to gain momentum up to the all star break, then the mets collapse in september and we win the division. Sure, the mets and braves have made some moves to make them more competitive, but to claim that anyone but the defending world champs are not the team to beat cheapens the world series win, the mets added a closer who pitched in the AL last year, he didn;t face the bats that exist in the NL East, and I'm not talking just on the phillies, K-Rod was in the AL West, not exactly the most overpowering bats in baseball. The Marlins need to find a way to keep Hanley Ramierez happy otherwise at some point in the season he's gonna want out and find a way to get just what he wants someplace else. The Braves seem to know what they're doing, I have a lot of respect for them, Bobby cox is a good manager. They say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. I wonder what would happen if it struck three times.