Werth-ers Originals Candy
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Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jason Werth hit a 3-run homerun in the second inning, a grandslam in the third inning, and a solo shot in the fifth inning. That’s a lot of rbi’s. If I quick do the math, that’s eight.
ESPN was getting all creative with Jason’s last name, so I decided to go […]
Nothing on TV in Tony LaRussa’s office
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St Louis Cardinal pitcher Jason Isringhausen decided punching a television set in Tony LaRussa’s office was the best way to vent his anger. Unfortunately, it landed him on the 15-day Mark Prior list.
Isringhausen is off to a horrible start this year with an ERA of 8.00. He also has six blown saves. […]
Hank Steinbrenner says his team better be better
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George Steinbrenner’s son, Hank, had some strong words for his team yesterday.
“We’ve got to forget about all the injuries and start playing our butts off,” Steinbrenner told The Post. “The bottom line is that the team is not playing the way it is capable of playing. These players are being paid a lot […]
Sports blooper time!
By Micah Warren | 3 Comments
I’m waiting to get picked up to go to lunch, so I thought I’d post some sports bloopers. We can’t understand a single lyric of the song, but we imagine it has “sports bloopers” or “whoopsy daisy” in the chorus. Because then it would be relevant. Eat lunch at your desk and […]
Gagne continues to blow, loses closer job
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Remember when Eric Gagne used to kick major ass? Remember when he saved 55 games with a 1.20 ERA in 2003? How long ago does that seem?
According to the Brewers, who just took the closer role from him, Gagne is a real Turd Ferguson on the mound.
“He probably needs a little bit of […]
Rangers send Kevin Millwood to the 15-day Mark Prior list
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The Texas Rangers have sent starting pitcher Kevin Millwood to the 15-day Mark Prior list with a strained groin. The Rangers won’t need to replace Millwood until May 20th.
In other news: F’ing a-hole! The Flyers lost again! I don’t want to blame the refs, but some of their calls were utter […]
*Gasp!* Mark Prior has shoulder discomfort
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Mark Prior, who we renamed the DL after, is a bitch who can’t stay healthy experiencing discomfort in his surgically repaired shoulder.
“I think you can call it a setback,” San Diego manager Bud Black said, “but we’ll know more [Sunday].”
Black should have continued, “is anyone surprised? This guy hasn’t been healthy since we found […]
Wells to the Mark Prior List
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The Toronto Blue Jays have sent Vernon Wells to the 15-day Mark Prior List with a broken wrist. Rotoworld.com thinks this could be the end of J.P. Ricciardi and since they are smarter than we are, we’ll let them explain:
“Wells will miss 6-8 weeks, forcing the Jays to put Alex Rios in center. Brad […]
Marlins lock up Hanley
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According to a high-ranking MLB source (how did MLB.com get a hold of him??), the Marlins have signed 24-year old shortstop Hanley Ramirez to a six-year, $70 million deal. The deal isn’t expected to be announced for a few days.
Ramirez is a stud, batting .336 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs this year.
Rollins returns, helps Phils win, takes shot at OTR
By Micah Warren | 6 Comments
Jimmy Rollins returned to the Phillies lineup last night to smack a HR and help lead the Phils to a 7-4 victory over the Giants last night. He made sure to take a swipe at OTR.
“Yeah, ankle’s broken,” said Rollins, joking about the sprained left ankle that had forced him onto the DL.
Funny, but […]
Nationals Paul Lo Duca out 4-6 weeks
By Micah Warren | 4 Comments
Lo Duca swung at a Roy Oswalt pitch last night and broke his fourth metacarpal in his hand (it was the fourth metacarpal, not the fourth time he’s broken a metacarpal). The Nationals are sending him to the 15-day DL and expect him to miss 4-6 weeks.
Well that does it, I guess the Nationals […]
More good news for Yanks
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All-world 3B Alex Rodriguez will need another MRI before he can begin his rehab assignment for a strained quad.
Manager Joe Girardi said “it’s less likely that he’d be back when he’s eligible,” which is a week from today.
While the situation is not nearly as severe for the Yankees as the New York locals would have […]
OTR Names Pat Burrell Complete Stud Representing All That Is Great And Being The Best Ever And Most Clutch Hitter Of The Month
By Perry | 2 Comments
Pat Burrell was given the most prestigious award for the month of April. He was named, Complete Stud Representing All That Is Great And Being The Best Ever And Most Clutch Hitter Of The Month. Finishing a close second was also Pat Burrell. Pat Burrell received every single first place vote, second […]
Utley named Player of the Month
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Chase Utley was recently named NL Player of the Month for his white hot bat during the month of April. Pat Burrell supporters (Perry) will be upset to know that The Bat was passed over for the scorching Utley.
Utley hit .352 in April, with 10 doubles, 10 home runs, 21 RBIs and a .741 […]
Bye, Julio
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We hardly knew ya. Well, we hardly knew how old you were. Julio Franco, who began his career with the Phillies just 23 short years ago, has finally called it quits at the age of 49 (we think. He could be early 50’s).
“It was the hardest decision in my life,” Franco said […]
Bale breaks hand
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Kansas City Royals pitcher John Bale, who was supposed to come off the DL in a few days with a shoulder issue, broke his pitching hand punching a hotel door Friday night.
Bale was 0-3 with a 7.63 ERA before hitting the DL so it’s likely that he won’t be missed. It’s not known at […]
Yanks young pitchers need more time
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After going 0-2 with an 8.37 ERA in six games, including five starts, Yankee youngster Ian Kennedy was sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to work through his problems.
“I was kind of surprised,” Kennedy said. “But it’s bound to happen if you don’t win, especially here.”
“I just feel like I was making progress,” said Kennedy, who […]
Top 10 worst franchises in sports
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Dave Golokhov of Foxsports.com lists the Top 10 lamest franchises in sports.
We thought the Detroit Lions were rated a little low at #5. They have won one playoff game since 1957. What other stat is there?
Photo Caption: Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwell shouldn’t be doing any bragging either.
John McCain might be senile
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For those Republicans out there, or for those of you who think he’s the best of the three candidates, you may want to think again about voting for John McCain (and we aren’t making political commentary here, vote for who you want to, Bush can’t win again). He was just interviewed by Mets sideline […]
Oh my gawd! Rawgah had an affayah with a strippah!
By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment
We aren’t sure how we missed this. The NY Daily News has a small item in yesterday’s paper that says that a former stripper told a Detroit radio station on Thursday that she had an affair with Roger Clemens too.
Suzyn, do you believe this?
“Jesus, Rawgah! Get a hookah!”
Phil Hughes out a long time, no one complaining
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Yankees GM Brian Cashman said that he doesn’t expect Hughes back before July after he (Hughes, not Cashman) was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his rib cage. In related news, there wasn’t one complaint in the 212, 718, 917, 516, 631, 201, 914 or 973 area codes.
Hughes has been a complete Turd Ferguson […]
How much longer can Jeter play shortstop?
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NY Post Yankee blogger Joel Sherman wonders aloud just how much longer Jeter can play shortstop. He notes the impressive amount of games he has logged at the position, but wonders realistically how much longer that can continue.
According to Sherman, watching Alberto Gonzalez play shortstop recently showed how much range Jeter has lost over […]
The Greatest of all Great People, Pat Burrell
By Perry | 3 Comments
What’s left for this man to do that he hasn’t done already? The answer is nothing. He’s playing with the house’s money at this point.
With the Phillies down to their last out, losing by one run in the tenth inning and their slugger Ryan Howard ejected from the game, up came the greatest […]
OTR Salutes ‘barry,’ Fan Of The Year
By Perry | 24 Comments
We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving […]
Jose Canseco Can’t Make Mortgage Payments
By Perry | 1 Comment
Former professional baseball player and current douche Jose Canseco said on Thursday he had lost his California mansion to foreclosure.
PHOTO CAPTION: Raise your right hand if you need Alex Rodriguez to lend you money.
“Inside Edition” said it had foreclosure documents showing Canseco owed a bank more than $2.5 million on the house.
Douche […]
Maw Rawgah!
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Yes, we are sick of the Roger Clemens stuff, but we believe that in life you need to turn negatives into positives. We hate talking about Clemens, but we loooove talking about Suzyn Waldman. This time, it looks like Clemens had an affair with John Daly’s ex-wife. He used to fly her […]
Jimmy Rollins Ankle Update
By Perry | 3 Comments
Things are now not looking good for Jimmy Rollins. According to Philly.com, “There is some doubt about whether the shortstop will be ready to rejoin the team on Monday, when he is eligible to be activated from the disabled list.”
Furthermore, Philly.com reports, Rollins, who has already had an X-ray and an MRI, said no […]
Phil “Manfred Mann” Hughes
By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment
Apparently, Yankee pitcher Phil Hughes gets blinded by the light. He claims that while he has excellent vision, he does experience blurriness during some night games at certain stadiums because of the lights. In other words: “It’s not my fault I suck.”
Hughes is only 21 so it isn’t panic time yet, but he […]
Unfair May Be Fair as Genetics Conflate Steroids
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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound […]
Mindy McCready: “I did it y’all!”
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Ok, she didn’t say that, but she did say that she can’t refute anything in the Roger Clemens story. The NY Daily News reported that Clemens met McCready in Florida when she was 15 and that the relationship turned sexual when she moved to Nashville to become a country star (star? We’ve never […]
A-Rod to the Mark Prior list
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The Yankees are sending A-Rod to the 15-day DL because of a tweaked quad. It’s Grade 2 strain and this is fifth trip to the DL in his career.
This won’t help a Yankee team that is currently at .500 and in fourth place in the AL East. Rodriguez joins catcher Jorge […]
Jimmy Rollins Ankle Update
By Perry | 2 Comments
According to David Murphy of the Daily News, “Shortstop Jimmy Rollins (ankle) is back in Philadelphia and will compare notes with Scott Sheridan. Rollins, who attended last night’s Sixers-Pistons game at the Wachovia Center, is eligible to be activated from the disabled list on May 5. He had been taking batting and infield practice in […]
Roger Clemens not-so-secret affair
By Micah Warren | 8 Comments
It becomes not secret when it’s plastered on the front page of the NY Daily News. The story alleges that Roger Clemens had an affair with country singer Mindy McCready. Apparently, he first met her in a bar when she was 15. We’re pretty sure that he took the moral high road […]
Off The Record thanks our peeps
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Thanks to all of you that are helping to put us on the map. We started this website in January, so we’re technically in our infancy stages. Yet, we’ve been recognized by ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, Rotoworld.com, 610 WIP and many other smaller sites and blogs. We having fun yet? Yes we […]
Pat Burrell: Man or Machine?
By Perry | 1 Comment
All Pat The Bat does is win baseball games and set records. In yesterday’s victory over the Brewers, The Bat hit a double down the left field line to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning. The double drove in two runs and Brad Lidge was able to earn his fifth save […]
Jimmy Rollins Ankle Update
By Perry | 3 Comments
According to Todd Zolecki on Philly.com, “Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left ankle, is scheduled to take batting practice today in Clearwater, Fla. Rollins is eligible to be activated from the DL on May 5, when the Phils will be in Arizona.”
Personally, I hope this is […]
Source: Jimmy Rollins Has Broken Bone in Ankle
By Perry | 44 Comments
A source has contacted OTR that Jimmy Rollins’ injury is more than just a sprained ankle. Jimmy Rollins actually has a broken bone in his ankle. On April 20th, Jimmy was placed on the 15 day DL for a sprained ankle, but he could stay on the DL longer than first anticipated.
The 2007 […]
Pat The Bat Makes It 21 Straight. M-V-P?
By Perry | 2 Comments
With the Phillies trailing by one run in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies, up came Pat Burrell with the bases loaded. And he delivered yet again. For the 21st straight game of “being awesome” to start the season (longest active streak), The Bat cleared the bases by launching a double to […]
Hi to Matt from the Phillies game
By Micah Warren | 3 Comments
OTR was able to meet a loyal reader while at the Phillies game on Thursday. Matt told us he checks the site everyday to make sure he’s informed on the goings on in the sports world. So thanks, Matt. You keep reading, we’ll keep writing.
Chase Utley keeps it going
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Chase Utley continued his torrid pace in Colorado last night (where was that in October?) going 2-for-5 with a double and a HR. He’s homered in five straight games, but who is counting?
“Are you surprised?” said Jayson Werth, who had an inside-the-park homer in last night’s 9-5 Phillies victory over the Colorado Rockies at […]
Pat Burrell Continues Streak.
By Perry | Leave a Comment
Everyone is talking about Chase Utley’s five game streak with a homerun; but more impressively, Pat Burrell’s streak is still alive. In last night’s victory over the Colorado Rockies, Pat Burrell went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a homerun to continue his 20 game streak of “being awesome” to start the 2008 […]
A-Rod has quad issue
By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment
Some guy named A-Rod, who plays for a baseball team called the New York Yankees, has a strained right quad and won’t know for another day or so whether he will miss any time.
“I’ll get some rest, wake up and see how it feels,” Rodriquez said. “I’ll treat it all day. I have a heat […]
Jimmy Rollins heads to the Mark Prior list
By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment
That’s right, Phillies fans….the DL. On Sunday, Phillies shortstop and team catalyst Jimmy Rollins was placed on the 15-day DL with a bum ankle. He sprained the ankle over a week ago trying to get back to second base. Eric Bruntlett, the infield soccer player, will continue to take Rollins’ place.
The Phillies […]
We’ve been dying to go to a Mets game
By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment
Ok, that’s not funny. But upon reading this story we can only think that someone was acting like a jackass and it cost him his life. A man died at Shea Stadium last night after he fell four stories while trying to slide down the escalator.
The man was 36-year-old Antonio Nararainsami of Brooklyn, […]
Soriano could be out “a while”
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Cubs outfielder Alphonso Soriano could be out “a while” with his busted calf according to manager Lou Piniella.
A trip to the Mark Prior List (DL) seems likely. He had an MRI and we’ll know more today, but don’t bank on him coming back soon.
Dontrelle Willis treats streets as his personal toilet
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Dontrelle Willis has pleaded guilty to reckless driving, which was downgraded from drunken driving. Willis was arrested when an officer saw him get out of his car and urinate on the street at 4am. He refused a breathalizer test and the cop had sufficient evidence to arrest him.
Just being awake at […]
Scott Spiezio has problems
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
We got this story from our good friends at Deadspin.com (they have no idea who we are). It would seem that Scott Spiezio, who was cut from the Cardinals for his personal issues, still hasn’t figured it out. He was cut from the Rochester Braves this past weekend for reasons that seem alcohol-related. […]
Torii Hunter should shut up
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Sooo….more people wearing Jackie Robinson’s #42 on the annual Jackie Robinson Day will kill the meaning? That’s apparently what Torii Hunter thinks.
This is what Los Angeles Angels outfield Torii Hunter said, to USA Today: “This is supposed to be an honor, and just a handful of guys wearing the number. Now you’ve got entire […]
The Phillies/Cubs game: Blast’s field trip
By Micah Warren | 4 Comments
In case any of you were wondering how the Blast magazine field trip to the Phillies/Cubs game went on Saturday night, it was great. Ace Cole Hamels gave up one hit through seven innings. Ryan Howard made the bell go ding in right field. Oh, and Perry yelled at a fan who […]
OTR heads to the Phillies game
By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment
Thanks to Blast Magazine for sending the entire OTR staff to the Phillies game tonight to see Mr. Cole Hamels pitch tonight against the Cubbies. Gas, tolls, parking, tickets and beer will be on OTR’s tab, but everything else will be covered by Blast.
When the staff gets together at the game, we will discuss […]
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