Archive for July, 2009
“Lhets pley sum khards!”
Posted by Even Stevens in General Thoughts, Miscellaneous Rants, Trades on July 30th, 2009
The last two weeks have been the equivalent of a final table poker showdown between Ruben Amaro, Jr. and J.P. Riccardi. It was a game, with the back and forth negotiations to try to figure out who was bluffing and who really was laying their best cards out on the table.
Ruben Amaro had offered up a couple Kings (Taylor, Happ) but J.P. Ricciardi was holding out for the Aces (Drabek, Brown). As it turns out, Amaro was never going to give up his Aces. If he felt the need, he would just get up from the table (Toronto) and walk on over to the next game (Cleveland).
Here at 4DaysRest, we are all about giving you terrible metaphors for what’s going on inside the heads of our players and mangement. As such, we want to show you the reaction of J.P. Ricciardi upon hearing that Ruben Amaro Jr. had dealt a lesser package to the Indians to obtain Cliff Lee:
[Fast forward to the 2:50 mark to watch where the negotiations get REALLY good]
This Is How Dan Baker Gets Down
Posted by WTT in Ballplayer Lifestyle, Media and Press on July 30th, 2009
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how Dan Baker and the Phanavision guys run shit at Citizen’s Bank Park. It’s actually worth a look even though the still shot of that fucking guy below is pretty weird. Video footage is courtesy of Philly.com…
So The Blue Jays and Phillies Will Be In The Same Hotel, Eh? This Could Still Be Good.
Posted by WTT in Game Summaries on July 30th, 2009
In the flood of Roy Halladay rumors that immersed the entire country over the past two weeks, one of my favorite details to emerge was that the Phillies and Blue Jays would be spending the weekend in the same Bay Area hotel. The theory was that Ruben Amaro and J.P. Ricciardi would make some type of last-minute good faith handshake at the hotel bar and Roy Halladay would be on his way to Philadelphia. As we know now, well, it’s not going down like that. And that’s fine. It would have made a for a nice, amicable conclusion to this long saga, but fuck being nice and amicable. So here’s my take on the situation:
Let’s face it. Amaro kicked Ricciardi’s ass here. J.P. probably thought that Amaro would cave at 3:55 tomorrow afternoon and that the Blue Jays would be bragging out the newly acquired Kyle Drabek, J.A. Happ, and Dominic Brown. Instead, J.P. still has a guy that he needs to trade and the biggest player in the game just left town. If I’m Ruben Amaro, I’m not taking the humble approach toward yesterday’s events. Instead, I take this opportunity to really fuck with J.P. Ricciardi.
So here is, in my astute opinion, what he should do:
1. Call up all of his boys- Gillick, Manuel, Proefrock, and Montgomery.
2. Dress in black and get ski masks.
3. Get a brown paper bag.
4. Get Manuel to take a big steamy dump in the bag.
5. Go to Ricciardi’s room.
6. Light said bag of shit on fire.
7. Run to the end of the hall.
8. Peek heads around corner and laugh your asses off as Ricciardi stomps on flaming bag of shit.
9. Win the fucking World Series.
Take a look at how I imagine this playing out after the jump…
Mic’d Up! Cliff Lee Mirror Edition!
Posted by Even Stevens in Mic'd Up on July 29th, 2009
We were able to capture this footage from earlier today, when Cliff Lee locked himself in the bathroom with what his teammates called his “special shirt that nobody else is allowed to see.” It looks like the mystery has been solved:
Special thanks goes out to PhiPhan5648 for the talented photoshop job.
Cliff Lee is a Phillie – All Shall Rejoice!
Posted by Even Stevens in Breaking News, Media and Press, Phillies Rants on July 29th, 2009
In the last few days, the idea of bringing Cliff Lee to Philly instead of Roy Halladay has been gaining momentum. It made sense for a lot of reasons, the most important of which is that the Phillies could land Lee for a batch of prospects less desirable than those demanded by Toronto for Halladay. Today, it is a done deal according to Fox Sports.
The Phillies have acquired (in principle) 2008 Cy-Young award-winning pitcher Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco from the Cleveland Indians. In order to attain the Ace and right-handed bat off the bench, the Phillies are giving up a batch of minor leaguers: pitcher Carlos Carrasco, pitcher Jason Knapp, shortstop Jason Donald, and catcher Lou Marson.
All told, this seems like a great deal on paper for the Phillies. They have killed two birds with one stone here by getting a top-of-the-rotation pitcher and a right-handed bat off the bench. Most importantly, the Phillies were able to hang on to their most prized minor league possessions: Kyle Drabek, Dominic Brown, and Michael Taylor.
The Phillies rotation should look like this from now on:
1. Cole Hamels
2. Cliff Lee
3. Joe Blanton
4. J.A. Happ
5. Jamie Moyer/Pedro Martinez
Not too fucking shabby.
P.S. I like how J.P. Ricciardi is standing there holding his dick in his hand. Enjoy that, bud.
New Feature: Where We Drankin’?
Posted by WTT in Miscellaneous Rants, Site News on July 29th, 2009
One of the things that we really take pride in here at 4DR is drinking. I mean, we really like to drink. One time I took an entire one of those Heineken Light Mini-Kegs to a fraternity Christmas party and drank the entire thing-directly out of the keg. I also enjoy turning on the game, having three or four, grabbing a pizza and some wings and making a night out of it. In celebration of our affinity for drinking, we bring you this feature that looks at some of the best bars in the Delaware Valley that you may not already know about (Sorry PJ’s, Chickie’s, McFadden’s- we love you, but this is about the little guys out there).
The Bar: Phily Sports Bar (31 South Black Horse Pike Runnemede, NJ 08078)
How the Fuck Do I Get There?: I don’t know, what do I look like, fucking Google Maps? It’s one minute outside of Deptford. So if you are coming from PA, hop on 42 North off of either bridge and head toward Atlantic City. It’s about 7 minutes off of the bridge.
Beer and Pancakes? Yes.
Why Should I Drink There?: For me, the best thing about the Phily Sport Bar is that there is a separate bar that is attached to a traditional style diner that is open 24 hours a day. This allows for the luxury of tying a bow on and then eating some pancakes and chicken fingers at three in the morning while you throw up on yourself. You can’t beat that, bro.
It’s new (opened in 2008), features a sleek design, and most importantly, it’s a good place to watch a game. They have over ten flat-screen HD TV’s that surround the bar, a deck area with two more HD TV’s in case you want to watch outdoors, and a quality bar menu to go with it (I recommend the buffalo stingers). The gentlemen out there will likely find the wait staff to be attractive, unless they like dudes (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
They run a 16 oz. Bud and Bud Light Aluminum Can special during all Phillies games, and run various specials on domestic beers throughout the week.
Is There A Possibility That I Get Laid There?: It probably depends on which night you go. The Thursday-Saturday crowd is stellar, but other than that, it’s for the love of the game.
Do You Actually Go There or Are You Just Feeding Me Some Bullshit?: Yes, I actually go there. Frequently.
Have a bar that you think we need to check out? Let us know.