Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer has this weird interesting story about Chase Utley and his batting-practice bat. A bat he had used for every batting-practice session that he had taken since the start of the 2007 season.
“The bat handle was covered by layers of gummed-up pine tar that made it look like a cross between a half-eaten […]

Last night was the Phil’s first night game of the season. I was excited to sample all of the new vegan/vegetarian food options at the game. It was a sell out crowd at Citizens Bank Park and things were absolutely out of control crazy before I even got into the ballpark.

I didn’t even know the Phils were playing a home exhibition game on friday but my boy Ed asked me to tag along to the game so of course i went! First things first i went to section 128 to make sure they had veggie dogs. Bingo! They did and I snatched up two immediately […]

I’ve admitted as much on here before but it bears repeating - I care more about gross ballpark food than I do about baseball. We were thrilled when Citizens Bank Park offered up some amazing vegetarian options last year. But when Hans FV went to a game to investigate, he was let down. Never one […]

Finally, we’re number one at something - and that something is the Number One American Sports Mascot as reported by Forbes.com

A secret source gave us this link which will be a life saver for many of us that hate the gamecast. Click here for the link, works with Windows Media Player.

Today Fun Vampire Steve T. and I will be headed to game one of the NLDS. Our Fightin’ Phils against the Colorado dinosaur mascot super lame uniforms Rockies. If you know me you know i do not have high expectations but as our main man Harry K. has been singing, WE’VE GOT HIGH HOPES! This […]

CITY HALL RALLY CAPS ON! Field reporters without cameras update on the Phillies’ mega-rally at City Hall.
Former HxC contributor and wrestling aficionado OB reports –
The rally is crazy. There are like 10,000 people there. The plaza on the west side of City Hall is completely full and people will spilling into the street. Across the […]

Huzzah! The Mets fell apart and now the Phillies are headed to the playoffs. My vampire ass definitely fears the curse, but perhaps this could be our year!

While the Fightin’ Phils are on the verge of breaking the 10,000 loss mark (first team to do so in professional sports history) a few of our brightest stars came out to shine yesterday in Colorado when a bit of bad weather came in. Grounds crews rushed to pull the tarp over the field […]