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 […]

 
 Oh man. I kinda feel guilty even posting this but it’s an interesting trainwreck to watch. The other night on HBO’s Costas Now, Bob had a roundtable discussion with Buzz Bissinger - the award winning author (Friday Night Lights) and former reporter for the Chicago Tribune and the Philadelphia Inquirer and Deadspin.com founder/editor/blogger Will Leitch and Cleveland Browns […]

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’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 […]

Holy Franz Beckenbauer - it looks like a done deal. The Philly area is going to get Major League Soccer. Bear in mind that the stadium is going to be in Chester so people might think twice about heading to a match. Still, weirdo Anglophiles and fans of the great game are freaking out. I […]

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Hey amigos, check out this flyer I saw posted on the corner of 9th and Wharton last night. If you like soccer and speak Spanish, maybe you should join up. Be sure to let them know FV […]

R.I.P. - Stu Nahan

Giant Robot - the fanzine dedicated to covering Asian and Asian-American pop culture - has hit issue FIFTY! That’s a Godzilla-like accomplishment. And in this issue they interview our friends.

The Highly anticipated push for an MLS (Major League Soccer, for youz n00bs) team in Philadelphia has made a significant step forward! Delaware county has agreed to allocate $30 million dollars for a Chester Waterfront soccer-specific stadium. Rumor has it that the funds are coming from slot revenues at Delaware County casinos. The estimated […]

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 […]

Barry Bonds’ home-run record breaking baseball was purchased at auction by Hip Hop Clothing mogul Mark Ecko, a fact confirmed by the auction house it was sold in, SCP Auctions. Details after the jump.

This needs to be an official FV Event. I saw these flyers posted all over the neighborhood and had to invite the masses. I don’t give a crap about wrestling, real or fake but when you add an awesome mask and change the language, suddenly i’m into it. This is at the old ECW building […]

Oh shit! This weekend is gonna be WILD!

There has been much ado about the hit Sav Rocca was served by Antwan Barnes. Youtube videos, internet messageboards, etc have lit up with the footage and plenty of commentary about it being an “unnecessary hit”, a “cheapshot” and the like. But less people are taking the time to find out Sav’s take on this.

Alexander Vinokourov has been found guilty of preliminary doping with a blood transfusion after his win on Saturday’s time trial. His team has quit the tour with 2 general classification top places Andreas Kloden and Audrey Kashechkin in places 5 and 8 respectively. Vino who has had a rough tour will probably never be able […]

Everyone’s favorite non throwing quarterback has just be indicted for dog fighting charges including, trafficking animals, buying animals strictly for fighting and the biggest attention getter, TRAINING and BREEDING PIT BULLS FOR FIGHTING PURPOSES.

I was perusing the blogrockin’ Pitchfork Fest info when I ran across the above photo of Sean R5 doing his best “Allen Iverson driving the lane on the Bulls” impersonation.

So all of us Philadelphians know that the Phillies are the losingest sports franchise in the history of the world. But yesterday we finally climbed to a monumental number no one can top. Our dear Fighting Phils have lost for the 10,000th time. More at ESPN.com

It’s hard to suck with weak lungs. That’s why I’m happy to announce the foundation of the Vampire Fitness Klub. We’re gonna start with some summer runs. Use this gmap-pedometer to plan your trip. It’ll tell you how far you’re going and what kinda hills you’re going over. Start runnin, suckahs. I’m getting ready for […]

On Saturday, the greatest bike race in the world started…
The 2007 Tour de France, surrounded in controversy with no winner from the 2006 Tour de France. So this year they started in beautiful London admist terror attacks they had their first grand depart for the first time ever in London.