Edison Volquez, right, earned himself a lot of fans in 2008, but his chances for a repeat seem slim at best. The 2009 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit continues as we release more of the Top 10 Lists Fantasy Owners Always Wanted But Were Afraid to Ask For. Today, Alex has his choices for 2009 flops. They were ...

Filed under: Tastings, Beer, Trends, Festivals, Celebrations Last week, we discussed the possible financial benefits of homebrewing. After last night's Extreme Beer Homebrew Challenge at Jose Pistolas for Philly Beer Week, I was reminded of one of the other major advantages of homebrewing: The abili...

Commenter Kyle A. is down in Clearwater and filed this fan report. This is my second trip to Clearwater, Florida to watch our Fightin’ Phils get ready for the regular season.  Coming from State College where the temperatures have hovered in the 20s and 30s all winter, today’s weather, 80 degree...

Filed under: Tastings, Beer, Festivals "I have a quote for you," said Green Flash Brewing Co.'s Brewmaster, Chuck Silva. And when the man who hand-crafted one of your favorite beers in the world tells you he has a quote, you listen. "The harder you work, the luckier you are," said Chuck in response ...

Geoff Geary was (briefly) a serviceable bullpen arm for the Phillies, but the poor guy's confidence just went to shit. Luckily, The Fightins traded him for Brad Lidge and the rest is World Fucking History. Sports By Brooks brings us this story from the Houston Chronicle, where Geary shares his feeli...

Last night on CBS, Letterman had 10 different members of Team USA read a number from the Top 10 Reasons to Watch the World Baseball Classic. They clearly didn't save the best for last as they had Jimmy in his usual leadoff spot and ended with two losers from New York. I can't say any of the lines we...

Who is the real Arthur Kade? Is it the "extremely motivated and passionate" wealthy financial planner-turned-model and aspiring actor? Or is it: the most Zoolanderesque, parody-of-himself blog oversharer of the post-boom era? Dive in: Arthur Kade is, let's just say, the John Fitzgerald Page of Phila...

This is one of those video demos for the MLB 2K9 video game for PCs featuring a World Series rematch between our Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays. The detail on Citizens Bank Park is pretty on point except for the signage throughout the ball park. Clearly, Pepsi's money found its way into the pockets...

grand reopening friday march 6th McRad is playing. Yards is throwing down beers. check the flyer bummed that the shop is leaving fishtown but stoked for steve and his new spot. its gonna take a bit longer to commute and lurk....

The World Champion Phillies think they will be stronger with Raul Ibanez instead of Pat Burrell in left field. Spring Training is officially underway, and all is right with the world again. That means it’s time for us to step up our baseball coverage, starting with the completion of our free agent...