After the jump, Tony Carpenter aligns his chi.

INSTANT KARMA’S GONNA GETCHOO: Maybe Sports Karma does exist in Philadelphia: After a week that has seen literally dozens of terrible calls by officials that have gone against the Philadelphia teams, we finally get a break. I was actually beginning to think that there was some kind of conspiracy afoot. While I was wearing my tin-foil hat and furiously dialing the only number I could find for Alicia Keys to discuss how the government has widened the scope of its attack to include athletes as well as gangsta rappers, the Phils were coming back against the Astros in the bottom of the 9th inning. Too lazy to click on the link? OK, here’s what happened: After Pat Burrell tied the game with a 2 run Home Run, Geoff Jenkins scored the winning run despite the fact that he should have been called out at the plate. Okay guys, that almost makes up for this, as well as for the foul called a home run that sunk the Phils the other night, but you still owe us a couple beside. And we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.

WEIRDEST GAY BAR EVER: So, yes, the Phillies are coming off of a pretty impressive series with the Cubs, having taken 2 out of the 3 games. But you know, I don’t really think enough credit went to these guys:

I guess the Storm Troopers were on loan from The Franklin Institute’s “Star Wars” Exhibit, which, BTW, I would whole heartedly advise anyone to avoid. Call me crazy, but some old shit from the movies in glass cases is not worth the exorbitant price of admission. Not to mention, there sure are some creepy weirdos running around in that place:

“Does this Darth tat hide my backfat?”

HAVE A NICE TRIP?: Alright, the Flyers are up 2-1 in the Conference quarterfinals against the Washington Capitals and seem to be headed for an unlikely playoff series win. They won game 3 in impressive fashion despite the best acting performance by spoiled ruskie Alex Ovechkin diving on to the ice and drawing a penalty after this vicious assault to his big toe, shown at right. C’mon Alex, give us a fucking break will ya? I was embarrassed for you. It was almost as shameless as Hillz pretending that she’s ever had a shot and a beer before.
Meanwhile, Tough Guy Of The Week honors have to go to the Flyers’ Patrick Thoresen. Just a few days after taking a puck to the nuts and almost rupturing and losing one of them, he’s back on the ice. That, my friends, takes balls. Literally.

Tony Carpenter’s “The Sportin’ Life” now appears on Philebrity each Wednesday.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 2:36 pm.