Do not look at the man pictured at right. We know he’s smiling at you. We know he probably has the noblest of intentions. But he’s got a brain cloud, you see, and it might be contagious and now everyone knows it. That, friends, is the net result of this NYT article about Brad Lidge that would only seem to bolster his cosmic funk while providing vibe-succor to the New York Yankees. But it’s not fair. Philly doesn’t have a New York Times that can allow us to pull this kind of grand-scale psych-out shit. (Lord, let me tell you the ways in which Philly does not have a New York Times. Sigh.) On the upside, Philly also doesn’t have Marlins reliever Sean West, who literally transformed into just his id (no ego, no superego) on Saturday night and used the city as his own personal vom/spoogebucket, thereby giving Dan Gross the first entertaining thing in Dan Gross we’ve read in months. Does that make sense? I don’t care. I’m trying not to look at the man on the right. I know he’s smiling. I know. Sigh. Care to make a wager? Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Denver Mayor Jim Hickenlooper just did:

If the Phillies win the series, Project H.O.M.E. will receive: A $1,000 donation from Comcast; a $500 donation from FirstBank; and a $500 donation from Citizens Bank.
If the Rockies win the series, Denver’s Road Home will receive: A $1,000 donation from Comcast; a $500 donation from FirstBank; and a $500 donation from Citizens Bank.

Haven’t these dudes ever heard of Snuggies? Stop laughing, guy on the right. That wasn’t meant for your ears.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at 11:39 am.