The Fightin’ Phils are in the middle of a division race, only two games back from the stumbling, bumbling Mets. Aside from a woeful bullpen, the Phils are loaded with great young talent all over the field. The starting pitching is solid with a burdgeoning ace in Cole Hamels. The infield is loaded with Young Guns Ryan Howard (last year’s MVP), Chase Utley (this year’s MVP?), Jimmy Rollins (stud), and then I think Frankie Muniz is playing the corner. Our outfield isn’t too shabby either. Aside from Pat “The Bat” Burrell, who is something like 2 for 392 on the season with 3 walks (numbers are inexact), Aaron Rowand is solid and Shane Victorino has roughly 97 outfield assists on the season. Just a few weeks ago against the Cubs, Alfonso Soriano tried to score from second on a single to right and Victorino gunned him down at the plate with a 172 mph throw, flat-footed, into the wind, no hop. They had a radar on it, so you can trust me. It’s science.

So what does Philly.com, “the Region’s Homepage”, advertise every single day on the main sports page? Are they heralding the arrival of the first potentially great Phillies team in 15 years? Are they drumming up excitement for a summer in Philly where the Phans actually have something to root for? Are they highlighting the great play of the youngin’s? No, they’re celebrating what is an unavoidable dubious distinction. The Phillies are soon to become the first professional sports franchise with 10,000 losses.

Guess what, asshats? That’s going to happen when teams play for over a hundred years. Sure, maybe we’re the first, but we won’t be the last. What kind of home team newspaper flaunts this in the face of their team and their fans? This should be on the NY Post’s webpage, not the Philadelphia Inquirer’s webpage. And to make matters worse, it’s not just a countdown, but it’s also a walk down memory lane to relive painful losses in Phillies history. Such an embarassment. Not the 10,000 losses, but Philly.com. Who cares about 10,000 losses when we’re two games back and charging?

I’m organizing a team to ride in the National MS Society’s City to Shore this September for the second year. And that means you should donate some funds. If you need another reason, read this article: Donating to charity is good for the brain, according to study | Chicago Tribune

All the info you need can be found on the team blog: TD Peloton. At least do me the courtesy of visiting the page and reading about our efforts. And here’s a taste of the eye candy you’ll find there as further incentive…

This is a test of your mind. This is a test of your endurance. This is a test of your visual acuteness. This is a test of your medula oblongata (the part that makes alligators ornery). Study each picture closely. This could very possibly “bottle your mind”.

P.S. This movie sucked

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Way back in February, while laying waste to Colorado with my wicked, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring snowboard maneuvers, Colorado laid waste to me, in the form of tearing up my ankle something fierce. Unfortunately, two weeks before the injury occurred, I had signed up for a springtime half-marathon in Beantown. This half-marathon was fast approaching. Instead of the requisite 12 week training period to get geared up, I had a smidge less than that. 14 days to be precise. I adjusted my training schedule thusly: 3 mile run, 5 mile run, 8 mile run, go time. If you’re really interested, you can go to the trouble of looking up my time for Boston’s Run to Remember to see how I fared, but I think these below pictures adequately demonstrate the results of my new training motto: slow and painful crosses the finish line.

Why do I do this to myself, you might ask. Well, watch this little clip and you’ll get a glimpse into the engine that drives this train.