August 21, 2008
Leftovers: Chase Utley No Longer Only Person On Phillies With Blank Expression
• Turns out Chris Coste switched to a blank red catching mask
because his old nice-looking one violated some new MLB rule due to a league agreement with another equipment manufacturer. Coste called the rule "asinine." [High Cheese]
• The new SEPTA trains will soon be on their way! And by soon, I mean not so soon. (Note: This article features a bonus random Carrie Underwood reference.) [Inquirer]
• The question must be asked: What did the governor know, and when did he know it? About his lieutenant governor's cancer treatments, that is. Although Catherine Baker Knoll is sick, she's upbeat and in good spirits. [KYW 1060]
• From the front page of Phillyburbs right now, presumably from an AP story: "Barack Obama says he's decided on a running mate, but he won't say who. The Democratic presidential candidate told USA Today on Thursday that he went with someone who is independent and would challenge him in the White House. He also said he wanted someone who is prepared to be president and would help him strengthen the economy." If you tried, you could probably come up with more meaningless qualifications ("I want someone with at least one x chromosome who has political experience!") but it would be tough. Here's the full story, which is (right now) three paragraphs long. [AP/Phillyburbs]
• Comcast is testing a new bandwidth-limiting tool, "an experimental method for managing the Internet [that] could slow speeds for all heavy online users for 10 to 20 minutes." So instead of just punishing users of the bittorrent protocol, it will punish all users? Oh, goodie. [Inquirer]
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August 06, 2008
Leftovers: Survivor Girls Love The Phillies
• Apparently, young Phillies pitchers can only date women who have been on Survivor, as Kyle Kendrick makes two (Cole Hamels is now married). You're up, J.A. Happ! [Phillies/baseball]
• SEPTA plans to extend regional rail service (on at least the R5, 6 and 7) after midnight as early as next month. [Bucks County Courier Times]
• Yes, yes, I've seen this. [Philebrity]
• That anti-casino guy Bill Kearney on the casino industry: "The power this industry has is greater than oil, insurance and banking businesses combined." The casino industry could totally win the presidential election if it wanted to. [Courier Times]
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July 30, 2008
Leftovers: Consensual Activities
• Another northern Bucks County town doesn't want any strip clubs in it. Says the Quakertown borough council president: "Because of what has happened in our society in the last 20 years, the boundaries have been so pushed. We have to push back." [The Intelligencer]
• Lawmakers in Harrisburg are considering allowing social clubs to install video poker machines, because gambling is a-OK as long as undesirable people don't do it. [KYW 1060]
• Meanwhile, in New Jersey a man has been arrested for allegedly running a brothel out of a vet clinic. A... human brothel, or a dog brothel? [The Star-Ledger]
• Nicotine water is back! [Reason]
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July 21, 2008
Leftovers: From A Slow, Hot Summer Day
• The Inquirer had a story on Rittenhouse Square's homeless population today; the story's certainly interesting, the comments are certainly exactly what you'd expect. [Inky]
• The El in back in service in West Philly. No word if those mysterious possible urban legends known as "token machines" have made it out there yet, though. [SEPTA Watch]
• Sly Fox Pikeland Pils has been named the best beer on the Main Line by Main Line Today. Hey, who knew me and that magazine shared the same taste on anything. [Beer Lass]
• In case you weren't sure, Pat Burrell does not like being taken out of games for defensive purposes, especially when the Phillies blow the lead he was taken out to protect. Yes, obviously. [Inquirer]
• The PPA might allow you to look up what parking spots are open via your phone so you can drive around the corner only to find somebody just took the spot. Progress, I guess. [KYW 1060]
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July 14, 2008
Leftovers: Good News, Weird News
• St. Joe's fans rejoice! CBS has replaced NCAA Tournament announcer Billy Packer with Clark Kellogg. [Soft Pretzel Logic]
• More good news: No American Idol auditions in Philadelphia this year. [Inquirer]
• Apparently, the province of Alberta (in Canada) will need to import a ton of workers -- but it offers enticements like free health care (starting next year) and high wages and cold air masses. Officials were in Philadelphia today to try to get us to go wrestle against Bret Hart or whatever it is people do for work in Canada. [Daily News]
• Apparently, yesterday was Philadelphia UFO Awareness Day. Gee, how'd I miss that one? [uwishunu]
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July 07, 2008
Leftovers: Soul Men
• Friday's Family Circus was completely nonsensical. [Comics Curmudgeon]
• The dolphins kickin' it in the Shrewsbury River in New Jersey made it through the weekend okay, though several boaters got in trouble for nearly killing them. [Daily Record]
• MarketWatch runs a story on Philadelphia's economic situation, and the comments explode with anti-Philly sentiment. New postulate: "If a story mentioning Philadelphia has a comments section online, it will explode in anti-Philly vitriol." Thanks, RJ [MarketWatch]
• Hey, the Philadelphia Soul are in the conference title game. Um, yay? [Inquirer]
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June 25, 2008
Leftovers: Gas And Growlers
• Due to high gas prices, there may be another 50-cent surcharge for fuel on taxi rides. But will you be able to pay with a credit card? [KYW 1060]
• A bunch of local Congressman who the liberals fawn over have voted with the Bush Administration in two recent votes. You mean to tell me these people are (gasp!) politicians? [Young Philly Politics]
• Lew Bryson got a ruling on growlers from the LCB, and it's.. uhm, confusing. But, apparently, growlers are legal in Pennsylvania, despite what some people may tell you. (People are always just passing me on the street, telling me growlers are illegal.) [Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished]
• A school in New Jersey was shut down after a student said he spotted a ninja in the woods. Oh, kids. [Daily Record]
• Ex-Bulletin editor Kevin Williamson has an op-ed bashing the Philly papers in the current issue of National Review. Rest assured I am going to be expensing a copy of the magazine tomorrow. [Clout]
• A lightning strike in Europe briefly knocked out the feed for Euro 2008 for the entire world, apparently. Ha, ha, ha. Lovely.
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June 20, 2008
Leftovers: O, Canada!
• The Canadian Press (of course) reports there's a new race car museum opening in Philadelphia. Why, thank you, Canada, for this information about our fair city. [Canadian Press]
• A soccer player in Delaware is wanted for biting a ref after he got a red card. Knowing soccer refs, I'm going to say this man deserves a medal and not an assault charge. [NBC 10]
• For just $17.99, you can get Mike Schmidt's new wine at the state store. (Probably not all of 'em.) [Phoodie.info]
• Hey, a woman in Warwick allegedly attacked a man with a vacuum. Unfortunately, it wasn't a Dyson, so the suction wasn't as powerful as it could have been. [The Intelligencer]
• OMG NEW TD COMMERCE BANK! [Camden Courier-Post]
• Vai Sikahema is training for his bout with Jose Canseco down the shore. Better get on the 'roids! [NBC 10]
• And, finally, your Phillyblog thread of the week: A crossing guard caught smoking pot. [via Hickey]
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June 16, 2008
Leftovers: Comcast, Etc.
• Hey, look, SportsNet NY is available on satellite but Comcast SportsNet isn't. On the plus side, there will (hopefully!) be no more astroturfing by Comcast PR flak as Comcast and the Big Ten Network are close to reaching an agreement. Oh, boy, how do I love Comcast minutiae. [Inquirer, Philly Business Journal]
• By now you've read about Beau Zabel, the future Philly public school teacher/Starbucks employee shot and killed yesterday at 8th and Ellsworth. And now the Inquirer is asking if he was killed for his iPod. Be sure to read the comments, as usual. [Inquirer]
• Oh, yeah, the SEPTA cops are back on the job. [SEPTA Watch]
• Meanwhile, police are going to start issuing "positive tickets" for kids who do good deeds. "In turn, the tickets could be redeemed at several businesses for rewards, such as a free slice of pizza." So it's like Book-It, kinda. [AP/NBC 10]
• Legendary music venue J.C. Dobbs will soon re-open on South Street. [Philebrity]
• Let's get pumped for two big future-of-Philadelphia forums coming soon to (just wait) Philadelphia. [The Illadelph]
• Bonus! Headline of the day: What's happening to M. Knight [Shyamalan]?
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May 28, 2008
Leftovers: Popeye Snuff Strips
This week's Popeye plot is "Popeye's girlfriend Olive Oyl attempts to kill herself and fails. Above is Day 3, Day 2, Day 1. What is with this girl and at Comics Curmudgeon.
• Unsurprising news alert: Rick Santorum's column about gay marriage in Sunday's Inquirer was all wrong. [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
• Girls got naked at the Flaming Lips concert. Not safe for work, obviously. [Philebrity]
• Meanwhile, 2 cops are charged with beating up a guy they caught "spray-painting a congratulatory message to a newlywed couple on a wall." [Daily News]
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May 22, 2008
Leftovers: McNabb Tickles The Ivory
• These photos of Donovan McNabb are hilarious. [Bounty Bowl]
• This Phillymag profile on the Phillies' silent owners isn't bad, but on the first page the following things are referenced: Mumia Abu-Jamal and Donald Trump. Gah! [Phillymag]
• Here's what Professional Writer Marcus Hayes wrote after Ryan Howard homered twice in a Phillies' 12-2 win over the Nationals: "If Howard wants to cash like A-Rod, Manny and Jeter, then he'd better start producing like them. He needs to start winning games, sometimes by himself. You know. Like he did last night." Ahh. [Daily News]
• A small plane crashed near the Northeast Philly Airport, killing two. [KYW 1060]
• Need a cute animal story? CBS 3 has you covered, with a story headlined Severely Neglected Chihuahua On Road To Recovery. Unfortunately, the dog is named Tinkerbell. [CBS 3]
• Eric Snow is drawing attention as a possible head coach or assistant to Larry Brown. Although he will retire due to injuries at the end of the season, Snow is slated to be paid $7.3 million next year. Yeesh. [The 700 Level]
• The cops are seeking robbers who break into ATMs with torches. Now that's the kind of clever robbery that shows initiative! [KYW 1060]
• Look what the most obscure Simpsons guest star ever, Terry Gross, allows her subjects to do: "Before we start taping, I tell my guests that if they figure out what they really mean to say in the middle of saying it -- that is, if they figure out a clearer, more concise way of making their point -- they can go back to an earlier part of the answer and do it over. This sounds like sacrilege, I know -- it risks giving an interviewee an opportunity not only to rephrase a point but possibly retract it." [Romenesko]
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May 20, 2008
Leftovers: Stay Inside Today
• Hey, this week's PW On The DL podcast is with Rachel Sklar, a media writer who -- despite working for Huffington Post -- understands the media quite a bit. That's rarer than you'd expect. [On the DL Podcast]
• I'm sure you know of this by now, but Old City restaurants will donate a part of their profits tonight to the family of slain officer Sgt. Steven Liczbinski. Yeah, it's Old City, but Eulogy is involved, so there is at least one good place to go. [CBS 3]
• The Flyers are looking to add speed on defense in the offseason. [Inquirer]
• Ha ha, some young people -- who aren't even 18! -- think their vote matters. [KYW 1060]
• Some enterprising convicted murderer told a story in court the judge deemed "impossible." [Bucks County Courier Times]
Also: Yes, it's disgusting out today. Meh.
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May 19, 2008
Leftovers: Turnpike Inquisition!
• Some Spanish firm has bid $12.8 billion to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It's time to make a prediction: This will come to bite Pennsylvania in the ass in... let's say, under 15 years. By then Ed Rendell won't be governor and you won't remember if I made this prediction if I'm wrong. But if I'm right, I will write about it, somewhere. [Inquirer]
• A New Jersey senator wants people to be able to bet on sports in the state. But how will we keep bookmakers from corrupting our multi-millionaire athletes! Oh, wait. [AP/CBS 3]
• And here's some more on gambling, from the always-great Jacob Sullum. [Reason]
• Oh, yeah, there was a gun battle in court today. No, unfortunately, it wasn't that entertaining. [KYW 1060]
• Here's more on the New Hope Pride Parade! [Philly EDGE]
• And, finally, cops have caught the toe-sucker, they say. Woo-hoo. [6 ABC]
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April 30, 2008
Leftovers: Lieby, Murphy And Taxis
• Hey, Mike Lieberthal will be signing a 1-day contract with the Phillies, and then retiring. The fans will probably give him a nice standing ovation as well, which will prove that Philadelphia sports fans are evil anti-semites. [Balls, Sticks & Stuff]
• So would hybrid taxis be a good idea in Philadelphia? Probably; I remember the idea was widely mocked when NYC got some a while back, but now that gas is super-expensive -- Worst. War for Oil. Ever. -- it sounds like a good idea. Plus green is hip with the kiddies, and the media will just eat it up! [The Illadelph]
• Patrick Murphy's wife on the perils of being Patrick Murphy's wife: "We have a Wawa right near our house in Bristol and I can’t buy Tastykakes because the guy behind the counter will say, 'Do you think you should be eating Tastykakes?'" [Bucks County Courier Times]
• Translated from French (originally translated from English, I assume), a quote from Flyers coach John Stevens: "Only the monkeys at TSN picked us to win." According to the comments Canada's sports network has an actual monkey pick games, and he usually does better than experts. Of course. [Philly.com]
• Also, from Action News just now, Ed Rendell stopped by for the dedication of the Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex carousel horses. Oh, but of course.
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April 28, 2008
Leftovers: Pet Detective!
• Jungle Joe, Pet Detective -- I swear I am not making that up, that's what he calls himself -- wants to open a zoo in Bucks County because his house is overrun with animals now. [Courier Times]
• Oh, the city's still planning on kicking out the Boy Scouts unless the national chapter decides to admit gays, which they won't do. Oh, I am more tired of this story than I am of Joey Vento. [KYW 1060]
• Hey, Brian Hickey wrote his campaign recap thingy and it's pretty much clear-headed and such. Sadness! [Philly Blunt]
• A man up in the Alpha, New Jersey, allegedly got his friend and went and beat up a neighbor he didn't like with a baseball bat and a stick. So, kinda like with two sticks. [PennLive via Walkoff Walk]
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April 14, 2008
Leftovers: 46th Street El Stop Finally Open
• Hey, the notoriously unreliable American Research Group has Hillary Clinton ahead by 20 points in Pennsylvania! Looks like people are just bitter at Obama and want Clinton to be the first homeless president. [Independence Brawl]
• The 46th Street El stop is finally open! I don't know if I'll believe it 'til I step off that train onto the platform, though. [SEPTA Watch]
• And, hey, here's a CNN report from a town apparently called Coaldale, Pennsylvania. But when will Bird-in-Hand, Pa., get its' moment in the sun? [CNN.com]
• All those drugs in the water are obviously not dangerous, but City Conucil had a hearing about it anyway. [KYW 1060]
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April 11, 2008
Leftovers: Flyers, Phillies, Cemetaries
• The Flyers first playoff game tonight against the Washington Capitals in DC at 7. It's on Comcast. But this is all you really want to see: Chicks in Flyers garb! [The 700 Level]
• Meanwhile, the Phillies picked up 35-year-old Steve Klein off waivers; he's near the end of his career and is headed to Lehigh Valley. What? He's only 35! Get that man some 'roids and we'll have a power pitcher in no time. [Beerleaguer]
• Who wouldn't want to tour Laurel Hill Cemetery? [Inquirer]
• Looking at this photo of Demi Moore pretty much settles it: She needs to play Alycia Lane in the movie. [Phillygossip]
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March 20, 2008
Leftovers: March... Something
• Here's a treasure trove of old timey -- okay, 1980s -- Atlantic City concert photos. And Richard Pryor! [Atlantic City Weekly]
• Sweeney posts some essays from people who like Penn alums The Disco Biscuits: "I have had the absolute pleasure of spending some of my most memorable moments of my life with this band (Jamaica), and I have had the pure bliss of taking someone to their first Biscuits show. Sharing this band with someone for their first time is a gift in and of by itself." Man, this band is complicated! Their concert tickets should cost like $1000 each. [Philebrity]
• A mom in Camden is accused of stabbing a boy her son was fighting. In the back! [AP/6 ABC]
• Joe Vento's sign at Geno's is ruled not discriminatory, which everybody knew was going to happen, and Mayor Nutter is like, "Eh, what, wasn't this a story in, like, 2006?" Which is sort of how everybody feels right now. Eh. [KYW 1060]
• Bensalem is cracking down on graffiti and litter. Here's what the mayor said on litter: "This issue is so bad that we're going to clean up some of the same places week after week." I'm actually all kinds of in favor of mandatory minimums for littering. [Bucks County Courier Times]
• Commerce Bank is changing its colors to green and its logo to TD Banknorth's. But what bank will look like a giant toaster oven now? [Camden Courier-Post]
• Penn's 34th Street goes into the depths of Manayunk. [34ST]
• A woman says a cabbie assaulted her when she tried to pay with a credit card. I just decided to pretend the credit card things don't exist. It's just easier for we passengers; I pay with cash but now I hate the cab driver, too, which makes it more fun. [NBC 10]
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March 07, 2008
Leftovers: Arlen Specter, Hero
• Hey, look! Arlen Specter
convinced NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to leak a memo to the press saying he'll crack down on cheating. Now Specter can move on to other important functions of a Senator like making sure the soccer balls of the Kixx are properly inflated. [Hashmarks]
• Will Bunch says Hillary's secret weapon is Michael Nutter convincing white people it's not racist to vote for Hillary. Or maybe black people telling Ed Rendell it's not racist to vote for Barack Obama. Or maybe white people teling Hillary Clinton to tell Sam Katz it's not racist to vote for Michael Nutter. I'm not really sure. [Attytood]
• Don't worry, funk fans! Although the Girard development between 11th, 12th, Chestnut and Market is being developed, the Funk-O-Mart has safely moved already. (I think.) Anyway, Inga Saffron tells the dude who wants to build a Superblock there not to screw it up. (See: Penn's 'Superblock.') [Inquirer]
• Salon asks: Does Obama Girl help Obama? Philadelphia Will Do asks too many questions to list in response. [Barely Political]
• Drexel is going to have its own police force! Oh, Goodie. [Associated Press]
• And some woman in Western Pennsylvania was shot over or during a haircut. [Tribune-Review]
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March 05, 2008
Leftovers: On Line, On Tap, On The DL
• Hey, ex-PW writer Steve Volk has a big ol' article about men on the down low. Like most of Volk's work, it's a solid piece with a good storyline; it also contains this detail about the reporting of the piece: "One day on the street outside, I watched men enter and leave [an anonymous gay sex club] for more than an hour; I spotted wedding rings on more than a third of the patrons." Fun times! [Phillymag]
• Philebrity's new city food blog, Phoodie, has details on the first places you can drink Philadelphia Brewing Co. beer. Hey, looks like the Dive has it. Huzzah! [Phoodie.info]
• Pennsylvania's minimum wage boost apparently hasn't done much damage to the economy. [Philly, Inc.]
• Hey, here's a fun lead: "A star Glassboro High School quarterback accused of participating in an alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge in Superior Court." [Camden Courier-Post]
• Confused about that Inquirer op-ed about the Eagles' free agency moves in the opinion section because you're a non-sports fan? Hey, look, Eagles fans are confused, too. [Iggles Blog]
• Yesterday was the preliminary hearing for the accused wannabee stabber of Bensalem's mayor and state senator; not much more to say but apparently State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson is a great guy trying to help the a troubled man out. Really. [Bucks County Courier Times]
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February 28, 2008
Leftovers: News For The Mature Reader
• Some place in Pennsylvania is running billboards that
say Crispy Frickin' Chicken and people are upset. Good thing they don't have any Cluck-U Chicken billboards up. Also, to localize this story,
I drew a penis on the image. [AP/NBC 10]
• Former Fox 29 newsman Rob Guarino is writing a novel in the "weather-mystery" genre. (Does that just mean the killer is Hurricane Schwartz? Bolaris would make more sense.) Like Hemingway, Faulkner and the writer of the Book of John, Guarino will be asking for suggestions from his fans. [Phillygossip]
• I really enjoyed this headline from yesterday: "At City Hall Ceremony, Nutter Praises Black History Month Founders." And why isn't there a class on Black History Month's founders in the public school system? [KYW 1060]
• Hey, hundreds rioted in Reading yesterday! [Reading Eagle]
• Lead of the day, from The Evening Sun (in Hanover): "Maybe the theory comes from cartoons, but it's generally believed that dogs and mailmen are archenemies. That theory was tested Wednesday in West Manheim Township. " [Evening Sun]
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February 25, 2008
Leftovers: No Doubts
Above, the highlight of yesterday's Public League championship, where Fox 29's Don Tollefson said "no bout a doubt it."
• Yeah, so ex-City Paper scribe Brian Hickey is now campaign manager for Johnny Doc. And here I thought it was going to be Milton. [PW]
• The second part of the Inquirer's homelessness three-parter is much better than the first. Still depressing, though, which a lot of good articles are. [Inky]
• And it's worth it to read Jeff Deeney's piece over at Phawker, which is also good and also better than yesterday's! Hey, solid writing on a complicated issue is hard to find; I try to read it when I can. [Phawker]
• Speaking of worth reading, David Sullivan's That's the Press, Baby!, about department stores and the future of journalism, is much more interesting than its URL would have you believe. Love all around today. [That's The Press, Baby!]
• Apparently some Temple idiots beat up a kid while chanting "We hate Jews!" Hey, nice to see people are shaking off the winter doldrums in new and exciting ways. [Daily News]
• Use a potato gun in New Jersey, get charged with disturbing the peace. [Burlington Co. Times]
• "The Mighty" Dan Gross' Alycia Lane post is updated ridiculously and features photos of the ex-CBS 3 anchor that are, um, interesting. [Phillygossip]
• Ed Rendell says dumb things so he won't have to run for Vice President. I think that's what he meant by his comments. [AP/6 ABC]
• Ha ha, there's a new hilarious Ron Paul flier. It's... direct, to say the least. [Wonkette]
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February 20, 2008
Leftovers: Undecideds And Free Markets
• Apparently some people on the Internet are mad about a Christine Flowers column; basically, you need to visit this link (to The Moderate Voice) just to see the incredible commenting policy, which is roughly 5,000 words long. The first time I visited the site, there was also a poem -- a political poem! -- on the front page. The site does say Flowers' column wasn't any good, so it's got that going for it. [The Moderate Voice]
• Also angry: Republicans! The lovers of free markets are angry that the free market paid Patrick Murphy $100,000 for his memoir. Some spokesperson for a dude running against Murphy said, "The people in Bucks County didn't send him to Washington to write a book." How dare a Congressman write his own book! Doesn't he know what ghostwriters are for? Oh, wait, "with Adam Frankel." Why is everyone angry again, then? [Bucks County Courier Times]
• Look what undecided mayors get to do to Barack and Hillary: "Both Obama and HRC want Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s endorsement. So, how to get it? Simple — none of this “new day politics” for Jackson. No, he’s old-school. He wants cash, or a check. He drew up a wish list asking for $6.3 billion over five years for Cuyahoga County, with the lion’s share going to Cleveland. He sent his 14-page plan to HRC and Obama earlier this week." Man, Nutter, we coulda got a water slide for City Hall but you had to go endorse Clinton early. [Kansas City Star]
• The most boring drama in Philadelphia sports since anything involving Donovan McNabb and/or Andy Reid is close to an end, as Ryan Howard's arbitration hearing is over. And supposedly it wasn't contentious! Will the Phillies' first baseman be able to survive with less than $10 million in 2008? Ooh, I can't wait to find out. [The Zo Zone]
• Doug Kammerer gets a slideshow for his welcome at KYW. Er. [CBS 3]
• Somebody in the office just said it had started snowing, but then backtracked. In the meantime, here's a recap of all the forecasts. [Philly EDGE]
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February 15, 2008
Leftovers: No Kissing In Baseball Cards
• Speaking of Hillary,
Topps Upper Deck made baseball cards with all the presidential contenders on them in baseball scenes; Mitt Romney is Carlton Fisk waving the home run fair, for example. And
the company made Hillary Clinton Morganna, the Kissing Bandit, which is probably the funniest thing ever (for about 100 reasons). They've withdrawn the card, sadly, but it's available on eBay for millions or something. [Daily News]
• Last year's Phillies first-round pick, Joe Savery, is already making me like him so much. Here's him on steroids: "I'm not saying whether they did it or not. The thing that is hard for me is that when your trainer comes to you and says this isn't against baseball rules, you have to think it's worth taking. Thank God I've never been in that position. I'm thankful I'm breaking in now, when we have rules." [Inquirer]
• According to a report on WHYY, Ed Rendell told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette some men wouldn't vote for a woman, either, but it wasn't included because it wasn't newsworthy. Commence banging your head on the keyboard, now. [Daily DeLeon]
• A.J. Daulerio writes for Radar about the Butterfish, and all you really need to know is the URL contains the words "anal_leakage_01." [Radar]
• Remember when the Pinelands were on fire last year? Well, this year they're going to burn it intentionally. What could possibly go wrong?
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