Red Sox Nation Surrenders Game 1
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — We gotta admit, as annoying as it might be, it's fairly impressive how many fans the Red Sox can put in away stadiums. That's why it's even more satisfying when the Phillies can smoke the Sawx by a score of 8-2 in the first of a three-game series. At the plate, it was Ryan Howard's night. ESPN tells us that for only the second time since WWII, a player has had four games with at least four RBI in an eight-game span. Howard became that second player tonight, rocking two oppo homers and—get this—a triple. Just one day after stealing a bag (!), RyHo knocked one to center off of Jacoby Ellsbury's glove, running his ass off to take three ...

VIDEO: Bartolo Colon to Teaching Batting Clinic. Or Not.
EveryJoe » Sports Rumors — We have only three things to say about the following video (15s) from last nights Sox-Phillies game: 1. This is why American League teams, who have a DH rather than have pitchers bat like the National League, do not like away games during interleague play. 2. Every swing Boston Red Sox pitcher Bartolo Colon was exactly like this one. 3. Ask us how surprised we are that Colon left the game with a stiffened back after this play. ...

Cole Hamels Sends AL Pitchers to the DL
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — More fuel for the Hank Steinbrenner fire today, as after Monday's Red Sox-Phillies game, the Sox put Bartolo Colon on the DL with a stiff back. We're not sure what caused the injury, but it might have been a combination of jerking his head back to watch balls fly out in the first inning, or it could be what Cole Hamels did to him at the plate. ...

Friday Whimsy: Watching Cole Kill the Fat Man
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? — This video isn’t new by any means, but I was catching up on my RSS reader and noticed that Enrico had a Red Lasso version. I watched it live (because I was tracking Cole Hamels start for fantasy, since I own him for the next 18 years) and getting to see Bartolo Colon bat against a pitcher of Hamels quality is rather enjoyable. So, um, enjoy. Yes, he is on the DL now. And yes, Hank Steinbrenner is still out of his mind. ShareThis