August 2011
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“If they made a rule and said pants up, I’d do it. There’s no reason...”
– “Baseball and socks appeal,” Michael Vitez, Philadelphia Inquirer. Ask Shane Victorino why he wears baggy pants, and you get this amazing response. Another good quote in this article: “High socks displayed manly calves, which the ladies liked.”
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“In Northeast Philly some still-functioning churches with closed-down schools but...”
– “For Sale: Empty catholic churches,” Joseph N. DiStefano, PhillyDeals. If my wake is at my grade school, I’m going to be pissed.
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“Manny leaping from No. 11 to No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary secondary charts...”
– “Sometimes When We Touch” songwriter Dan Hill on Manny Pacquiao’s cover of the song.
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“‘The dentist tells me that even though it stains your teeth, chewing has...”
– This 1977 Sports Illustrated feature on chewing tobacco in baseball is enlightening. (via SportsFeat/@erikmal)
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“‘I’m originally from Louisiana,’ he says. ‘I tried to...”
– “It’s a Wawa World,” Don Steinberg, Philadelphia. I’ve never needed to prove my point so badly I have to get a tattoo, but I guess I could conceive of such a scenario. It doesn’t involve Wawa, though.
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“We asked the actor - who has been called Dawson by fans so long that it...”
– Dan Gross asked James Van Der Beek a fantastic question. I was wondering!