Saturday, April 30, 2011

Around The Bases

$5. Now at Wawas:



Hell Hath No Fury

Like a broadcaster scorned. Longtime Astros announcer Milo Hamilton ripped into former Houston favorite Lance Berkman, who is off to a hot start with the Cardinals, during a radio interview this week. "Why did you think it wasn't necessary to get in shape your last couple years as an Astro?" the 83-year-old Hall of Famer asked rhetorically. "And now a team you didn't even know, a manager you didn't play for, you felt it was your responsibility to get in great shape?"

Berkman, who was traded to the Yankees last year and signed with St. Louis during the offseason, has reportedly lost 20 pounds, but he said that to suggest that he wasn't in shape in 2010 is a "misrepresentation."


By The Numbers

4: Bases-loaded walks for Mariners DH Jack Cust already this season.
7: Blown saves for the Cardinals' bullpen in the first 24 games.
15: Rainouts in Major League Baseball. Last April there were only three.
17: Size shoe worn by A's reliever David Purcey, largest in team history.
19: Waiver claims made by Pirates GM Neal Huntington in his 3-plus years.
628: Straight Tampa Bay Rays games started by a pitcher who hasn't reached his 30th birthday. That's just 18 short of the record set by the 1970-74 Montreal Expos.


Quote Of The Week

Twins catcher Joe Mauer, to the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, on what it's like to open a check for $1.92 million every 2 weeks during the season: "I don't know, they're direct deposit."

Monday, April 11, 2011

Spring Sabbatical

Automotive Acne (Productions) is currently on hiatus.

Thanks for Visiting.

Sincerely,

"Allan Smithee"

Saturday, April 9, 2011

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Sign the petition here before April 10th.

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^^Thank You For Signing Our Petition^^

From: Sara Cederberg

Thank you for signing our petition! The Cultural Alliance will deliver this petition to members of the Senate and the General Assembly to let them know that the citizens of Pennsylvania support continued funding for Arts & Culture.

If you are interested in following this campaign or finding out more about how you can keep Arts & Culture vital throughout Pennsylvania, visit our Advocacy Action Center by clicking here.

*About the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance*

The mission of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is to make Philadelphia and its suburban counties one of the foremost creative regions in the world. The Cultural Alliance believes that the Greater Philadelphia region grows stronger and more vibrant by growing its Arts & Culture. Representing more than 400 member institutions, with more than 9,000 employees and 24,000 volunteers, the Cultural Alliance is able to speak as one collective voice for the region's cultural community. In addition to being a vocal advocate for the arts, the Cultural Alliance also offers member organizations an array of research, business management and marketing services specifically designed to help the sector expand the impact of its work for the region.

Thanks for all that you do,

Sara Cederberg
Community Engagement Manager - Grassroots Advocacy

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems.

-- Rainer Maria Rilke


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Saturday, April 2, 2011

3100 Block of Richmond St.






Residential Store Front Window Celebrating Easter








Polish Church






Note: Photographs taken Wed., March 30th, 11:30 a.m., Philadelphia