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Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you're well aware the World Series is scheduled to start today. We're sort of skeptical this rain is ever going to stop, but while we're all waiting for that to happen check out our run-down of why the Yankees suck (and some reasons why the Phillies are better) below:

We have utmost confidence in our boys, but we could use a little less "one more game" talk. Our fists are bleeding from knocking wood.

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Hey Friday, Philly! Seems like you all pulled out for your boy Shane yesterday as it was announced that he won the final spot on the All-Star game roster. High fives all around! Go eat some Musubi and dance around in a grass skirt and a coconut bra tonight in celebration. We know we will.


• As it seems, the events that occured at Valley Swim club are taking more of a turn. It's become national news and everyone is pointing fingers at each other. One of the club's directors stated that the swim club doesn't discriminate and cited people of the black, Asian, Jewish and Russian communities as members. The state Human Relations Commissions is now investigating the allegations.
• Ladies, be careful out there. There's a reported groper hanging out on the Broad Street Line and previous attacks have occured during the day. Philly.com has a photo of the suspect from security cameras.
• Short Stories: Water main break in S.W. Philly. We haven't heard the last of the city pool closings. NFL bound rookie shot in Cheltenham.

Happy morning, everyone! As it's Thursday, we're now down to the final balloting hours to send Shane Victorino to the All-Star game. Cast away, little ones. As it turns out, Carlos Beltran of the Mets will be out of the game due to injury, and since Cholly is the team's manager, he may be able to finagle Victorino onto the roster regardless of whether or not Shane wins the Final Vote. But that doesn't matter; it's PRIDE people! But really, let us know in the comments, did Mayor Nutter show up at your door to ask you to vote for Shane?


• A swim club in Huntingdon Valley allegedly kicked a group of campers out of their pool based on race. The camp had set up prior arrangements to use the pool throughout the summer, but once the campers arrived, things got heated. There were allegations of racial comments made by club members and a week later the club sent the check back to the camp without a reason for the refund.
• Updates on Rian Thal: The neighbor, who was arraigned earlier week, has been arrested. Police are still looking for the man who left the apartment after the shootings and they still believe it's a robbery gone horribly awry.
• Not really Philly related, but the third Oscar Mayer died on Monday night. It's really not a good time to be famous, anymore. We plan on eating eight bologna sandwiches for lunch in his honor.

The MLB announced the roster for the All Star game this past weekend. The Phils pulled out with three roster spots sending Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard. And at the helm of this year's National League All Stars team is our very own Charlie Fuqua.

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We’ve had some amazing athletes grace our city in the last 25 years. Some of the greatest to ever play their game have suited up and thrilled the fans of Philadelphia.

Well, this Phillyist was going to write a nice little article comparing the Phillies and Rays at each position and determine who has the edge. I had this idea yesterday, but decided to hold off a day on writing it. Unfortunately, the Inquirer already wrote it this morning and I am, as Lao Tzu once said, “shit out of luck.”

I was eight years old when my dad woke me up in the middle of the night to watch Mitch Williams strike out Bill Pecota and send the Phillies to the 1993 World Series. The following week in school, I taught myself to draw the Phillies’ logo for the construction-paper pennants we hung in the windows. To this day, it’s the only thing I can still successfully draw aside from a rather pathetic looking Dachshund.

The last successful invasion of Los Angeles was in 1990 when West Philadelphian (born and raised) Will Smith conquered Bel-Air and ruled for six years as its Fresh Prince alongside his loyal friend, Duke of Silver Spoons, Carlton Banks.

You gotta give Derek Lowe some credit for taking it like a man. After his sinkerball silenced the Phillies’ bats for five innings, he hung a few up in the zone and suddenly the Dodgers were trailing the game. Even though those homers were just over the wall, he didn’t blame the ballpark. Even though Shane Victorino only got on base in the sixth because of a botched play by Rafael Furcal, Lowe didn’t fume and call out his players like John Lackey did in the Angels-Red Sox series.

Showtime continues as the Phillies put a little mustard on their mustard last night and sent CC Sabathia packing in the 4th.

This Phillyist spent most of yesterday soaked to the bone and freezing.

You might want to turn your speakers down for this one.

Ah, it's a bad photograph of a car! And that can mean only one thing: the Philadelphia International Auto Show is almost here! We're finding it hard to believe that it's already that time again, but it must be true, because whenever we go within a four block radius of the Convention Center, we see dozens of large trucks full of cars. And we snapped this shot this morning of one classic specimen already waiting inside.

Ugh. Milton Street is more of a fiasco than a real candidate, something of a sideshow in the political circus. He may even sideline Brady's chances! Oh the shame!

After two excruciating losses, the Phillies beat the Mets this afternoon at Shea Stadium, 5-3, to avoid the series sweep and come back home for the weekend on a high note. The Fightins' got on the board early thanks to first inning homers from Bobby Abreu and Ryan Howard, but similar to the last two games, gave up the lead in the next inning, and the game was tied at 3-3 until the seventh.

It wasn’t a pretty win. Far from it. Tom “Flash” Gordon blew his first save. The Phils managed to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth with Bobby Abreu up to bat. Last year, this was never a good sign – Abreu could never hit in clutch situations. And what he did last night wasn’t really a hit. It was a squeaker, really, but he bolted to first base, and when New York Mets pitcher Aaron Heilman threw the ball away, the Phils pulled out a 5-4 come-from-behind win for their ninth victory in a row.

A Michael Tucker RBI single and a Shane Victorino three-run homerun lifted the Phillies to a 4 - 0 win over the Atlanta Braves yesterday. The Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2 - 1, to maintain their two game lead over the Phillies.

There's nothing better than kicking back at a Phillies game and making a nice Tomas Perez pie joke, or really any joke about any of the Phillies bench players. Except maybe Shane Victorino. Maybe. But Ramon Martinez was able to fire a shot back last night in the form of a grand slam that helped the suddenly surging Phillies defeat the Atlanta Braves last night, 12-4.

Phils fans were happy - jubilant, even - for just a little while last night. It started with a two-run Bobby Abreu homer that tied the game at 5. The ball was smashed to center field and many fans probably imagined that the clutch eighth inning homer was drilled right down the through of Howard Eskin. The throat of Howard Eskin being A.J. Finch's catching mitt, obviously.