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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/phillies-sign-jim-thome-to-1-year-deal/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/phillies-sign-jim-thome-to-1-year-deal/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:44:46 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858624 Sources are reporting that the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a 1 year deal that would bring Jim Thome back to Philly, and reunite him once again with manager Charlie Manuel. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/phillies-sign-jim-thome-to-1-year-deal/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/flashy-off-seasons-dont-mean-sht/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/flashy-off-seasons-dont-mean-sht/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:42:55 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858278 It occurred to me today that the St. Louis Cardinals knocked the two teams with the flashiest off-seasons out of the playoffs. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/flashy-off-seasons-dont-mean-sht/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/do-you-know-this-douchebag/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/do-you-know-this-douchebag/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:41:22 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857985 There are two types of people in this world. People who wear their favorite team's gear to games that their favorite teams are not playing in, and people who are not f***ing douchebags. This guy is the former.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/do-you-know-this-douchebag/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-forces-mlb-to-reschedule-games/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-forces-mlb-to-reschedule-games/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:07:02 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857396 With the imminent threat of Hurricane Irene looming along the East coast, Major League teams are rescheduling games ahead of time in preparation for the worst non-snow storm of the year.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-forces-mlb-to-reschedule-games/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/phillies-hate-prospects-trying-to-give-them-away-for-hunter-pence/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/phillies-hate-prospects-trying-to-give-them-away-for-hunter-pence/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:43:17 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856690   The Phillies gave up 4 prospects to the Indians in 2009 for Cliff Lee.  Then to start last season they gave up star pitching prospect Kyle Drybec to the Blue Jays to get Roy Halladay.  Then they gave up J.A Happ to get Roy Oswalt last year mid season.  Now they are trying to [...]]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/phillies-hate-prospects-trying-to-give-them-away-for-hunter-pence/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/blue-jays-jon-rauch-goes-nuts-after-being-tossed-video/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/blue-jays-jon-rauch-goes-nuts-after-being-tossed-video/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:11:37 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855987 Blue Jays pitcher Jon Rauch couldn't handle home plate umpire, Alfonso Marquez, anymore after a bad pitch sequence against Ryan Howard in the top of the 9th that led to Chase Utley scoring on a base hit a batter later.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/blue-jays-jon-rauch-goes-nuts-after-being-tossed-video/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/go-to-bat-for-nails-donate-money-to-free-lenny-dykstra/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/go-to-bat-for-nails-donate-money-to-free-lenny-dykstra/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:05:40 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855744 Charlie Sheen bailed him out his last time in jail, and it appears he is out of rich friends willing to stake his release. But we know Nails won't let that get in the way of his release from prison and a return to pill popping, yayo snorting, drinking and hustling.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/go-to-bat-for-nails-donate-money-to-free-lenny-dykstra/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/03/roy-oswalt-hit-in-the-ear-by-line-drive-diagnosed-with-neck-contusion/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/03/roy-oswalt-hit-in-the-ear-by-line-drive-diagnosed-with-neck-contusion/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:21:43 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164853954 Roy Oswalt was struck just behind the ear by a line drive off the bat of Manny Ramirez. He went down and until trainers could take him off the field and out of game. The results of the X-Rays have not yet been made available but according to Buster Olney of ESPN he has been diagnosed with a neck bruise.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/03/roy-oswalt-hit-in-the-ear-by-line-drive-diagnosed-with-neck-contusion/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2010/12/get-your-weekly-douche-lenny-dykstra-again/ http://ftrsports.com/2010/12/get-your-weekly-douche-lenny-dykstra-again/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:48:40 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164852519 No, we aren't repeating stories, for the first time ever a person has gotten the weekly douche award on back-to-back weeks. But it's only Monday and Lenny out did himself enough that I feel confident he can't be topped. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2010/12/get-your-weekly-douche-lenny-dykstra-again/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2010/12/get-your-weekly-douche-lenny-dykstra/ http://ftrsports.com/2010/12/get-your-weekly-douche-lenny-dykstra/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:03:56 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164852389 Ask anyone in NY and Philly to give you a Lenny "Nails" Dykstra story and they will give you tails of a gritty balls-out baseball player. Ask anyone in the greater Los Angeles area to give you a Lenny Dykstra story, and they will tell you how he either ripped them or their friends for a large sum of money or you will hear of him walking around plastered and talking about the stock market while saying dude a lot.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2010/12/get-your-weekly-douche-lenny-dykstra/feed/ 0