So some jerkface at work--I'm guessing it's an angry, bitter Mets fan--swiped my Hamels pennant from my cube.  See, I work in NY (right in the heart of Mets territory) and I have my cubicle all Phillies-ed up.  It was probably only a matter of time before something Phillies-related got swiped from my cube.  Sigh.

I wrote a slightly mean little note that I hung in the place on my cube where my lovely pennant USED TO hang, telling the thief that I hoped their baseball team never won another World Series in their lifetime.  There would have been much more profanity in this note if the pennant hadn't been swiped *from work*--I doubt management would like to see a letter with lots of cuss words hanging on my cube wall.

Silly Mets fans.  Why've you gotta be so bitter?  This is YOUR year...

Oh, wait.  That's what you guys said for the past few years, when it very clearly WASN'T your year.  Tee-hee.

Speaking of Hamels, his birthday was Saturday.  Here's hoping he had a birthday that's as fabulous as his pitching is!

Yay!  Check out The MLBlogs Top 100.  The BILF Report (which only got created mid-way through the 2008 season) finished at #68 on the list of Fan MLBlogs!  Thanks to all of you who read The BILF Report.  I promise, as soon as I am over my period of dental hell (a root canal and a cavity filling...not fun at all!), I'll be writing a bit more often.  Just because it's winter and the baseball season's done doesn't mean we can't talk about fluff-worthy stuff like hot guys in pinstripes...or, you know, serious issues like which players are ending up on which teams for 2009.  ;)  Keep checkin' back--more good stuff is on the way!

I'm a Phillies fan.  I happen to live in the New York metro area.  I'm surrounded by Mets fans--ie, The Enemy.

Yesterday, a friend (who happens to be a Mets fan) said to me, "We just got K-Rod for our closer!"

And I said, "That's great.  Nobody's ever going to see him, since the Mets' bullpen isn't going to allow the team to go into the ninth inning winning."

Then this morning, that same unfortunate Mets fan said to me: "Hey, we just acquired Putz for our bullpen!"

And I shot back with: "I thought you guys already had enough putzes in your bullpen; why do you need another one?"

This year, being a Phillies fan living among Mets fan is really quite fun.  It makes for many amusing jokes...and a lot of braggin'!  :)