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Breslow

How is it that I didn't hear about this dude who's referred to as the smartest man in baseball until...now?  (Smart and not ugly.  I'd even go with "pretty cute."  And smarts make him cuter!)  Craig Breslow, where have you been all my life?

Despite the fact that he's played for one of my favorite teams (Minnesota--of course, that was back in 2008, when I was just becoming a Twins fan...and when I also harbored the silly notion that the only players worth noticing on the team were Mauer, Morneau, and Nathan), I wasn't aware of this BILF's existence until today.  And how might I have discovered him, you might ask?

Because he made a parody video of the Rex Ryan/foot fetish thing.  And it's freakin' funny as hell.  Check it out here.  (Smarts, cuteness, and a sense of humor?  *swoon*)

Plus, reading up on his 2010 stats, I've figured out this guy's not a bad pitcher.  I guess this gives me a reason to actually pay attention to what Oakland's doing this season (never thought I'd have a reason to say that)...


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Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:45:32 -0800 Merry Cliffmas! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/merry-cliffmas http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/merry-cliffmas
Leeeeeeeee

Happy Halladays, Merry Cliffmas, and Roy to the World to Phillies phans everywhere and to all the BILF Reporter's readers!  I hope you find 35 pieces of Cole in your stocking on Christmas morning, even if you've been a very good boy or girl.  ;)

If you're looking to get into the holiday spirit Phillies-style, this is a must-read!  Thanks to the fine folks at the Phillyist for writing this funny-as-hell Phillies version of "The Night Before Christmas," appropriately titled "A Visit from Saint Cliff."


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Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:11:30 -0800 This. Is. AWESOME. http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/this-is-awesome http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/this-is-awesome
It's a rare thing that can make me simultaneously laugh hysterically and drool (Joe Mauer's pretty face and baseball sideburns have this effect on me), but this video did.  Well done, Babes Love Baseball.  And to anyone who can appreciate a few good BILFs--enjoy!

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Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:59:49 -0800 He's ba-aaaack! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/hes-ba-aaaack http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/hes-ba-aaaack
Lee2

Holy crap!  This whole time I'd been hoping the "mystery team" everyone was wondering about being in on the Lee bidding was the Twins, who desperately need reliable starting pitching.  But no--it was my Phillies!  And for all the times Ruben Amaro Jr has pissed me off, I now think he's the second coming.  Seriously.  Next year we'll have a rotation of Halladay, Lee, Hamels, and Oswalt?  Pinch me--I must be dreaming!

I'm so excited I can hardly sleep, but tonight instead of counting sheep, I'll be counting the days until pitchers and catchers report.  As if I needed another reason to be excited for the 2011 baseball season, right?  Can't wait to see Cliff Lee back in a Phillies uniform...again!


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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:26:57 -0800 I miss baseball. http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/i-miss-baseball http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/i-miss-baseball
Shrine

I do.  I miss it sooooo freakin' much.  *How* many days until pitchers and catchers report again...? 

Speaking of catchers, I got my Joe Mauer bobblehead in the mail today (thanks, Mom!).  And yeah, I'm nerdy enough to be so excited about this that I've actually taken a picture of it on my baseball shrine.

I've also been doing a bit of work on my offseason goal, which is to get Joe Mauer to sign something for me!  The baseball cards I've ordered should be arriving soon, and then I will write Mr. Mauer a kind note asking him to please sign an autograph for the biggest Twins fan on Long Island.  I've got my fingers crossed...  :)


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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:31 -0700 Two weekends of Twins! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/two-weekends-of-twins http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/two-weekends-of-twins
So last weekend I went to see some Phillies/Twins interleague play.  At first I was like, "Oh boy!  I am GUARANTEED to have one of my two favorite teams win each game!"  Which is wonderful until I considered that in order for that to happen, one of my favorite teams would also be a guaranteed loser.  *sigh*  I went to last Saturday and Sunday's games, and in both cases, the Phillies lost.  But I had a grand time anyway, and here's the proof, in pictures...
Before Saturday's game, they had the Phillies take the field with their children to play a dads-vs-kids game.  I have to say that the Hamels family is simply adorable:

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And doesn't Cole look like he really enjoys being a daddy?  :)

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While watching the Phillies families on the field, I got to meet twins backup catcher Drew Butera (who hit his first major league home run later that day, by the way!), who undoubtedly thinks I'm an idiot for not catching my baseball when he threw it back to me.  Oops.  ;)

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Once the Phillies were off the field, I went to watch the Twins warm up.  Here are Tolbert and Hudson.

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And here are Morneau and Hudson.

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I thought I was dreaming, but Justin Morneau came over to the fence to sign autographs!

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Here I am with Morneau (well, it's the back of my head, anyway).  He was really nice and very humble.  I thanked hi for having such an awesome year and told him I picked him first for my fantasy team, and he grinned and thanked me.  (By the way, he has the most AMAZING blue eyes.  Wow.)

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The Phillies ushers were kind enough to let those of us seeking Twins autographs stay by the fence a long time.  I was still down there when the national anthem was being sung.  And what a view I had for the national anthem...

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It was a good thing I stayed down there.  After the national anthem was over, I saw Tolbert headed toward the dugout.  While everyone else was yelling for Span or Cuddyer to come on over, I called out to Tolbert.  I was the only one who yelled for him, and as soon as he heard his name, he looked at me, briefly conferred with a coach, and then trotted over to sign autographs--I thought that was very nice!
 

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The next day, I went down to the fence to see who else I could meet before the game started.  Here's Morneau, Tolbert, Cuddyer and Hudson warming up.

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The bullpen was also out warming up.  This is Ron Mahay--I got his autograph, too.
 

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I don't have pictures of them, but I also got Matt Guerrier, Jesse Crain, and Scott Baker to sign my baseball.  Baker totally gave me a bit of a weird look since I was wearing a Phillies shirt with a Twins hat and handed him a Phillies pen to sign with.  He's cute, so I'll forgive him for that...although I'm not so sure I can forgive him for imploding yesterday against the Mets.  (I was at yesterday's game too, but wasn't trying to meet anyone.  I did, however, get burnt to a crisp.  Hey, at least I'm Phillies red now!)
Here are the baseballs I got signed at the Phillies/Twins series.  I had Morneau sign one ball, and the other 6 Twins signed the other one.  Seriously, I've been fighting the urge to sleep with the Morneau signed ball under my pillow.  ;)

 
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Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:34:05 -0700 Bootylicious! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/bootylicious http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/bootylicious
Move over, Miss Cleo.  Want to be able to tell a baseball player's future?  Look at his ass.  Yes, seriously.  According to this article, a baseball player's ass can help a scout determine whether that player's gonna be a good prospect or not--and apparently, curvier is a bit better ("Kids with flat butts generally don't fill out much. Kids with a curved butt will add strength to their frame").

Now we know why Halladay, who was discussed in the article, is so damn perfect...he's bootylicious!  ;) 

Next time one of your friends makes fun of you for staring at a ballplayer's ass (What?  This doesn't happen to you?  Just to me?  Oh well...), you can legitimately say you were just trying to gauge how good of a ballplayer he'll be.  Right?  Because isn't that exactly what you were doing?  ;)

(Thanks to LIEBCHEN, a phellow Phillies phan, for sharing this article with me!)

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Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:14:42 -0700 Recap and photos: ALS Night 2010 http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/recap-and-photos-als-night-2010 http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/recap-and-photos-als-night-2010
So ALS Night/the Phillies' Phestival at Citizens Bank Park was pretty fun this year.  During the Phestivities, I got to...

* Meet Mr. Perfect, Roy Halladay (my dad met him, too!).  He was really nice, very down to earth, and absolutely GORGEOUS in person.  TV/photographs do not do him justice.  He's got amazing blue eyes and a seriously perfect smile! 

* Meet Cole Hamels, who gets hotter every year, and give him a hug.  He told me it meant a lot to him when I said he was my favorite Phillie! 

* Get a big hug from Phoebe Phanatic--the Phanatic's mom

* Meet Ross Gload (looooooovely spiky hair) and Chad Durbin--both of whom were very nice and VERY attractive!

* Take pictures of many of my other favorite Phillies, including CHUTTLES, Brad Lidge, Ryan "I fought the chair, and the chair won" Madson, and the Flyin' Hawaiian.  I also got a baseball signed by JC Romero in a grab bag I'd bought.  All in all, a really fun night (and all for a good cause, too!).  Now if only those Phillies (besides Doc, who was literally perfect!) could get their act together and, like, score some runs...that'd be awesome.  I know there are names for fears of crossing bridges and walking under ladders...is there a word to describe "fear of crossing home plate"?  Because I think the Phillies may be crippled by that silly fear lately...

Hamels pitches tonight.  Let's go, BILFy McBILF!!!!  Let's go, Phillies!



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Tue, 04 May 2010 10:27:19 -0700 The Good, The Bad, and The Stupid (and, as always, The Hot) http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-stupid-and-as-always http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-stupid-and-as-always
Pb

It's been a wild past few days for us Phillies fans, huh?

The good: Taking 2 out of 3 in this past weekend's series with the Mets.  Combining Saturday's and Sunday's runs, we had 21...to their 5.  Love it!  Santana got shelled (love that, too).  Victorino hit a grand slam.  Doc was incredible, and Moyer put forth a pretty solid effort (who'd have thought he'd outlast Johan the Great?  AND be the guy that gets walked so that a run scores?)  Beautiful.  Just beautiful.

Of course, there's the bad: We got our asses handed to us on Friday.  Kendrick still sucks.  And people like this moron infested my lovely city of Philadelphia all weekend long.

And then there's the stupid: Ryan Madson, I'm looking at you.  Kicking a chair out of frustration and breaking your toe?  STUPID.  Also, moronic Phillies fan who ran onto the field and got Tasered?  Between you and Vomiting Phillies Fan from a few weeks ago, you're making us ALL look like jackasses.  (We're not all jackasses.  But the nice/cool Phillies fans don't seem to make many headlines.)

And, finally, the hot: We saw the return of Brad Lidge, and damn, have I missed watching him!  He didn't implode, which is also hot (not that he really had a chance to, though).  And the hottest thing of all?  In 20 days, I'm gonna be meeting COLE HAMELS.  I got my Photo Booth ticket in the mail yesterday...I'm already so excited/hyperactive/etc!  *squeal*  Yes, I know, I've met Hamels before.  But he's still hot, and so I want to meet him again.  I cannot believe I have almost 3 weeks to wait!  At least between now and then I'll be going to a Twins game, which will temporarily distract me from Hamels-related hyperness (although hopefully I get my voice back in time to meet Hamels...screaming at all the gorgeous Twins can really take its toll on one's throat, you know!)

Right now both of my teams (Phillies and Twins) are in first place.  Not by much, but by enough.  And hopefully they both keep kickin' butt...  :)


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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:21:14 -0700 Yay! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/yay-1052 http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/yay-1052
Cliffie2

On a day when there's been lots of crappy baseball news--players behaving badly, club presidents dying--it's nice to see a little ray of good baseball news.  Cliff Lee's suspension has been rescinded (his fine has been, too).  He looked good in the simulated game he pitched last week, and it looks like the Ms are aiming to have him back on the Major League mound in very early May.  Can't happen soon enough, in my opinion...and I swear I'm not saying that just because he looks so fetching in his Mariners jersey.  ;)  I happen to be K-poor on one of my fantasy teams, and I need him back on the mound getting me strikeouts!


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Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:47:26 -0700 Happy birthday, Joe Mauer... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/happy-birthday-joe-mauer http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/happy-birthday-joe-mauer
Happy

...happy birthday tooooo yoooooouuuuuu!!!

There are not many days where I wish I could ship myself halfway across the country and jump out of a birthday cake...but today is one of those days.  I'm sure many of you other ladies with excellent taste in ballplayers feel similarly.  Who's up for starting a Traveling Cake Brigade with me?  ;)



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Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:29:00 -0700 Excited for my first game of the 2010 season... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/excited-for-my-first-game-of-the-2010-season http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/excited-for-my-first-game-of-the-2010-season

Bilfs

Ed. note: Well, the friend who told me Wilson would be pitching tomorrow just told me Wilson's actually pitching TONIGHT.  Dammit, dammit, dammit!!! 
  
Tomorrow I'll be going to my first baseball game of the season--Yankees vs. Rangers.  I may be one very unpopular girl at Yankee Stadium because I'll be cheering for the Rangers.  I'll be cheering for them for the following reasons:
 
1. Fantasy baseball.  I have Josh Hamilton on one of my fantasy teams, and I want to see him do well!  Let's go, BILFs!
 
2. The Rangers are not the Yankees.  While I don't mind the Yankees, I'm not usually going to jump at the chance to root for them.  They beat my Phillies in the World Series last year.  They beat my Twins last year in the ALDS.  And then last night they beat the Angels when I had Kazmir pitching for me on a fantasy team, and I get annoyed when something happens where my pitcher doesn't get me a win.  I know the Yankees are a good team, so I respect them, but again--that's not gonna make me be excited to root for them.  (Besides, everybody else is rooting for them.  My opinion?  Viva la underdog!)
 
3. The Rangers are cuter.  I can't believe I'm even saying this, because liberal me doesn't generally like anything that comes outta Texas, but they've got Hamilton, Kinsler, Harden, and Wilson.  That's a whole lotta gorgeous right there.  And I like to cheer for gorgeous.
 
Tomorrow's pitching matchup is Burnett vs. Wilson.  If I had to pick a favorite Yankee, Burnett would be it.  He seems kinda edgy and seems to bring a fun attitude to the clubhouse.  (Plus I like his tattoos.)  And Wilson...well, he's probably my favorite Ranger.  He's a Lostie just like I am (in fact, I even tweeted with him once about Lost...and yeah, I was appropriately giddy about it--still kinda am, in fact!), and I always love fellow Losties.  Also, I'm totally jealous that he got to hang out with Team Darlton.  He has a really cool (and very typically un-Texas) personality.  And?  He's gorgeous.  Like seriously, seriously gorgeous.
 
So tomorrow, if you're at the game and you hear somebody screaming "LET'S GO, RANGERS!" or "JOSH HAMILTON, DO IT FOR THE BILFS!!!", come say hi.  Just don't be surprised when I've got a hoarse voice from all that yelling.  ;)

 

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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:46:00 -0700 MLB.com, you tease, luring me in with that headline... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/mlbcom-you-tease-luring-me-in-with-that-headl http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/mlbcom-you-tease-luring-me-in-with-that-headl

Streak

I'll admit it: When I see "streaking Phillies" in a headline, their recent string of wins is not exactly the first thing I think of.
 
Fine, fine, so maybe MLB.com's definition is more appropriate when it comes to talking about being successful at baseball (and I'm totally proud of the Phillies for being seriously awesome lately).  But when I think about streaking Phillies, I'm envisioning something that looks even better than that fantastic 7-1 record they've got... 
 

 

 

 

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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:57:52 -0700 On a Phillies/Twins high... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/on-a-philliestwins-high http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/on-a-philliestwins-high
Home

The home openers for my two favorite teams (Phillies and Twins, just in case you're new around here) were both yesterday.  Since both these teams have an off day today, I'm having a little baseball withdrawal.  I mean, there are games I can watch tonight (after Lost, of course--once May 23 hits, baseball takes top priority yet again, though!), but...they're not with Phillies or Twins.  Or anyone attractive, really.  Actually, I might watch a bit of the Rays/Orioles game tonight--that's definitely the most attractive matchup out there (Longoria, Bartlett, Balfour, Markakis).  Not that it has much to compete with in terms of BILFiness...I mean, Mets/Rox?  Oh, PLEASE--I'm not watching that until Street's back from the DL.  Reds/Marlins?  No, thank you.

But I digress.  I'm thrilled my two favorite teams both won their home openers (Phillies--7-4 over the Nats; Twins beat the Sawx 5-2).  Not so pleased that Hamels was slightly sucktacular, and also not thrilled that Werth and Rollins are now injured.  Totally happy that the Phillies have a 6-1 record, tied for best record in the National League (tied with the Giants, believe it or not...who'da thunk it?).  Also thrilled with Jon Rauch, the Twins' closer (since Nathan's out for at least the entire season)--he's netted me 5 saves so far for each of my fantasy teams.  (On a related note?  Tattoos are sexy.  Moving on...)

In related but completely unsurprising news, I really need to get my ass to Target Field at some point.  I have no interest in the walleye-on-a-stick, but watching Mauer hit a home run while I snack on some good ol' midwestern cheese curds sounds like an absolutely grand time to me!  And speaking of Mauer, I watched his Homecoming episode on ESPN last night and absolutely loved it.  Mauer seems so sweet and charming!  I've also heard that he answers all his fan mail himself, so I'm going to have to come up with something clever to write to him.  (No, it won't be "Marry me, Mauer"--that's so overdone.)  Take a little peek at Mauer's Homecoming episode by clicking here.  If you aren't totally charmed by him...well, you're probably just not human!


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Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:47:00 -0700 Soooooo pretty! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/soooooo-pretty http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/soooooo-pretty

Baker

That was the phrase I overused--way, way overused--last night while watching the Twins game last night.  While I wish they'd fared better on opening day (and I really wish Godzilla would quit following my two favorite teams around and raising hell--I haven't forgotten the damage he caused during last year's Series, and I didn't need a reminder of his talents last night), at least they looked cute in the process.  Not much of a consolation, since cute doesn't improve an 0-1 record, but still.  Better than nothing, I suppose.

Their new uniforms look pretty nice.  In the picture above, Scott Baker's sporting the new uniform.  He would be more adorable if he'd pitched better last night.  I spent a significant portion of time screaming at my TV--particularly at him.  (I then went on to dream about me bitching at Baker for doing such a sucktacular job.  Me?  Obsessed with baseball?  No, never!) 

In regard to pitching, for some reason I keep forgetting that some of the Twins' relievers are really, really appealing.  I've always thought Guerrier and Joe Nathan (whom I already miss dearly) were attractive, but I forgot how adorable Neshek is.  Crain's not ugly either, and I like Rauch's edgy look.  They're not all gorgeous (*cough* MIJARES *cough*), but overall, they've probably got the most attractive pitching staff in all of MLB (especially when you factor in some of their starters, like Blackburn, Slowey, and--grrrrr--Baker).

Hopefully Blackburn will fare better on the mound tonight than Baker did last night.  In my next post, I'd really like to talk more about how the Twins played really well as opposed to how they looked really pretty while they lost...  ;)


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Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:41:47 -0700 Baseball's finally back! http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/baseballs-finally-back http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/baseballs-finally-back
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The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and--most importantly--BASEBALL IS BACK.  Just knowing that tonight I'm gonna go home and watch Twins/Angels makes me deliriously happy.  (Wish I could watch Phillies/Nats, but unfortunately, I'm working, and they'd probably get ticked if I started watching the game at work.  And they'd know about it because, well, I scream when I watch games.  And squeal.  A lot.)

I was pretty agnostic regarding who I wanted to win last night's Opening Day game, Red Sox vs. Yankees.  On one fantasy team, I have Sabathia and Scutaro (cutie!), so my ideal fantasy situation was to have Sabathia get the win and some Ks but for Scutaro to get a couple hits off him.  It didn't quite go as planned--Sabathia was less good than I'd thought he'd be, although thankfully he got a no-decision (I'd have been really ticked if he'd gotten a loss in his first game).  Scutaro ws better than I thought he'd be--he was 2 for 3 with one RBI, a run scored, and a walk.  Not too shabby at all (plus he's fun to watch because he's cute, and also because Scutaro at bat meant Ellsbury would be up next, and while Ellsbury wasn't so great last night, he at least looked good...despite also looking frustrated).

Even though I didn't really care about the outcome of last night's game, I sat there on my couch grinning like a Cheshire cat as I watched the game.  It didn't matter who was playing--baseball's finally back, and I couldn't be happier!  I'll watch any team, any game, anytime...I can always find someone to cheer for, drool over, or scream at!  Just knowing that there's an entire season's worth of this sort of awesomeness coming my way makes me feel like the happiest girl in the world!


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Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:44:20 -0700 DING-DONG... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/ding-dong-44 http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/ding-dong-44
Werth

...THE WICKED BEARD IS DEAD!!!!!

Oh, thank goodness Jayson Werth is back to looking hot again.  He apparently finally regained his common sense and shaved that bad boy off earlier this week.  Now I can look at right field without wincing.  Huzzah!

And in other Phillies news, I heart this Deadspin article!  The future's so bright, we've gotta wear shades...like a certain Mr. Werth always does!  ;)


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Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:38:17 -0700 Jinx? I sure hope not... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/jinx-i-sure-hope-not http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/jinx-i-sure-hope-not
Doc

Oh, Doc, you look so handsome on the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated!  But in light of the Sports Illustrated curse that may or may not be real, couldn't you have suggested that they put Johan Santana on the cover instead, or maybe the entire Braves starting rotation?  Look, we've already got Blanton on the DL for 3-6 weeks and Lidge out for who knows how long (although this might not be a bad thing)...our pitchers are already cursed enough.  Here's hoping we haven't just added fuel to the cursed fire with that mighty fine SI cover...

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:17:21 -0700 A good news/bad news day for the Twins... http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/a-good-newsbad-news-day-for-the-twins http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/a-good-newsbad-news-day-for-the-twins
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Yesterday was a good news/bad news day for the Twins.  On the bad news side, closer Joe Nathan's going to be having Tommy John surgery, which means we won't see him pitch at all during the 2010 season.  (I'm also disappointed for personal/selfish reasons--this will be the irst year I haven't had Joe Nathan as my closer on one or more fantasy teams.  Great, now I've actually gotta research who the good, non-injured closers are...)

But the good news outweighs the bad.  Joe Mauer has signed an 8-year extension with the Twins!   Minnesota born and bred Mauer is the heart of the Twins, and it's great to know he's gonna be a Twin until at least the end of the 2018 season.  This is the largest deal in Twins history, and I think it's a good one.  Mauer's certainly earned the money--over the past 6 seasons with the Twins, his batting average has been .327, he's won a bunch of batting titles, and he's coming off a season where he batted a rather amazing .365.  I already can't wait to see what he accomplishes in the 2010 season!  (And hopefully I'll be able to snag him for one of my fantasy baseball teams of BILFs...)


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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:47:58 -0700 I like bad boys. http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/i-like-bad-boys http://thatbilfgirl.posterous.com/i-like-bad-boys
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I don't like when they get suspended for five games (because it means I can't watch them on TV and drool over them)...but I do really dig bad boys.  Especially when they're as BILFalicious as Cliff Lee.  ;)


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