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Michael Jack: Shit!

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There’s only one way to introduce this clip: Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt joined Harry Kalas and Gary Matthews in the booth on Saturday night, and they chatted about his golf game.

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Harry: “It’s a full count here to Willie Harris. Getting down to another sport, Michael Jack, how’s your golf game?”
Mike Schmidt: “Pretty good, Harry. I’ve been beating the hell out of my wife pretty regularly.”
Awkward pause; muted laughter
Harry: “At golf, I hope? At golf, I hope. Line drive and that’s a fair ball…”

Perhaps the alleged transgressions of Brett Myers — and let’s not forget the newly-acquired Julio Mateo — aren’t just a current Phillies trend; they’re part of the team’s history. Maybe Chuck Klein and Grover Cleveland Alexander used to get together and knock around women. This might explain everything about the Phils.

Update: Also, please, Phillies, don’t pluralize with an apostrophe.

  1. Anonymous Says: Aug 13 2:43 PM

    Good save, Harry

  2. Angry Hipster Says: Aug 13 3:03 PM

    Sports suck. Philadelphia sports suck extra hard.

    But owing to my contrarian ethos, I love Michael Jack.

    And because I’m so old skool, I am required to refer to him as “Michael Jack.”

  3. Melvin Says: Aug 13 3:03 PM

    I still don’t understand why the Phillies have a football announcer calling the games. My guess is they suck so bad they couldn’t get a real baseball announcer. Mike Schmidt also had hemeroids, so he probably used some sort of cream that could have enhanced his performance and soothed his ass. He should be looked into!

  4. Angry Hipster Says: Aug 13 3:08 PM

    Did I mention the only thing I hate more than sports is Philadelphia and the only thing I hate more than Philadelphia, is DUMBO followed closely by Williamsburg.

    When I go to hell, I am sure I will be stuck watching Philadelphia sports in DUMBO.

    Maybe Michael Jack will be there. Maybe he’ll bring PBR.

    That wouldn’t be too bad.

    P.S. I’m angry.

  5. ALB Says: Aug 13 4:21 PM

    This is nothing that photos of Alycia Lane in a bikin can’t fix.

  6. Frank Says: Aug 13 6:14 PM

    A “bikin” whats a “bikin”?

  7. Dave Says: Aug 13 6:15 PM

    The only thing I hate more than hipsters is angry hipsters, because their anger, like everything else, is fake. And the only thing I hate more than angry hipsters is fake Philly sports-hatin’ angry hipsters that post on blogs about Philly sports.

  8. Doug Says: Aug 13 6:28 PM

    And I hate Dave.

  9. Angry Hipster Says: Aug 13 6:48 PM

    just go to fucking Latvian Society you belong, drink a PBR and stop talking about hating on Dave.

    Nothing about me, Angry Hipster, is fake.

    P.S. You’re all assholes.

  10. Frank Says: Aug 13 8:23 PM

    “Latvian Society you belong” Huh?? “where” maybe?

  11. Frank Says: Aug 13 9:29 PM

    P.S. I want to fuck Barbaro.

  12. Angry Hipster Says: Aug 14 12:55 AM

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    Bwahhhaaaaaaahhhhhhhaaaaaaaahhhhaaaaaahhhh!!!!

  13. Angry Hipster Says: Aug 14 12:56 AM

    LWAUGH AT THE MONKEY!! PWENNY FWOR THE MONKEY!!!

    Hahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

  14. ALB Says: Aug 14 1:22 AM

    I am SOFA KING, I am SOFA KING, I am SOFA KING, I AM SOFA KING WE TODD ED.
    PWEASE PWOST PWICTURES of AWISHA WANE IN HWER BWIKINI

    I AM SOFA KING WE TODD ED.

    IS DEH A PONY CWORPSE TO SCWEW NEARBWY?

    BARBWARO WHERE ARE WU?

  15. Cool! Says: Aug 14 1:27 AM

    After a 22-year absence, David Lee Roth has returned to Van Halen. But don’t call it a reunion.

    “This is not a reunion, this a new band,” swooned “Diamond” David Lee Roth at a Beverly Hills press conference Monday afternoon. “Usually, when a band comes back like us, it is rockers with walkers. This is everything but.”

    While the announced Van Halen tour, which kicks off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, NC, does reunite Roth, 52, with namesake guitarist Eddie Van Halen, 52, and his brother Alex, 54, absent is original bassist Michael Anthony. Taking his place is Eddie Van Halen’s 16-year-old son, Wolfgang Van Halen.

    Wolfgang was born six years after Roth’s last tour with Van Halen. “Wolf brings a young energy and spirit to this that will knock you out of your socks,” the ever-vocal frontman gushed. “The vocals are better than ever, and he’s a taskmaster. I can understand why Ed wanted to play with his boy, because he is amazing. And you heard me say that.”

    When Wolfgang was asked what his mother, actress Valerie Bertinelli, thought of his going out on the road with Van Halen, the young bassist responded, “Let’s just say, she’s watching me closely.”

    Said Eddie Van Halen who admitted himself into rehab in March, and looked as fit as ever at the 15-minute press conference: “This is incredible to me, I’m really excited to be making music with my son, my brother, and my new brother. It’s totally blowing our minds, it is better than it’s ever been.. Like his brother and son, he hardly got a word in alongside the effluent Roth.

    According to Roth, the band started rehearsing its 25-song set, handpicked by Wolfgang, in April. “I’ve done more rehearsals in the last four months than I’ve done in the last 20 summers, and the sound is better than it’s ever been. It feels completely natural. The bar is set unbelievably high. We know what your expectations are–are you prepared for it to be better than it ever f—ing was?

    “There’s a whole lot of change going on, [the songs] are updated, we upgraded,” Roth continued of the music. “It’s the same way they moved the Mustang into the future, and that’s what you expect. You don’t want to see the same old band, the U2 guys with the mullets, you want something that delights, that entertains and astonishes… and that’s all by the second song.”

    With Van Halen no longer a target for his jabs, Roth wasn’t bashful about finding new artists to barb.

    “A band like this, particularly after an absence of this amount of time, can get away with a lot if you only do one tour, but that is not our ambition here,” said Roth. “This is not like The Police. The idea is that this will continue on and on. You’ve got to get a good start for that, and we’ve reformed this like the brother team that it never was before.

    “When the Three Tenors get together, you only wait for ‘Oh Solo Mio’ and the rest of it you can barely pronounce. With this, you know every single song, you know every guitar, every kick, every jump and every drum lick, and we can’t afford to shirk that.”

    “None of us want to give you any less than our best,” said Eddie Van Halen, “and we are at our best.”

    Tickets for select dates on the tour go on sale beginning Saturday (8/18), according to promoter Live Nation.
    [Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
    tour dates and tickets
    September 2007
    27 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
    29 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum

    October 2007
    1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
    7 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
    10 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
    14 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Field House

  16. Shakey Says: Aug 14 9:25 AM

    Thou burly-boned motley-minded barnacle!

  17. Shakey Says: Aug 14 9:56 AM

    So we have a crapflood troll now. Nice.

    P.S. I want to fuck Barbaro.

  18. ALB Says: Aug 14 10:28 AM

    Time fwor the Pwony weference? I guess Swo!!
    Must LWAUGH WITH THE MONKEY!! Must GIVE PWENNY TWO THE MONKEY!!! GWANNY!!!

  19. chris Says: Aug 14 11:49 AM

    you really do have the best comments section out there

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