Boxing This Friday at the Blue Horizon!

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I would highly encourage anybody who is looking for an authentic Philadelphia experience to go to the Blue Horizon this Friday night for boxing. Yeah, it was an awesome spot for Quizzo Bowl and it is undoubtedly an awesome spot for boxing. But even more than that, it is the best place to people watch in Philadelphia, bar none. Guys dressed like extras in 70s Blaxploitation flicks sit side by side with doctors in pleated khakis, North Philly teens in hoodies and oversized white tees wait in line for hot dogs next to meathead frat boys in Abercrombie shirts. I have never been anywhere in Philadelphia that hosts such a crosscurrent of our population. I am definitely planning on going. Lemme know if you are. Here’s the info on friday’s bouts.

RELATED: Column I did in the Metro on boxing at the Blue Horizon.

Scoreboard, Brought to you by Rodney Dangerfield (This is Brilliant)


O’NEALS

  1. But Where’s the Rum 92
  2. The Daunting Prospects 89
  3. Scrotto Saggins 85
  4. We Got Nothin’ 71
  5. Altar Servers 61

BARDS

  1. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion 100
  2. Sofa Kingdom 93
  3. Bristol Palin’s Baby Daddy 88
  4. VP Moose Knuckle 84
  5. Ermine Muff 80

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. Susan’s Peters 100
  2. Trust Us We Know 84
  3. Always There 82
  4. File Clerks 79
  5. Joe Lieberman is in Witness Protection 77

BLACK SHEEP

  1. Duane’s World 93
  2. Learned Handjob 92
  3. Mr. Plow 90
  4. MIke Dimarco 90
  5. Pot Bellied Pigs 84

GOOD DOG

  1. Palin Comparison 91
  2. Palin Hates Polar Bears 85
  3. Steve O 79
  4. Underachievers 70
  5. Shomer Shabbas 60

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 102
  2. Pitbulls and Hockey Moms 96
  3. Bristol and Levi 4-Eva 93
  4. We Know WHo Took Your Chair 93
  5. Alex Trebeck Runs Full Speed…92

Toughest Questions From Last Week

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  1. For what band was female Michael Steele the bassist from 1984-2006?
  2. In what century did the Black Death reduce Europe’s population by about 50%?
  3. In what new England state will you find Lake Winnepessaukee?
  4. A humans maximum heart rate is _____________ bpm minus their age.
    a) 180 b) 200 c) 220 d) 240
  5. Motown released its first number one hit on this date in 1961. It was a song by the Marvelettes. What was it?
  6. Joseph Cinque is best known for his passage aboard what boat?
  7. This 90210 character really had a number of obstacles to overcome. She was date raped, shot, caught on fire, addicted to coke, got amnesia, had a miscarriage, killed her rapist, and joined a cult. Who was she?
  8. Four people were killed by steel pipes n a 1983 murder plot that included John Holmes. A 2003 film was made about the murders. What was it called?
  9. What instrument did jazz legend Charlie Parker play?
  10. TMZ.com is a collaboration between Telepictures Productions and this company, which was founded asQuantum Computer Services in 1983.

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10 Things You Know That Charlie Doesn’t

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First of all, about that loss last night: It was catastrophic. There is a huge difference between being down 2 games and being down 3 games in September. Huge. The Phils go to NYC to play the Mets this weekend. It is, for the Phils, a playoff series, nothing less. It is a best of 3 series, and if the Phils don’t win two, their season is done. Period.

2ndly, Duane’s World regular and tortured Phils fan Johnnie supplied me with a list of 8 things that any casual Phils fan with half a brain knows that Charlie doesn’t. I added a couple at the end.

  1. Someone pitching effectively, with obviously good stuff, dosen’t have to come out of the game because the next batter hits from the opposite side.
  2. Pat Burrell is not the worst fielder in the starting line-up. Watch your first baseman for a while.
  3. A tired Brett Myers or Cole Hammels is a more effective pitcher than anyone in your bullpen, save Lidge and Romero.
  4. Pinch-hitting So Taguchi for a pitcher does not increase the chances of getting someone on base.
  5. Playing a hunch once in a while is great. It brings an element of surprise. Repeating the same move redundantly reduces the chances it will succede.
  6. Jason Werth hits right-handed pitching better than Jenkins or Bruntlett. He’s not perfect, but he’s earned the role of every day starting rightfielder.
  7. Ryan Madson can never be trusted when the game is on the line
  8. Replacing Pat Burrell with So Taguchi in the later innings actually worsens the outfield defense.

    9. Ones I added:

  9. Eric Bruntlett should never, under any circumstances, start a game for the Philadelphia Phillies. Never. Never. Never.
  10. The team needs a defensive 1st base coach to explain to Ryan Howard what to do in any situation. He is not only slow and clumsy in the field, he is dumb in the field as well. His blunder last night of throwing to 2nd with the bases loaded would have honestly been stupid if a Little Leaguer did it.

Feel free to vent about last night’s devastating loss or add more things to the list below.