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Phillies are pretty engaging

    by Justin Klugh
    Published 

What engaged you the most last night about the Phillies' unsettling 5-2 loss to the Cubs last night?

  1. Cole Hamels' beautiful start getting thrown out with yesterday's pork rinds

  2. Michael Young getting the start at third over Cody Asche and striking out three times from the lead-off spot

  3. Career .208 hitter Donnie Murphy of the Cubs taking two different Phillies pitchers deep

There were nine innings of shenanigans to choose from, but according to Ticket City's fan engagement algorithms, despite the Phillies, say, tying the Cubs for fifth most errors in the National League last night, we still find them massively engaging.

Based on Ticket City's evaluations, Phillies fans – that's us, remember – are sixth behind the Giants, Yankees, Dodgers, Cardinals, and Red Sox in 'fan engagement.'

Which doesn't say much about the decision-making in this city.

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD

Finally, word came out that Utley had been extended for two years, then came into pinch hit and tied the game with an RBI single, then tried to score on another base hit and--

[Crashburn Alley]

LET'S DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF AN 'APOLOGY'

Vikings receiver Greg Jennings, who recently apologized for continuously bashing his former team and quarter back, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, for getting him a Super Bowl ring I guess, seems to have forgotten that he apologized for continuously bashing them.

This time, Jennings claims he was "brainwashed" by the Packers into thinking that the Packers were the best team in the division.

"It's like everything that you know in Green Bay is like the best, the best, the best, the best, the best. And it's like total brainwashing. And I think you don't open your eyes to see what other teams have to offer unless you are in that position, and I was afforded this position."

Sure, the Packers were the actual best team in the division for three of the seven years Jennings was with them; and it wouldn't really make any sense for the Packers' clubhouse to be full of Vikings posters.

But yeah, it's totally on the Packers to make sure you know how great other teams in the divison are, Greg Jennings.

TO HAVE TO AND TO HOLD

You know how you first discovered Siri on your iPhone, and how helpful she was? Like, so helpful, you started losing contact with friends and family? And the looks people used to give you when you'd say you had a 'lunch date' but then they saw you sitting in a restaurant with your phone 'sitting' across from you?

Well, Spike Jonze has a movie for you. 

WHAT A COOL GUY

For everyone still waking up flop sweating from the 2010 NLCS, quirktastic closer Brian Wilson is back in baseball with the Giants' rival Dodgers, and the great news is, he still has hair growing out of his face.

Brian Wilson readying for tonight's start in Rancho Cucamonga. pic.twitter.com/yPGCsmMezm

Wilson was one of those closers who was never the same after a stellar yearlong campaign, but boy, have I mentioned how quirky the guy is?

Ha ha ha ha those aren't drums, they're his teammates' heads.  I mean that is just fresh.