2009 Phillies

I've been watching a lot of Phillies baseball this summer. Of course, this team is great to watch and very fun to follow. As of today they have a very comfortable lead in the NL East and are one of the strongest teams in the National League.

I made this wallpaper today while watching them win another series, this time against the Cardinals.

New Wallpaper - 1970

I've been playing around with some new photoshop filters and plugins recently.

Here is a rendering of one of the 1970 Cardinals images I have bought on eBay. The wallpaper is sized 1280x800. Let me know if you want a larger version.

Enjoy

Inquirer article

Jul. 6, 2009

It's time to enshrine Dick Allen

By Allen Barra

For The Inquirer

The 2007 and 2008 New York Mets did the Phillies - and perhaps Dick Allen - a huge favor by managing to collapse two years in a row, thus paving the way for the Phillies to win the World Series last season. The Mets officially have erased the stigma once attached to the Phils' 1964 flameout.

For years, that disaster has been melded in the minds of local fans with the six-year train wreck of Allen's first tenure in Philadelphia. It's time to admit what we've always known: Dick Allen belongs in the Hall of Fame.

Read the rest of the story

All Star Game

I have not posted anything in a while - I guess I just have been too busy with my real job. This week the MLB All Star Game is being held in St. Louis. I used to love watching the All Star Game every summer, because it was one of the few time I got to see many of the players. Now the game is not so special because I get to see any team I want on any night.

Here is another great shot from the 1972 All Star Game in Atlanta. These are the AL Starters. From left to right: Rod Carew's elbow (Minnesota), Bobby Murcer (New York), Reggie Jackson (Oakland), Dick Allen (Chicago), Carl Yastrzemski (Boston), Bobby Grich (Baltimore), Brooks Robinson (Baltimore), and Bill Freehan (Detroit).