On Saturday, April 18th, thousands of Philly fans paid tribute to the man. Harry’s casket laid in state at home plate in Citizens Bank Park, allowing the public to pay their respects. A grateful community appreciated the time and effort by the Phillies organization, and to the Kalas family for allowing the public event. He was one of us, so it was a fitting farewell to such a personable man.

I was only able to watch the tribute on TV, though my heart was with the crowd in the stands. It was a nice parade of guest speakers, including current Philly Jamie Moyer and former Philly Michael Jack Schmidt, to name a few. The moment I lost my emotional control - and I tear up just thinking about it as I write - was when the players, media members and front office staff lined up in two lines on the first base side and passed the casket down the line, all the while Simon & Garfunkle’s Bridge Over Troubled Waters played throughout the stadium. At the end of the line, several players, Utley, Howard, Victorino included, and Charlie Manual, placed the casket in the hearse and we watched it drive off. Not a dry eye in the place.

While I’ve never met this man, it was like losing an Uncle. When I moved to the Philly area in 1977, he was the voice that I heard over the transistor radio under my covers. For 30 plus years he was the one constant I had with my Phillies. My only regret is that I didn’t get to meet him, because from all the stories I’ve heard over the past week, he’s someone I wish I could have known.

I hope heaven is a better place now that he is there, reunited with Whitey, because here on Earth, we miss him!

RIP Harry…

I don’t particularly like Mr. Moore, nor do I care for his liberal spin to his movies.  However, for the first time ever, I enjoyed his comments on this bailout plan.  It was insightful, and brought to light some interesting points.  See!  There’s a first for everything…

So, in fairness to all, and remaining unbiased, read what you want, but take everything with a grain of salt.  Be the bigger person and don’t get all of your world news from one source.

We had a fell artist from Sellaband.com come out to watch us.  Check out Marc Supsic when you get a chance.

The simple truth of the matter is, we need prostitutes in our society.  Spitzer’s not a pervert or devient.  He’s a man with needs.  My question is, “what’s wrong with his marriage that he has to stray?”  There are wives out there who, for whatever reason, prefer that their husband goes elsewhere for sex.  Perhaps she doesn’t enjoy it, perhaps she finds the man offensive, or perhaps they have such an open relationship that it doesn’t bother her.  In fact, some wives will even participate.

Let’s wake up people!  Legalize it, tax it, put rules in place to regulate it. 

Why does it take, according to Fox News, a chopper and more than a dozen police cars to escort her ambulance?  Are you kidding me?

I can’t even think about this anymore…

But a question of a black or woman is actually worth contemplating. After all, I believe Colin Powell should have been the republican candidate. And we have a black woman in Condi Rice, so we are not adverse to either option.

No, the real question is are we ready for THESE particular candidates. Barack Obama is certainly no Colin Powell, and Hilary Clinton is certainly no…well, let’s just say I wouldn’t spit on her if she was on fire.

The truth is, no one is clean. We all have skeletons in our closet. I know I wouldn’t cast the first stone. In fact, I would prefer someone with a little edge. But looking at these candidates, I can’t get behind anyone. Joe Biden has the best political track record and is a genius when it comes to foreign policy. My decision this year may come down to who makes Joe Biden their running-mate.

Barack Obama is a well spoken man. Not just a well spoken black man, but a well spoken man, period. His checkered past is a big concern. He does have a Muslim past, but he claims he’s a Christian. I can’t help thinking, we in for a bait-and-switch?

Hilary just plain scares me. I don’t trust her or her husband. He was a terrible President who reaped the benefits of programs put in by Reagan and Bush the first. What Bush the second inherited was trash, to oversimplify it. I would hate to have 4-8 more years of that.

So are we ready for a black or woman president. Yes we are. We have been immersed with both already, in all layers of government. Pellosi, Rice, Powell, Jackson, to name a few, as well as others from around the world. We just aren’t ready for these. And the shame of it is, one of them will most likely win this election and will scar that respective legacy.