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Archive: October, 2010
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| David Adams, your friendly block captain |
The Clog would like to introduce a new feature, "Ask a Man-About-Town." The idea is that we'll tell you a little about said man (or woman), and then you can submit questions you'd like to ask them, which they'll answer. For instance, we give you a window washer; you ask, "How far up buildings do birds nest?" or "Ever see anyone jump?" or even "How did you get rid of those damn streaks?!" Please submit your questions in the comments or e-mail them to holly.otterbein@citypaper.net.
David Adams, 72, is not in the business of wasting time. Since becoming the block captain of the 900 block of South 49th Street in April, he's fought for his block's right to hold a block party, gotten to know city officials like Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and 12th District community relations officer Joseph Young, and held the Streets Department accountable for replacing stoplights with stop signs on the intersection of 49th and Springfield.
He even signs his emails, "your friendly neighborhood block captain." His next project is organizing a town watch for the holiday season, which he feels can be a more dangerous time of year. Adams, who's lived in the neighborhood "practically all his life," is retired.
He's held a number of diverse positions throughout his career: art director for an advertising agency, audio actor, political cartoonist and columnist, art teacher to prisoners. He says that everything he's learned from those jobs helps him be the block captain that he is. But the most important quality of a block captain, he says, is a love of people: meeting them, interacting with them, helping them. And Adams, who can tell stories for hours about the special people he's met, has no shortage of that. "I like people," he says. "I can't help that."
As a longtime Southwest Philadelphia resident, what do you feel is the biggest misconception people have about the area?
I know not all blocks have block captains. So why do they matter?
I don't even know if I have a block captain, and I heard there's no list available from the city. Is that true, and if so, how does one go about finding his block captain?
Philadelphia More Beautiful (Streets Dept) has the list, maintains it.
How does a block captain get things done? I know it's tough to get people on my block to agree on much of anything.
Why do you think the holidays are more dangerous?
How do you become a block captain? Are you nominated by your neighbors? Do you ever have opposition? Wow, that's three questions in one. Sorry!
Why is the sky blue on clear days and gray on cloudy days?
If you're a block captain, have you ever experienced a mutiny?
are block captains officially recognized by the city of philadelphia? do they play a role in the political body of the city or is their role solely restricted to the community? And "Belb", Mr. Adams sounds to me as way too wise and devoted a person to ever have "experienced mutiny".
how can i get involved on my block? what's the kind of help you need/want from block members?
[...] Friday, we told you about David Adams, a 72-year-old block captain from Southwest Philly who'll be responding to readers' questions about [...]
[...] to the third installment of the Clog's new feature, Ask a Man-About-Town. This week, we're interviewing David Adams, a block captain from Southwest Philly, about his work [...]
[...] the 72-year-old Southwest Philly block captain, until now. (If you're new to Ask a Man-About-Town, get the lowdown here.) We'll be returning next week with a brand new Philadelphian to answer your [...]
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| Vyreak Sovann |
In this week's issue, I wrote about Mout Iv (pictured), a local Cambodian refugee who is awaiting deportation in York, Pa. because of a crime he committed 12 years ago, to a country he hasn't seen since he was 2 years old. This is increasingly happening to other Cambodian refugees like Iv throughout Philly, and the Cambodian community has been active in protesting this, having held four rallies in the last two months. There will be yet another rally today from 5 to 7 p.m., at Thomas Paine Plaza (1400 JFK Blvd.).
"The recent ICE focus on detaining and removing people ingrained in local Philadelphia neighborhoods has created hysteria and outrage within the community," says Mia-lia Kiernan, a volunteer for Cambodian activist group One Love Movement, in a press release. "The community is demanding legislative change, support from local elected officials to stop the injustice happening in their districts, and the release of the men currently detained at York."
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| Illustration | Evan Lopez |
Why should you consider forgoing the Flyers' season opener tonight and instead attend your local police district's public meeting on misconduct and other issues? Just reread Andrew Thompson's February cover on the lack of oversight within the Philly Police Department, and all the troubles that leads to — you'll get the idea.
There will be a meeting in each police district tonight, from 6 to 8 p.m, unless otherwise noted. Everything from police misconduct to quality-of-life issues is on the table. Along with Police Department commanders, there will be also be members from Internal Affairs, the Police Advisory Commission, the Police Clergy and the Police District Advisory Councils in attendance. So if you something to say about cops, now's the time. Click the jump to find out where the meetings are being held (and if you don't know which district you live in, you can find out here):
ROC NORTH MEETINGS:
East Division:
24th District
Salvation Army -1920 E. Allegheny Ave.
25th District
St. Hugh's Church â Mascher & Tioga
26th District
Lutheran Settlement House - 1340 N. Frankford Ave.
Northeast Division:
2nd District
St Williams Church- Robbins & Argyle sts.
7th District
CORA Services-8540 Veree Road
8th District
Norcom Community Center-10980 Norcom Rd.
15th District
2900 St. Vincent St., 7pm
Northwest Division:
5th District
Kendrick Recreation Center, 5800 Ridge Ave.
14th District
New Bethel AME Church, 6153 Germantown Ave.
35th District
Holy Trinity Church, Marvine & Rockland sts.
39th District
Geiger Memorial Bretheren Church, 2543 W.Lehigh Ave.
ROC SOUTH MEETINGS:
South Division:
1st District
St. Richard's Church - 19th & Pollack sts. (3000 S. 19th St.)
3rd District
Mount Carmel School - 2329 S. 3rd St.
17th District
Wharton Square Bldg. - 23rd & Wharton sts.
Central Division:
6th District
Chinese Christian Church & Center - 1101 Vine St.
9th District
Menonite Church, 860 N. 24th St.
22nd District
Winchester Recreation Center - 2330 N. 15th St.
Southwest Division:
12th District
Ezekiel Baptist Church - 5701 Grays Ave.
16th District
Christian Stronghold Church - 4701 Lancaster Ave.
18th District
Sayre High School Auditorium, 5800 Walnut St.
19th District
Sweet Union Baptist Church - 1536 N. 59th St.
Good news, at least for now: That atrocious Right-to-Know bill the state Senate passed on Tuesday — which would allow local governments to charge citizens 12 1/2 cents per page to simply look at records, limit access to records of government contractors, and exempt volunteer fire companies' records from disclosure, among other terrible things — is dead, at least until the spring. (You can read the bill here.) That's what Terry Mutchler, executive director of the Office of Open Records, just told the Clog.
"There wasn't enough support for it [in the state House]," says Mutchler, despite the fact that it passed unanimously, and without debate, in the Senate. "There were going to be tons of amendments, so it couldn't happen, and even if the House were to make it happen, it's not going to until the spring."
[...] more — up to $1.50 per page. Not to mention, our state Senate recently passed a bill (that is dead for now, thank God) that would've charged people to simply look at — just look at! — public [...]
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| alyssa grenning |
So this afternoon, Friend of the Clog Jesse Delaney e-mailed us with this tantalizing idea: Take the Public Enemy silhouette-in-crosshairs logo, insert Mr. Red, and slap "Bring Tha Roys!" a nod to P.E.'s "Bring Tha Noize," underneath.
And through the photoshop magic of CP's Alyssa Grenning, voila!
According to J.D.: "I'm blowing it up to poster size and carrying it to the game tomorrow."
Got an idea for a killer Phils logo? E-mail bhoward [at] citypaper [dot] net.
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We go to City Council meetings so you don't have to.
Attention City Council: Last night's excellent, excellent Phillies game is not an excuse to make bad jokes.
"Welcome to Philadelphia, where every day is a Halladay," Councilman Bill Green told two visiting Ohio politicians, who were apparently bused in as props. Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. took a jab at 'em, too, saying his guests have surely "enjoyed our hospitality ⦠except for on the ball field." Hardy, har. Councilman Jones then introduced a resolution to make Oct. 6-13 "Beat the Reds Week," and by golly, it passed — not without the Ohioans saying "Nay," of course.
Am I being no fun? Probably. Look, I'm stoked about the game, and seeing everyone so cheerful was cool in a we're-all-in-it-together way. But sitting in on today's Council meeting was like listening to a vacation's worth of Dad jokes.
Eventually, Council did some lawmaking (sans Councilwoman Joan Krajewski and Councilman Frank DiCiccio, who were not in attendance):
- Councilman Jim Kenney introduced a resolution, which was adopted, regarding the longstanding labor dispute between paramedics on the scene at fires and the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB). The paramedics and Council want them to belong in the same collective bargaining unit as firefighters; the PLRB and Mayor Nutter don't. Council passed a bill in May giving them this privilege — and though it was vetoed by Nutter, for reasons outlined here, Council overrode it. The PLRB, however, ruled that they are not firefighters under the law, and thus cannot join firefighters' union IAFF Local 22 — which means they can now strike and may have their pension and health benefits reduced. Kenney's resolution both asks Nutter to let them back into the union, and gives Council the power to hire legal help for the union.
- Now that the Clerk of Quarter Sessions has been abolished, Krajewski's bill that would transfer all of CQS' funds for 2011 to the First Judicial District is up for a vote next session. Good-gov groups have long argued that one reason we should abolish the CQS (and all row offices) is that it will save the city money — however, this bill ensures that it won't save much. For the past year, the CQS budget has been $4.9 million, and the bill would give $4.5 million to the First Judicial District to perform CQS' duties. The idea is that the First Judicial District will be better able to track down the $1 billion of forfeited bail than CQS did — and hopefully that's true, though even President Judge Pamela Dembe said we'd be lucky to get back just 10 percent of that.
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Last night, around the sixth inning of the first win of the Phillies/Reds National League Division Series, it became evidently and obviously clear to the 46,411 fans in attendance (and the 680,046 who will one day claim they were there) that Roy Halladay would not be allowing a hit to the National League's best offense. Unlike your typical no-hitter, Halladay wasn't relying on game-saving catches, escaping from warning-track threats or encountering any real moments of panic. As fans waved their towels in the stands, media types broke rules by snapping pictures from the press box and DVRs across the nation changed their setting to âsave until I delete,â Halladay calmly walked to and from the mound, reached back, and notched his 27 outs — eight Ks, three infield pops, 12 grounders and just four balls that left the infield — in just 2 hours and 34 minutes. He threw one more ball (25) in nine innings than Edison Volquez, the Reds' starter, did in less than two. He out-hit, out-scored, and out-RBI'd the Reds all by himself. He is now — clearly and without hyperbole — the game's preeminent starter, the most talented righthander ever to play in this town, and the Phillies' best and most valuable player.
Below, thanks to the magic of the Interwebs (and the obsessive coverage of the dailies, which seem to double in size come playoff time), we'll find the best (and worst) recounting of the newest top-5 moment in Philadelphia sports history. You'll see exactly how dominant Doc was, hear him be compared to a lot of former stars, and read many, many words attempting to find his place in history.
Without further ado â¦
The gamers:
David Murphy talks about the sounds (or lack thereof) of the game
Matt Gelb tries to capture Halladay in the moment
Randy Miller goes inside the clubhouse
Ryan Lawrence credits the hard work
Jim Salisbury talks to everyone you want to hear from
Zolecki and Maadi have almost exactly the same lede
Read:
The Author: Paul Hagen
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: You think we should catch up with the umpires?
The Author: Rich Hofmann
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: What about Chooch? Love that guy.
Fun Fact: Yogi Berra said a lot of interesting things, bet you didn't know that.
The Author: Sam Donnellon
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: Let's talk to Doc's fam.
Fun Fact: Brandy Halladay is really endearing
The Author: Jayson Stark
The Source: ESPN
The Pitch: Roy Halladay was built for this
Fun Fact: About 15 weeks ago Halladay gave up 13 hits to this Reds team.
The Author: John Finger
The Source: CSN
The Pitch: I'm going to go check in on the Reds
Fun Fact: John Finger always gets good stuff from Scott Rolen
The Author: Jack McCaffery
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: Roy Halladay is a baller
Fun Fact: Halladay's undershirt is getting Fed-Ex'd to the Hall of Fame this morning.
Skip:
The Author: Bill Conlin, back in the saddle.
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: Please, Conlin doesn't pitch, Conlin writes about whatever he pleases.
Fun Fact: 1Chair makes vampire jokes and tells a story about taking a piss with Chris Wheeler & Dave Montgomery
The Author: Mike Jenson
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: I'm going to go talk to Chooch and write it up
Fun Fact: Chooch gave good stuff in his group interview, Jenson wrote it all up.
The Author: John Gonzalez
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: The Phillies are pretty good, huh?
Fun Fact: Despite talking like he was in the house, I didn't see Gonzo once last night.
The Author: Frank Fitzpatrick
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: What was the no-no like for the rest of the team?
Fun Fact: Ryan Madson had to pee, and Ryan Howard wasn't trying to party
The Author: Frank Fitzpatrick
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: I wonder if Charlie Manuel was impressed by that
Fun Fact: Charlie Manuel was impressed by that
The Author: Kevin Cooney
The Source: Bucks County Courier Times
The Pitch: We should check in with the other clubhouse
Fun Fact: You could hear the Phillies celebrate from the Reds locker room.
The Author: Phil Sheridan
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: Roy Halladay wasn't thinking about throwing a no-hitter. Weird, no?
Fun Fact: Sheridan is a better writer than this.
The Author: Marcus Hayes
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: Don't you think the Flying Hawaiian needs a nickname?
Fun Fact: Victorino broke Schmidt's club record for career playoff hits. It isn't a cheap record either: Vic actually passed Michael Jack with three games to spare.
The Author: Bob Ford
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: That Halladay character is a pretty serious guy.
Fun Fact: This column has an unintentionally hilarious headline.
The Author: Ray Parrillo
The Source: Philly.com
The Pitch: âMy question is to the Reds offense, you guys got owned tonight. Thoughts?â
Fun Fact: Orlando Cabrera thinks it was John Hirschbeck who shut them down
The Author: Randy Miller
The Source: Bucks County Courier Times
The Pitch: Polanco missed out on Halladay's perfect game, too, didn't he?
Fun Fact: Polanco missed out on Halladay's perfect game, too
The Author: Kevin Cooney
The Source: Bucks County Courier Times
The Pitch: Numbers!
Fun Fact: Something, something Rick Wise!
The Author: Ryan Lawrence and Rob Parent
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: Victorino passed Schmidt in postseason hits
Fun Fact: Polanco is playing Friday.
The Author: John Kopp
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: Do sports bar do better when local teams win?
Fun Fact: Spoiler alert: They do
The Author: Laura Wiseley
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: Do you think local fans are happy that Halladay threw a no-hitter?
Fun Fact: Spoiler alert: They are
The Author: Tim Logue
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: Do baseball fans enjoy going to baseball games?
Fun Fact: Spoiler alert: they do.
The Author: Jack McCaffery
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: Chooch! We gotta talk about Chooch!
Fun Fact: â[cliché],â Ruiz said. â[Cliché.] [cliché, cliché]â
The Author: Phil Heron
The Source: Delco Times
The Pitch: I watched part of a baseball game!
Fun Fact: Phil Heron is the type of guy who will write âHisto-Royâ in print.
The Author: Lee Russakoff
The Source: Comcast.net
The Pitch: You know who I love? ZooWithRoy
Fun Fact: That ZWR fella has a bolg of his own, just read that.
The Author: Hal Bodley
The Source: MLB.com
The Pitch: How close is a no-hitter to a perfect game? We should explore.
Fun Fact: Pretty close.
The Author: Rob Neyer
The Source: ESPN
The Pitch: That matchup isn't fair.
Fun Fact: In 1952, Virgil Trucks lost 19 games and won only five ... but two of those were no-hitters.
The Author: Jon Heyman
The Source: SI
The Pitch: The Reds aren't to blame for this one
Fun Fact: Heyman wrote this entire column in like 15 minutes.
The Author: Cliff Corcoran
The Source: SI
The Pitch: You know who was a punk? That fluky Don Larsen
Fun Fact: Cliff Corcoran seems to believe Don Larsen was a fluke
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Editor's note: This is the time of year that CP sports columnist E. James Beale lives for. He'll be posting maniacally on the Clog about the Phils' World Series run from now until the parade. Enjoy.
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Yesterday, on the subway down to Citizen's Bank Park, I ran into a friend who splits a season ticket package with eight of his friends. This group had managed to procure one set of playoff tickets for them all, and as the most equitable solution they could think of, had agreed to have a draft to determine who among them should go to what game.
âThe first-pick guy couldn't go during the World Seriesâ my friend explained, âso he got stuck with this weekend.â The second in line snatched Game 6 of the Fall Classic, and the third locked up the first. All of this left our friend, picking forth, game tickets to Game 2 of the 2010 World Series.
âI wanted to see them close it out,â he deadpanned, shrugging. âOh well.â
I never figured out which unfortunate soul was saddled with seeing the first no-hitter in National League playoff history, and I doubt they were cursing their luck when the single finest righthander ever to pitch in Philadelphia was no-noing a team that led the NL in average (.272), homers (188) and runs (790). Still, the fact that the second season's kickoff was relegated to a second-tier event may have had as much say about the state of Philadelphia baseball as anything he witnessed on the field. We grew up in a town that was shocked when the Phils were competitive, and all of a sudden we're living in one where parades are all but assumed.
Four years ago, when Charlie Manuel trotted Jimmy, Shane, Chase and Ryan out for their first of four (plus?) playoff runs as the Phils' 1-4 hitters, fans felt like they had won their World Series already (7 in 17, for those with memories forged in the Twitter generation (@ejamesbeale). The next year, our city put the challenge on the shoulders of the fans, turning playoff games into bunkers as they tried to rattle opposing pitchers, and leaving the stadium more relieved than elated. Even last year, with a WFC in the pocket, the playoff run was less about flexing muscles and more about the hope our city wasn't a fluke, but rather belonged in the winners' circle. This year? Fans are literally planning trips to American League cities they believe might host games 3-4-5 of the Championship round.
In a sports town long marked — heartbreakingly and accurately — as doomed to failure, the 2010 Phils have somehow instilled in our city the sincere belief that the NLDS is just the unavoidable scenic-route drive to the inevitable championship.
Part of that is justified: The Phils' Game 1 starter — the guy who just pitched the best playoff game in the history of the senior circuit — was their third-best starter in the second half (third-best ERA, WHIP and BAA after the All Star break). Thanks to Doctober, Oswalt, Cole âRoyâ Hamels, and a lineup wherein you could win the argument that their current worst-hitting regular has an MVP on his mantle, they should be considered the favorites for the Commissioner's Trophy. But still ⦠when Polanco missed the game with a sore back, fans weren't worried, they joked that their team was basically telling the world they're so good that they can rest players in the playoffs. Pregame conversation fodder used to be the opposing starters' off-speed stuff, now it's in which city the Phils will play games 3, 4, and 5 of the World Series. Philadelphia has a swagger it hasn't seen since Ben Franklin was sleeping with half of France.
Five years ago, this confidence might be a cause of worry. Today? Too busy planning that parade.
Game notes on their way â¦
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about time we saw more of beal again, smart writer. (dont be TOO smart though, we may be a few years into this winning thing but still into the thrill)
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I attended my first Phils game circa 1959 at my Dad's side - night game, dazzled by the emerald field under the lights of Connie Mack. They played the Reds that night. Vada Pinson played center. NOBODY in my world was named Vada or Pinson or could run like that ... this was a fantastic new world. I've been along for the ride since - and I have never seen anything like this. Sure we were good in the late 70's - and sure we won a World Series - but the "Machines" and the "Dynasties" were out of town phenomenon. So this IS fun. For me, yet another fantastic new world. Go Phils
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A no-hitter. One walk from a perfect game. Against the team with the best batting average in the National League. Holy crap, Roy Halladay.
CP sports guru E. James Beale was at the game — you're welcome for those credentials, Beale — and will have more for everyone tomorrow. In the meantime, if you guys look in the paper that hits the streets tomorrow, you'll see that, in his editor's letter (which, I should mention, went to press Tuesday night), Brian Howard predicted that Doc would throw a perfecto.
He was about two inches off.
With one byline since July that has to be the luckiest credential in history. Will there at least be some writing to go along with it? It's only been about 12 hours since the real writers filed their stories.
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This is it, Phillies fans. In just under an hour, the Phillies will begin their quest for their second World Series title in three years. You've heard all the Three Aces hype, and you've heard plenty of professional prognisticators pick the hometown 9 to once again hoist the Commissioner's Trophy. But we here at CP want to know how you all think it's gonna go down. So we're breaking out the old Predictatron cuz we want you, CP readers, to call the post season.
Friend of the Clog Brian Hickey weighed in earlier, channeling his inner Moses Malone (and trust me, he's got one): "Fo-Fo-Five-Parade."
And CP sports columnist/erstwhile CP Sports Complex blogger E. James Beale, who'll be putting his press credentials to good use blogging here before and after each playoff game, makes this prediction about the Predictatron: "Prediction: EVERYONE goes with the Phils. Philly hasn't had this much confidence in our city succeeding athletically since Will tricked Carlton into settling their feud with a game of HORSE."
That, of course, was a reference to Will and Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel- Air (and from what we can gather, a completely fabricated one at that), not a reference to Steve Carlton.
We're gonna go conservative and say: "Five, Four, Six, Parade (and also Funner, Funnerer, Funnerest)."
What say you? Have at it in the comments.
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