City of Pain

Did you know (adam eaton) is the most second horrific thing that can happen to a person other than murder? You and your loved ones will most likely go through the same emotions as grieving the loss of a loved one. They are shock and disbelief, anger, bargaining, depression and then acceptance. All of these emotions might not be felt or in the order listed above, but the majority of them are. Not only do most experience these emotions, but the victim also has the initial “shock” or “numbness” to get through which typically comes first. Other common feelings that might occur right after (adam eaton) are shame, scared, guilty, dirty and powerless. All of these are understandable to have but doesn’t mean they are warranted. A lot of survivors feel shame, guilt and dirty but it doesn’t mean they are. What it means is you are taking on (adam eaton)’s dirty shameful guilt because that is what he is trying to do to you. DON’T LET HIM! Survivors also deal with the fear of rejection through friends and family. This sometimes means there is a communication problem because the friends or family just don’t know how to handle it or what to say. I like to say, “You need to feel in order to heal”. You can not mask the pain with drugs and alcohol because the less you feel the longer it takes to heal. The more you keep it inside the bigger the issue will get and come out when you least expect it. And depending on how long you keep your feelings regressed the bigger it’s ugly head is when it does surface. I always say if you feel like crying, no matter where you are or how long ago it was, let it out. Eventually, you may even want to talk about it. If you can’t talk about it, write it down. The more you let your feelings out, the more room you have to heal. The most important reason for this is because (adam eaton) DOESN’T DESERVE TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE ANYMORE! As long as you are regressing, the longer they have control over your life.

the preceding was a public service announcement by the Call Up New Throwers foundation.

Did you know (adam eaton) is the most second horrific thing that can happen to a person other than murder? You and your loved ones will most likely go through the same emotions as grieving the loss of a loved one. They are shock and disbelief, anger, bargaining, depression and then acceptance. All of these emotions might not be felt or in the order listed above, but the majority of them are. Not only do most experience these emotions, but the victim also has the initial “shock” or “numbness” to get through which typically comes first. Other common feelings that might occur right after (adam eaton) are shame, scared, guilty, dirty and powerless. All of these are understandable to have but doesn’t mean they are warranted. A lot of survivors feel shame, guilt and dirty but it doesn’t mean they are. What it means is you are taking on (adam eaton)’s dirty shameful guilt because that is what he is trying to do to you. DON’T LET HIM! Survivors also deal with the fear of rejection through friends and family. This sometimes means there is a communication problem because the friends or family just don’t know how to handle it or what to say. I like to say, “You need to feel in order to heal”. You can not mask the pain with drugs and alcohol because the less you feel the longer it takes to heal. The more you keep it inside the bigger the issue will get and come out when you least expect it. And depending on how long you keep your feelings regressed the bigger it’s ugly head is when it does surface. I always say if you feel like crying, no matter where you are or how long ago it was, let it out. Eventually, you may even want to talk about it. If you can’t talk about it, write it down. The more you let your feelings out, the more room you have to heal. The most important reason for this is because (adam eaton) DOESN’T DESERVE TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE ANYMORE! As long as you are regressing, the longer they have control over your life.

the preceding was a public service announcement by the Call Up New Throwers foundation.

At the beginning of June, Pat Burrell had that look on his face. No, not the “I just cheated on my fiancée for the fourth time this week with a 22 year old Asian stripper” look we’ve all seen before. It was the “Am I really a major league baseball player anymore” look he has after another 0 for 4 performance the night before. He’s getting booed every time he steps foot on the field. He is getting called third strikes against him, then reacting by standing in the batter’s box with that dull stare off into the center city skyline. He has officially become Pat Burrell once again. He’s lived in a black and white world these past few years. The darkest parts of his days are usually during the games in which he struggles, the brightest are what happens after hours. Now this is pure speculation here (wink, wink), but tales of Burrell’s nightlife activity are stuff of legend around these parts. The women, the booze, the blackout drunk evenings hiding from his fiancée…..this is the Pat Burrell that Philadelphians have secretly come to enjoy. He’s always been an enigma in this town. He seems quiet, never shows a lot of emotion on the field, occasionally has an “oh my god why can’t this guy do this more often” type of game, and for some ungodly reason wants to stay here and be the punch line in every bad Phillies joke. And hell, at this point if he has a good game it’s just a bonus. This is the life he has chosen, this is the city he has repeatedly said he wants to play in (and by ‘play in’ maybe he means something other than baseball), and this is just what we as fans have accepted the past few years. We don’t even know if the talent is there anymore. We don’t understand how you can be the #1 player picked in the draft, be the MVP of the College World Series, win the equivalent of the MVP in all of college, and then fall so far. But we deal with it, and we know we have to deal with it until after the 2008 season when Burrell becomes a free agent.

But then, something happened.

Pat Burrell became arguably the best player in the National League. And he started to earn the $13.25 million dollars the Phillies are paying him this season.

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