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Breaking Down Garrett Stubbs’ Phillies Victory Playlist

After an up-and-down regular season that saw the Phillies sneak in as the final wild card team in the National League, they’ve caught fire at the right time and find themselves in the NLCS after winning 5 of their first 6 playoff games.

The team is loose and confident, which lends itself to (or is aided by) a great locker room environment – the guys are all playing for each other and for the Phillies fans (this starts from the top with manager Rob Thomson). The scenes from the celebrations after clinching have all had a common theme besides a speech from Thomson stating how many wins left before the team is crowned champions: an excellent soundtrack, courtesy of backup catcher Garrett Stubbs.

I’ve noticed that Stubbs’ playlist can, for the most part, be split into one of several categories. See below for a full breakdown, in case you’re in a particular mood when you toss the “Phils Win 🕺” playlist on:

MID-2000s AND EARLIER BANGERS TIER
No explanation needed here – hits that have withstood the test of time from 2005 and earlier.

-Alabama – Dixieland Delight

-Ludacris – Ho

-2Pac – Ambitionz Az A Ridah

-DMX – Party Up

-Eric Prydz – Call on Me

-Nelly – Hot in Herre

-Ginuwine – Pony

-Nelly, City Spud – Ride Wit Me

-50 Cent – Disco Inferno

LATE 2000s- MID 2010s BANGERS TIER
My personal favorite and the largest bucket we have here – makes me fondly remember my days of being too scared to talk to girls at CYO dances.

-Birdman, Lil Wayne – Pop Bottles

-Lil Wayne – I’m Me

-Asher Roth – I Love College

-Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On

-T.I. – Whatever You Like

-T.I., Rihanna – Live Your Life

-Rihanna, Jay Z – Umbrella

-Black Eyed Peas – My Humps

-Ray J, Yung Berg – Sexy Can I

-Jay Z, Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind

-Flo Rida – My House

-Young Money, Drake – Trophies

-Jay-Z, Kanye West – Gotta Have It

-Jason Derulo – Ridin Solo

-Keri Hilton, Kanye West, Ne-Yo – Knock You Down

-Flo Rida – I Cry

-Drake – Best I Ever Had

-Waka Flocka Flame – Hard in Da Paint

-Fetty Wap, Remy Boyz – 679

-T-Pain, Yung Joc – Buy U a Drank

-Akon, Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You

-Jamie Foxx, T-Pain – Blame It

-Fergie, Will.I.Am – Fergalicious

-Kanye West, T-Pain – Good Life

-Akon, Lil Wayne, Jeezy – I’m so Paid

-Sammy Adams – All Night Longer

-T.I. – Bring ‘Em Out

-Soulja Boy – Turn My Swag On

-Kanye West – Gold Digger

NEW AGE TIER (AKA SONGS YOU’D HEAR IN D’JAI’S TIER)
I spent many weekends at a French bistro by the name of D’Jai’s at the Jersey Shore this summer, getting bumped and sweated on by tattooed dudes who were both six inches shorter and a foot wider than me. For the most part, these songs were the soundtrack (I actually didn’t know the name of most of these until I played this playlist. *fog horn blows*)

-Shouse – Love Tonight

-Zedd, Foxes – Clarity

-DJ Snake, Bipolar Sunshine – Middle

-Swedish House Mafia, John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child

-Calvin Harris – Feel So Close

-Bob Sinclair, Steve Edwards – World, Hold On

-Deorro, Chris Brown – Five More Hours

-Galantis – Runaway (U & I)

-Loud Luxury, Brando – Body

-Meek Mill, Drake – Going Bad

-ACRAZE, Cherish – Do It To It

-Martin Solveig – Intoxicated

-Farruko – Pepas

-David Guetta, Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue) (Could also be included in Remixes of Classics)

-Diplo, Sleepy Tom – Be Right There

DRUGS AND SEX JOKES TIER
If you don’t get a chuckle out of at least some of these, we wouldn’t get along.

-Trey Lewis – Dicked Down in Dallas

-Mickey Avalon – My Dick

-Tenacious D – Fuck Her Gently

-Afroman – Because I Got High

-Afroman – In Your Pussy

-Jeremih – Birthday Sex (Could also be included in Late 2000s-Mid 2000s banger tier)

DUA LIPA TIER
The queen gets a tier for herself.

-Elton John, Dua Lipa, PS1 – Cold Heart Remix

-Silk City, Dua Lipa, Diplo, Mark Ronson – Electricity

-Dua Lipa, DaBaby – Levitating

REMIXES OF CLASSICS TIER
Gotta keep the tempo up while keeping some old standards in the rotation.

-Eric Prydz, Floyd – Proper Education

-Alex Newell, Jess Glynne, DJ Cassidy, Nile Rodgers, Audien – Kill the Lights

-Dance Fruits Music, DMNDS, KOYSINA – Seven Nation Army

-Dolly Parton, Destructor – Jolene

PHILADELPHIA ANTHEMS TIER
The 2017 Eagles (and the city of Philadelphia) had Dreams and Nightmares. These Phillies have Dancing on my Own

-Meek Mill – Dreams and Nightmares

-Calum Scott, Tiesto – Dancing on my Own (Could also be included in Remixes of Classic Tier)

SOMETIMES I GET A GOOD FEELING TIER
I GET A FEELING THAT I NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER HAD BEFORE, NO NO, I GET A GOOD FEELING, YEAH

-Avicii – Levels

That Eagles Loss Sucked, But Let’s Not Overreact

It was bound to happen eventually. In each of the Eagles’ past two seasons, they managed to sneak by the Atlanta Falcons in low-scoring games, beating Atlanta 15-10 in the 2017 NFC Divisional Round and then 18-12 in last year’s season opener. Both games were played at Lincoln Financial Field, and both games were won in the final seconds after Atlanta drove deep into Eagles territory and were unable to convert a fourth down.

This time around, the script was flipped: the Eagles found themselves down late, driving with less than a minute to go in the game. On 4th and 8 at the Falcons 16 yard line, Carson Wentz found Zach Ertz, who came up short after being unable to shake Atlanta cornerback Isaiah Oliver. This came minutes after Wentz orchestrated a go-ahead drive featuring some ridiculous passes and a QB sneak for the lead, which was quickly relinquished when Atlanta ran a perfectly-executed screen pass to Julio Jones to take the lead. The Eagles nearly retook the lead when Wentz found Nelson Agholor wide-open on the subsequent drive, but Nelly dropped the perfectly-thrown pass.

Did it suck that the Eagles lost? Yes, very much so. Should they have won the game? Yes, very much so. Is this the end of the world or even the Eagles’ season? No, not at all. Last night saw the Eagles have maybe the worst injury luck I’ve ever seen in a football game. Here’s a list of Eagles players that either didn’t play or missed plays because of injury last night:

  • Carson Wentz (ribs, concussion protocol)
  • Alshon Jeffery (calf)
  • DeSean Jackson (groin)
  • Jason Kelce (concussion protocol)
  • Dallas Goedert (calf)
  • Timmy Jernigan (foot)
  • Nelson Agholor (concussion protocol)
  • Corey Clement (shoulder)
  • Jason Peters (unknown)
  • Sidney Jones (concussion protocol)

Not every game is going to extract a toll that high. Many of those players returned to the game, and while I’m no doctor, I’m willing to guess that not everyone who was forced to sit out last night will be missing significant time.

The Eagles are far from a flawless team. The offense has a penchant for slow starts, the defensive line is thin, and the secondary is streaky at best. However, not every game is going to end with Wentz being limited to Agholor, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, and Mack Hollins as his only wide receiver options. The Eagles aren’t going to face off against offensive weapons like Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Devonta Freeman, and Mohamed Sanu every week. We’re fine.

The Eagles take on an average-at-best Lions team next week. Hopefully, it will be an opportunity to work out some kinks without injuring 10 key players.

Is Antonio Brown Still Feeling the Effects from Vontaze Burfict’s Dirty Hit?

Most major sports media outlets are exploding with today’s news that Antonio Brown has been suspended by the Raiders for not paying a team-imposed fine and getting into a shouting, almost-physical altercation with Raiders GM Mike Mayock today at practice. Apparently, Brown had to be held back by none other than Vontaze Burfict, who delivered the hit above during a 2016 playoff game. Brown was obviously concussed as a result of the attempted beheading hit.

Since being traded to the Raiders this past offseason after forcing his way out of Pittsburgh, Brown has been a human roller coaster. He ruined the bottoms of his feet by forgetting to wear proper footwear into a cryogenic chamber, then refused to practice because he couldn’t wear the type of helmet he had worn for his entire career. See, the helmet he prefers was banned by the league because it was found to be more likely to cause concussions. This ban affected several players, including Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Brown made far and away the biggest stink out of any player affected by the ban.

Where did this diva-ish behavior come from, though? Brown has been an elite receiver for over half a decade now (100+ catches and 1,200+ yards every year since 2013), and until the last year or two has been a pretty quiet guy.

It makes logical sense that after years of being a top-three receiver, Brown got tired of keeping his mouth shut. There have been dozens of diva wide receivers in the NFL through the years (as an Eagles fan, I would like to present the case of one Terrell Owens). But do you know what else makes sense? That Vontaze Burfict hit Brown so hard in the head that he suffered a concussion with serious long-term effects. Brown was wearing a helmet that was found to insufficiently protect him from concussions, after all.

Is this definitive? Absolutely not. I’m just speculating based off of some stuff that I saw on social media. If it is true, there’s no way the NFL will ever acknowledge it (after all, this is the league that vehemently denies that there is any correlation between concussions and CTE). It’s certainly interesting, regardless of how true it is.