10 Reasons To Get Psyched About The Phillies TODAY
1. Ryan Howard is on the friggin’ box that the baseball cards come in this year, that’s how pumped people are about him.
2. Brett Myers dropped 20 pounds and promises not to beat on his woman anymore. He’s also not allowed to eat nachos anymore. Hah-hah.
3. That weird white cheese they give you with crab fries is only 46 days away.
4. It is inevitable that some time this year, you’ll be able to hear Harry Kalas talk about Cole Hamels‘ wife.
5. Cole Hamels’ wife.
6. Phillies legend Dallas Green on Pat Bagodicks Burrell, back in December: “It’s neat to have money, it’s neat to have good looks, and it’s neat to have broads all over you. But there comes a time in every player’s life when he needs to get his act together.”
7. Burrell just got engaged; Hamels, as you know, just got married to Baby Rat; Chase Utley got married even though every chick in the world wants to bone him; and Brett Myers’ wife has gotta be ridin’ high in the saddle indeed these days. Why is the Philly Baseball Widow Scene better on the first day of spring training than Desperate Housewives has been all season?
8. Stakes is high for Aaron Rowand to top last year’s faceplant with something even more violent and awesome and true this summer.
9. Beerleaguer.
10. THIS IS THE FUCKING YEAR PEOPLE. THIS IS IT. THIS TEAM IS GONNA BE HOT AS HELL. GO PHILS!
Related: DN: Phillies Spring Training Preview
February 15th, 2007 at 9:22 am
only god can stop the phillies now.
February 15th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Howard signed on with the same agent as Derek Jeter this off season. Howard, already one of the most likable guys in baseball, could turn into a marketing juggernaut if he puts up numbers even remotely close to last years.
February 15th, 2007 at 10:10 am
the over/under for Ryan Howard homeruns this year is 43. Keep in mind, no one will be pitching to him this year.
February 15th, 2007 at 11:35 am
This is the year Jimmy Rollins gets to skip April and May, igniting the Phils from the git-go.
February 15th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Re:#7
It ain’t just the chicks.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
the fact that everyon eis excited about this team and this year makes my usually mid feb baseball excitement double strenght!! go phills. also cal bill giles and tell him you love the team this year.215-462-1170
February 15th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
11. If he actually winds up pitching for the Phils at all this year, we can tell Jon Lieber to “Get the truck out of town!“
February 15th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
12. Gives WIP something to talk about other than Reid’s kids.
February 15th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
5a. Cole Hamels. [sigh]