A Blog about The World FUCKING Champion Philadelphia Phillies, from an obsessed fan's perspective.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

C'mon, Howard Haters!


I've been reading on some blogs, specifically in the comments sections by a lot of fans, about how displeased people are with Ryan Howard. Forget that he knocks 50 homers a year and drives in 140 RBI's. Forget that he put the team on his back and carried them through the month of September. Forget the Rookie of the Year award, and the MVP award on his mantle. These fans are only thinking about the bad things. The many strikeouts. The huge paycheck he's about to cash. His supposed "lack of heart."
Well, fuck all of that. Maybe Ryan Howard isn't deserving of $18 million a year, maybe he is. How much was that Championship Parade worth to you guys? Because I can tell you one thing: The Phillies wouldn't have been riding down Broad Street without Big Brown on that team. It's that simple. You want to run him out of town now? Trade him for what? Some prospects that may or may not even pan out? These Phillies are built to win, and win now. This isn't a young team loaded with 24 year old stars. Rollins, Utley, Myers, Lidge, Feliz, Victorino, Werth, these guys aren't getting any younger. Why ship out your superstar slugger for prospects? It's ridiculous.

Just enjoy what we've got here. We've got the premiere slugger in the game hitting clean up for us. Sure, he whiffs a lot. That's what sluggers do. Yeah, he's streaky. When he's cold, he's cold as the arctic. But when he's hot, get out of the way. You put that ball any where near him, and you can kiss it good bye. Be happy for the guy. If you could cash in on an $18 million pay day, wouldn't you? I sure as hell know I would, and you're kidding yourself if you say you wouldn't. Plus, anybody who parties with Snoop is OK in my book. It makes me forgive him a little for doing those commercials with that pencil dick Jared the Subway guy.

Monday, January 26, 2009

First Off...

So, this is my first blogging experience. I didn't think I was really the blogging type, but why the hell not? I mean, if there is one thing in this world worth writing nonsense about on the internet that nobody is even going to read, why not make it about the World Fucking Champion Philadelphia Phillies, right?

First things first, I'm not your typical Philadelphia Phillies fan. I wasn't born in the Philly area. I don't have family from there. I'd never even been further east than Ohio until I made a trip this past season for the 4th of July Phillies/Mets series at the Bank. I don't know how I became a Phillies fan. I think I just saw John Kruk on TV as a kid and was like "damn, that dude is bad as fuck," and then became a fan. No telling, really. I live in Indiana, and we don't have a major league team. My parents would take me to Cincinnati and St. Louis to see the Phils as a kid. I remember Pete Incaviglia almost hitting me with chewing tobacco during Spring Training back in the day. My 2nd grade teacher had a shrine to the Phils in the classroom for me. I cried the day my mom woke me up and told me the Krukster retired. I've got a Phillies tattoo on my left arm. I spend a ridiculous amount of money every year on road trips in the midwest to see the Fightins, subscribe to MLB.tv just to watch every game on a damn 16 inch screen, and spend hours every day obsessing and reading about the Phils transactions and rumors in the offseason.

I don't claim to be more knowledgable than anyone else when it comes to the Phillies or baseball in general. I just know that I'm probably more obsessed with them than anyone I know is of anything else. I have a deep passion for Philly baseball, and a ridiculous hatred for the New York Mets. So, if you do as well, we'll probably get along well.

So, just because I'm not from Philly doesn't mean I didn't cry that October night when that devestating slider fooled Hinske. I sprayed champagne everywhere. I still get goosebumps watching and rewatching highlights from the series. I'm just like you, except I've got a midwestern accent.