Found April 16, 2008 on We Should Be GM's: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Vegemite
It's roughly 9:30pm Eastern time and the Phillies/Astros game is heading into the bottom of the 9th with the Phils down 3-nuttin'. I ponder turning off the tv and catching some early z's, but I resist the temptation of sleep and decide to stick around to watch the finale of this lousy game. It has been a lousy game to this point too, the Phils offense is nonexistent, Adam Eaton & Co. pitched well but all for naught, and Jimmy Rollins is still out of the lineup. I was already to go off on one of my patented tirades and rip this team a new one, then the bottom of the 9th begins and I think my eyes are deceiving me as what happens next is more like a hazy dream than harsh reality... *Aussie Chris Snelling pinch-hits and takes Astros closer Jose Valverde deep...this can't be real, guess he ate his Vegemite. Phils down 3-1, no outs, none on. *Chase Utley gets plunked, like that never happens. No outs, 1 on. *Ryan Howard strike outs, this is bound to happen 20...
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  • Like Rob & Big say- "Do Work Son!"

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  • no one met him at homeplate bc it was his first HR is a member of the team. i don't know if it's a philadelphia tradition or what, but they don't celebrate your first home run at the plate with you...i remember sarge and harry talking about it during a game a few years back. if you keep your eyes on the screen, they ignore him in the dug out too, for awhile at least. and then they finally beat the crap out of him usually.
  • This is a tradition, and not just with homeruns but first hits too. The dugout ignores the player that just achieved a career or Phillies first and "plays him".
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  • I love how Utley doesn't even attempt to get out of the way of pitches anymore. He truly "takes one for the team", except it's not just one, it's many.

    Howard has been a huge disappointment so far this season. He got the money he wanted, so earn it!
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