That Balls Outta Here » hipsters http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:38:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 America’s Most Loyal Fanbase Chock Full of Traitorous Cowards http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/03/25/americas-most-loyal-fanbase-chock-full-of-traitorous-cowards/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/03/25/americas-most-loyal-fanbase-chock-full-of-traitorous-cowards/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:10:15 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=4720 When I was rebelling against my Catholic upbringing as a child, I went through a phase where every time I sneezed and someone said “Bless you,” I’d shout “God doesn’t exist!” and run out of the room. My rebellions never really changed the world as much as I thought.  They usually just forced some awkward laughs from my parents as they’d try to cover up my behavior in front of yet another dinner guest, while I eavesdropped from around the corner to see just how hard my actions had rocked their world.

They got pretty good at pretending I had brain damage, which, given the amount of gel in my hair, was a feasible explanation.  But the important thing is, they didn’t let the weakest member of the family be the sole representation of us as whole.

Here’s what makes us look bad the week after being named the most loyal fans in the country.

  • The vice president of America, an outed Phils fan, wearing a Yankees hat while bro-grabbing with Mariano Rivera.
  • The editor of Philadelphia Magazine announcing he used to be a Mets fan (But it’s okay because he moved to Philadelphia and started rooting for the Phillies.  Which doesn’t make him a bandwagon fan because [404 SYSTEM ERROR REASON NOT FOUND] )
  • The guy in front of me at the grocery store telling someone “Well hell, I just can’t watch the Phillies when they’re bad.”

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