That Balls Outta Here » merchandise http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 18 May 2013 20:02:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Phillies Unveil Newest Attempts to Get You to Pay for Jonathan Papelbon http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/03/29/phillies-unveil-newest-attempts-to-get-you-to-pay-for-jonathan-papelbon/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/03/29/phillies-unveil-newest-attempts-to-get-you-to-pay-for-jonathan-papelbon/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:00:34 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=8659

The "Souvenir Delivery System" is a huge improvement over "getting hit in the face with part of a bat." Evan Habeeb-US PRESSWIRE

There’s a lot of money floating around the Phillies’ office these days.  Word is they’re about to be worth a billion dollars.  That’s not just because of a sexy baseball team in it’s most thrust-worthy golden age.  That because of consistent cash flow.

Why has Ruben Amaro been able to afford the stars of the game who dream of donning the red pinstripes of glory and also more failure than anyone?  Because when he opens his office window, he is cartoonishly buried in a sea of American currency.  And that’s not just any money nearly choking him to death.  That’s your money.  And the Phillies are about to get more of it.

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]]> http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/03/29/phillies-unveil-newest-attempts-to-get-you-to-pay-for-jonathan-papelbon/feed/ 0 When Will People Start Buying Phillies Shirts http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/02/11/when-will-people-start-buying-phillies-shirts/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/02/11/when-will-people-start-buying-phillies-shirts/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:42:35 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=3953 As you can probably tell, the TBOH staff is made up of rebellious ne’er-do-well’s.  We often hang outside of Wawas, harassing customers with 19′th century slang and throwing stray cats at the cops.  This attitude extends into our wardrobes, as well–nobody here is going to pay for any merchandise of a our beloved Phillies.  A lot of that is because we are moneyless vagrants, sure; but also because of the principle of the thing.  That shit is expensive, and as we fight the system tooth and nail, there’s just no way we can afford to hand over $29.95 or a cap.

But that has not stepped the rest of you, it seems, from shattering old world records of Phillies products, the sales of which are up 100%, according to their director of merchandise.

You got to fight the power, people.  Sometimes that means writing “I <3 Shane” on a plain white t-shirt you shoplifted from Wal-Mart, instead of raping your checking account to buy his jersey in the Majestic store. (more…)

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