That Balls Outta Here » mike fontenot http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Phillies Pick Up Phone, Promote Most of Triple-A Affiliate http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/05/12/phillies-pick-up-phone-promote-most-of-triple-a-affiliate/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/05/12/phillies-pick-up-phone-promote-most-of-triple-a-affiliate/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 19:45:31 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=9185 I think we can all agree it’s been a pretty hilarious month and a half for the Phillies.  First, they come into the regular season armed with their usual stellar rotation and a closer who for some reason costs $50 million, and without half of their starting infield.  Then, nobody hits and several pitching gems implode from sheer longevity.  This is followed by somewhat more encouraging hitting, accompanied by a comprehensive systems failure in the bullpen, and the knowledge that a ton of money is locked up in a small collection of currently injured/offensively ineffective players!  Hahaha!  I mean, that is just the set-up for the ultimate joke.  Which I assume is still death.

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