“I’ve been wearing it every day to the playoffs, so I had to wear it again today,” Madson said of the mask, which he got at a Halloween store with his kids. “The hot tub is where it debuted. The first guy that walked in was (manager) Charlie Manuel, and he shook his head.”

–Ryan Madson in the Daily Times

The Phillies bullpen is that group of dudes you’re friends with.  They’re dicks, but equalize it by coming through, you don’t see them as much anymore, and every so often they just utterly betray you in some seriously awful ways.

And just like your closest friends, eventually you can’t even pay them enough to hang out with you, and one by one, they leave you in the dust.

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