Phillies: Wake me up when September ends
Phillies baseball and Green Day don’t usually go hand in hand, but this season they’re one in the same
No longer is Green Day the band you danced to at the middle school formal, it now perfectly lays out how many Phillies fans feel about this season.
Wake me up when September ends will probably be the title of the Phillies yearbook thanks to the horrendous hitting and a bullpen that can’t get an out.
Maybe it’s just me, but read the lyrics and tell me this isn’t a song about Phillies baseball.
"Jul 15, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco (7) hits into an RBI fielders choice during the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsSummer has come and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when September endsLike my father’s come to passSeven years has gone so fastWake me up when September endsSep 13, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez (16) slides into Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro (13) to break up a double play attempt during the fourth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsHere comes the rain againFalling from the starsDrenched in my pain againBecoming who we areAs my memory restsBut never forgets what I lostWake me up when September endsMay 6, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp (29) talks with starting pitcher Vince Velasquez (28) after he allowed a three run home run to Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (6) (not pictured) during the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsSummer has come and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when September endsRing out the bells againLike we did when spring beganWake me up when September endsHere comes the rain againFalling from the starsDrenched in my pain againBecoming who we areAs my memory restsBut never forgets what I lostWake me up when September ends"
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The bells, the rain, the pain, the memories from seven years ago. That sounds like Phillies baseball to me.
Until the prospects arrive and show that they’re the future, Phillies baseball is at its lowest of lows. Wake me up when this is over.