Wear this and never wash it... okay... do wash it. It's a long season.
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For just $10, you can own the “Aces in the Hole” tee from Stitch Graphics! If you’re interested (and you know you are), you can contact J.B. Worster at JB@stitchgraphics.net.
I just ordered mine in time for Spring Training in four days, so don’t hesitate. Get your shirt now, and tell J.B. that Seriously Ryan sent you!
This rivalry doesn't have the allure it once did.
The Phillies are selling out quickly for 2011.
Vice President of Sales and Ticket Operations John Weber noted this morning that “between [the Phillies] sold-out season ticket base of 28,500, group sales and Six Game Pack sales to date, we’ve already sold 3.1 million tickets for the upcoming season.”
Wow. That’s pretty impressive. What’s even better is that this morning, the Phillies began selling three-game packs today. The new initiative allows fans to commit to less games than they would in a six-game pack or larger ticket plan. They’ll still be able to go to a number of Phillies games and reserve their seats before single-game tickets go on sale next Thursday.
But take a closer look at these ticket packages posted this morning… what is similar about each one of them?
Okay, I’ll tell you.
Every package forces you to buy a Mets game, either on April 6th or 7th. This begs the question… are the Phillies having trouble selling out the second series of the season? Does no one want to see the Mets anymore?
There was a time when there was only one six-pack option featuring Mets games… and that was just two years ago! The Mets have enough problems right now, it certainly doesn’t help things that the allure of what is possibly their biggest rivalry is fizzing out.
Whatever the case is, it seems like no mistake that every Phillies three-game plan includes a “must-select” option for one of these two Mets games.
Having said all of this, there is no doubt in my mind that the Phillies will sell out each of their 81 regular season home games this year. And if they are having trouble with those two games in April, this is a great way to address it. There is a Texas Rangers pack, a division-rival Atlanta Braves pack, and an April 2nd Houston Astros pack that will feature the return of Cliff Lee to the mound at Citizens Bank Park. Glorious.
There’s also a Mets pack, which means… two Mets games…
…I’m not sure how that one will sell in comparison.
You can still catch the Phils this March, even if you can't make it down to Frenchy's at Bright House Field
The hype surrounding the Phillies this upcoming season is at levels we have never seen before. Talk of the 2011 campaign has wet the collective palate of the Philadelphia fan base since the signing of Cliff Lee in December. The team will open their season on April Fools Day against the Houston Astros…
…but you won’t have to wait that long to see them.
The Phillies announced today that 12 games will be televised during Spring Training, beginning March 6th against the Tampa Bay Rays. Here is the full TV schedule for the team, as they pack the month of March with more than enough games to keep you hungry. View full article »
Ummm...
The Four Aces simply aren’t enough.
That’s what Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro may have insinuated on Tuesday when he spoke with Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com. When asked about the possibility of trading the 30-year old rightie, Amaro responded.
“I don’t feel comfortable doing it,” Amaro told FOXSports.com. “He’s going to pitch for the Phillies, probably for the entire season.”
The statement all but completes the five-man rotation for the Phils in 2011. Blanton will likely join Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels. Together, they will be R2C2 and C3P-Joe… and no, I did not come up with that. View full article »
Jayson Werth Says Phillies Could Have Had Him and Cliff Lee
Above: Jayson Werth is back to being "this cool".
Kyle and I tag-teamed this. The post, that is.
Jayson Werth spoke with the media today at Nationals camp. David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News blog High Cheese has the transcript. You can see it all by clicking on the link, but here are a couple of noteworthy snippets you may find interesting.
Get your full dose of Werth-douchyness at Crossing Broad.