Utley/La Salle Lax/Hot Dogs!
Great article on Chase Utley (who may have already qualified as my favorite Phillie ever) in the New York Times. Utley Is Mr. Everything, but Egotistical He’s Not
The Phillies, who are playing their best baseball of the season, completed a 3 game sweep of the Braves and now sit at 13 games over .500. They’re 15-4 in their last 19 and are off to their best start through 65 games since 1933! Could be a magical season.
To add even more pleasure to the Phils success is the Mets collapse. Billy Wagner gives up a 3 run knock in the 8th to allow the lowly Padres to complete a 4 game sweep of the Muts. Muts classy fans are getting so ticked off, Mr. Mut, the worst mascot in baseball, was recently attacked by one of his own:
At a recent game, the drunken fan manhandled the Amazin’s smiling, giant-baseball-headed mascot, police said. He also allegedly knocked down kids and took a swing at a security guard.
Story…FAN MEATHEAD VS. MET-HEAD
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Congratulations to Pennsylvania Lacrosses State Champs La Salle High School (their second in 5 years) who also finished the year ranked #3 in the country. Here are some of the stats from this powerhouse program that has seven returning starters next year:
10 - State Top Ten Rankings
(Every year since 1996)26-2 - Record versus rival St. Joseph’s Prep since 1992
41 - High School All-State Awards
87% - Overall Program Winning Percentage (304-58)
99% - PCL Regular Season and Playoffs
Winning Percentage since 1993
(216-3)———-
Did you know?
26 million hot dogs will be consumed at Major League Baseball parks this season. That’s an average of 862,702 per team. The Phils (or Aramark?) will make over $2,000,000 on hot dogs alone!!!!
