Phillies vs. Rays . . .
Posted: May 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Out Of Town. . . just not during the World Series. This was the first of what will be several games we’ll attend this season, an exhibition game just before opening day. Chuffed from their World Series win, the Phillies Team Shop was selling unsubtle “Two Years Running” shirts that depicted Mr. Met chasing the Phanatic:
Pat Burrell, who left the team on a high note after becoming a free agent at the end of the 2008 season, spent his entire career with the Phillies suffering the abuse of Philly fans notoriously unforgiving about underperforming, overpaid players. He signed with the Rays in the off-season. He led off the game with a home run:
The fans there gave him a standing ovation — and they weren’t even being facetious! Then again, it was an exhibition game.
See also: It’s Not Just Pat Burrell’s Charles Atlas Physique That Intrigues Me . . .
