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I've been living in the Philly area for 16 years and I've supported all of the major Philly sports teams except for the Phillies. Why exclude the Phillies? Because they've sucked for most of those 16 years. Do you know that the Phillies have more losses in the 20th century than ANYONE!? Yes, I know they had one great year of reaching the world series but after that it was just horrible. Even in the last few seasons the Phillies have had a stronger team than the Braves and have still lost out the division to them. What a bunch of suck asses.

But their is one new phenomenon on the Phillies that has peaked my interest. It goes by the name of Ryan Howard and it likes to hit home runs. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year that sent the beloved Jim "The Fat Homie" Thome packing. As of June 1, 2006 his stats are the following with his rank in National League in parenthesis: 18 Homeruns (3), 47 RBI (3) , .604 SLG (4). Those are great power hitter stats. Did I mention that his 13 homeruns in May lead the league and that he has 11 opposite field homeruns? Amazing. If you are like me and have ignored the Phillies for most of your life, now their is a reason to pay attention.

Posted by Leejrihs at 8:04 AM