I see where Todd Jones ripped Phillies fans after signing with the Marlins last week, describing his brief tenure in the City of Brotherly Love this way: I just hated it. That was a very confrontational place. They [some fans] came to the game to hate on [sic] you somehow. They came looking for a fight. It's every night. It's hundreds of fans. It's ridiculous.
Bad move, Todd. Not only will you be returning to Citizens Bank Park next season with your new mates, but lest you forgot, when you warm up you will no longer be standing in the relative safety of the home team’s lower level bullpen; instead, you will find yourself in the visitors’ upper level berth, the one that is so close to the fans you adore even Phillies relievers asked that it be switched soon after the park opened. If you think the faithful were tough last season, Todd, may I suggest you take any signing bonus you might have received and invest either in some Kevlar or a suit of armor prior to your return. Earplugs would be nice, too.
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Tom G. over at Balls Sticks and Stuff sent me an email noting the inside back cover of ESPN magazine shows a “screen shot” of a page from bpay [sic] that looks remarkably similar to a well-known online auction company. The search results for “free agent scott boras” yielded sixteen items found in all categories. I guess the folks at ESPN like the suggestions I made in yesterday’s post as well as this past summer.
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