Thank you for being a home-grown pitcher who turned into a perennial ace.
Thank you for Game Five.
Thank you for being a World Series MVP.
Thank you for being a champion.
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Thank you for showing no ego when the team brought in other high-profile, high-salary (sometimes bolg-worthy) pitchers.
Thank you for not listening to the idiots.
Thank you for your charity work.
Thank you for being so kind to a little girl who adored you, going well beyond being a good sport. You legitimately made an impact on her.
Thank you for that mustache.
Thank you for that no-hitter.
Thank you for everything, and best of luck.
Fuck. It just got dusty. Again.
ReplyDeleteMy allergies are SO bad today. :(
ReplyDeleteThanks, you have me just about bawling.
ReplyDeleteWho even goes to Phillies High any more? All the kids were sent to stupid magnet schools or something, and the building is now a mixed use nursing home/technical college.
ReplyDelete(Yes, every time a beloved Phillie gets traded, I run a little Phillies High special in my head.)
Thanks for the perspective Penguin. I'll miss this guy.
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ReplyDeleteThis is wonderfully put! Thanks so much! There's a big hole in my heart today... :(
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