Phive Phun Moments in Philadelphia Phillies History
The Phillie Phanatic (l) with the Crawford Clown
Last night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the L.A. Dodgers to take home the National League Pennant and advance to the World Series for the first time in 15 years. For all the talk of curses on the Red Sox and Cubs, the Phils might be the most woebegone franchise in baseball'yeah, they’ve got a World Series win, but they’re also the only team with 10,000 all-time losses and they’ve recorded 27 seasons with a sub-.400 record.
Needless to say, it’s Philadelphians who are laughing now. In a nod to their win, we present the phunnest moments in their squad’s history…
PITCHER GETS PRANK TRADED TO JAPAN
In Spring Training this year, Phils pitcher Kyle Kendricks got punk’d by his manager, his teammates, his team’s PR guy and his own fucking agent (”I pay you 10% for what?”) who all convinced the poor sap that he’d been traded to Japan. The funniest part of this clip? Either the fact that the ringleader was all-around fun guy and public wife beater Brett Myers or that Kendrick is quoted as being “so glad to be staying in Philadelphia” after the ruse is revealed.
“IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE HERE!”
Back in ‘86, some enterprising ad agency decided to take the whole superstitious-fan-channeling-his-team-to-success trope to the next level with a series of commercials featuring Philadelphia fans willing their favorite Phils to steal bases and turn double plays. The spots are undeniably fun. The Phils that year, not so much (they finished 21.5 games out of first).
PHANATIC V. DARTH VADER
The fuck you thought? Of course the Phanatic vanquishes the second-most evil man in the universe! (Yes, second is correct. The Phanatic is pictured above with the most evil man in the universe.)
METS SUCK!
No Phillies Phun moments list would be complete without footage of a Phils fans-Mets fans brawl. Or more precisely, a Phils fans-Mets fans-Orioles fan fight. Actually, it’s kind of impossible to tell who’s fighting here, although the “you’re a pussy, you’re a pussy, you’re a pussy” gauntlet at the beginning is pretty fun.
DARREN DAULTON’S TIME TRAVEL
The beloved catcher for the Phils’ ‘93 NL champion team, “Dutch” has become known more recently for a convoluted belief system centered on numerology and metaphysics. He’s claimed to have skipped through time and also predicts that he (and others who share his beliefs) will ascend on December 21, 2012, at 11:11 am. Poor, poor Dutch: he probably thinks the Mets are in the World Series!
