Checking In With A Phillies Fan For Some Series Insight

I checked in with Justin Klugh from That Balls Outta Here a Philadelphia Philly Blog to gain a little more insight on this series. I asked him a few questions on their team and a little bit about the city of Philly.

1. Pat’s or Geno’s?
Obviously the answer is neither, because there are about 3-4 better quality places at this point. But if I have to choose between those two, its Pat’s, because people only eat at Geno’s if they are hollowed out shells who need bright lights and flashing colors to be satisfied. The rule is if you drive by Geno’s after eating at Pat’s, you shout “GENO’S SUCKS” out the window as you go by. It’s great. Don’t do it if you’re on foot though. People in Philly are… so angry.

2. How embarrassed would you be if you were swept by the Padres?
Please. You don’t even want to know the levels of embarrassment I’m familiar with.

3. Don’t look anything up and don’t mention any of the three Padres you mentioned in a trade… Can you name another San Diego Padre?
Cameron Maybin! Ha! Yes.

But to be honest with you I had almost typed out “Mike Cameron” by accident so I think I only get half a point for this one.

4. Speaking of trade, are you guys going to take Heath Bell or Luddy off of our hands any time soon? What prospects have been mentioned in these trade rumors?
What you need to remember about Ruben Amaro is that Ruben Amaro is both 1. Good at his job (so far) and 2. Completely insane. Somebody asked why he hadn’t held a press conference yet and the response was “What for? He’d just lie.” And he would. Literally anything goes. The rumors mean nothing. The deadline means nothing. Ruben will put something together if he wants to and it will be something nobody saw coming.

5. Do you think that the Phillies should re-sign Jimmy Rollins?
I’m the wrong person to ask because I am very easily emotionally compromised in these matters. Guys that can go “Trade Jimmy he’s not as good lololol!!!!!!,” know that they technically have logic in their corner, as his decline since being NL MVP is clear (though I don’t think I’m wrong to say he’s got plenty more to contribute), so they get to be all heartless and proud of themselves.

My problem, the emotional/nostalgic one, is that Jimmy isn’t just the Phillies shortstop. He’s J-Roll, the delightful, antagonistic scamp with a charming smile and bad-ass dudeitude. Did you see him high-fiving the fans after both home runs yesterday? That’s J-Roll. That’s what I don’t want to lose.

That’s also why I will never, ever be a GM of anything, because my attitude on matters of former core players and fan favorites are what’s known in the biz as “idiotic.”

6. I don’t have anymore questions, so I will just say good luck the rest of the season and I expect you guys to be in the World Series!
Awww. Thanks. Good luck with all that “being the Padres” you’ve got to put up with.