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Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:14 am EST

Whoops! Philly paper runs ad for championship merchandise

By 'Duk

Phillies fans reading this morning's editions of the Philadelphia Inquirer were given a momentary reprieve of believing Sunday night's meltdown was nothing but a bad nightmare. In reality, someone in the paper's pre-production department must have been even more confident than Jimmy Rollins to schedule this ad for the day after Game 4.

No word on if the papers will be shipped to Africa with the shirts they advertise.

A big BLS head nod to HHR and The 700 Level for the redirect.

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  1. Deker
    1. Posted by Deker Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:20 am EST

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    Funny how that always seems to happen to the LOSING team.....go YANKS!!!!!
  2. Fenton Farry
    2. Posted by Fenton Farry Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:02 am EST

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    @deker
    funny that most yankees fans are also front runners for other sports.. Like you
  3. Hugh Jass
    3. Posted by Hugh Jass Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:07 am EST

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    Whats with the reference 'shipped to Africa' ?
  4. Gabriel B
    4. Posted by Gabriel B Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:26 am EST

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    Did anybody in the entire world saw in the Sunday's Yankee- Phillies game that the HOME plate Umpire missed to call the 3rd. strike on Johnny Damon after Johnny hit one on the right stand , one on the left stand and he swung and missed another one , yet the Umpire called strike 2 ??? How is that possible , how come nobody saw it ? THE MLB SHOULD INVESTIGATE . PHILLIES SHOULD FILE A COPMLAINT AND HAVE THE GAME CANCELLED OR GIVING THE VICTORY AND SUSPEND THE UMPIRES FOR LIFE ! IT'S NOT ONLY UNFAIR IT'S CRIMINAL TOO.
  5. Tim I
    5. Posted by Tim I Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:36 am EST

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    Gabriel, if I remember the play correctly (and I might not), I believe Damon got a piece of the ball, and Ruiz wasn't able to catch it.
  6. TheBigWhistle
    6. Posted by TheBigWhistle Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:54 am EST

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    The baseball gods will not look favorably upon this.
  7. Chuck H
    7. Posted by Chuck H Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:02 pm EST

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    Jason M:
    The Africa reference refers to the usual practice of donating the losing teams' championship gear; hats, T-shirts, to a charity that donates them to overseas missions. So there are some people in Africa or other less fortunate countries that think the Buffalo Bills had some good teams in the '90s
  8. alpha7guy
    8. Posted by alpha7guy Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:03 pm EST

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    gab by the way;go have a wonderful cholesterol loaded cheesesteak sandwich,you philly idiot fans don't know any better.your so stupid cancel the game?suspend the umps for LIFE,it's criminal?When did you leave the funny farm?
  9. alpha7guy
    9. Posted by alpha7guy Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:07 pm EST

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    to jason M;,touchy touchy
  10. No more Mr. Nice Guy
    10. Posted by No more Mr. Nice Guy Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:10 pm EST

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    J i n x
  11. DICK SMOTHERS
    11. Posted by DICK SMOTHERS Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:15 pm EST

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    Whoops! is right......ha ha ha.
  12. jakemorales123
    12. Posted by jakemorales123 Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:16 pm EST

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    the phillies are jinxed now, the baseball gods dont like things like this
  13. PeterS
    13. Posted by PeterS Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:36 pm EST

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    It's kind of humorous that Macy's, most famous for being a big NY store, ran this ad.
  14. bri
    14. Posted by bri Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:42 pm EST

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    lmao
  15. bri
    15. Posted by bri Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:45 pm EST

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    Gabriel: yes i did see that and it was ruled a foul tip. It might have appeared to be a swing and miss, but the umpire heard contact, so it was a foul ball
  16. Dward
    16. Posted by Dward Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:59 pm EST

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    Gabriel...If you watched closely (which you apparently didn't), the ball was deflected by the bat and wound up below Ruiz's crotch, which is where the rest of your comment belongs.
  17. DanielK
    17. Posted by DanielK Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:00 pm EST

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    think the ad wasnt updated to 2009, there not playing band wagon rays, this year there playing against a team that knows how to play real baseball this time, i have a feeling the yankees will lose tonight though, who knows what could happen?
  18. DanielK
    18. Posted by DanielK Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:00 pm EST

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    think the ad wasnt updated to 2009, there not playing band wagon rays, this year there playing against a team that knows how to play real baseball this time, i have a feeling the yankees will lose tonight though, who knows what could happen?
  19. munkee22
    19. Posted by munkee22 Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:02 pm EST

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    Let's-Go-Ma-cy's...
  20. jjak
    20. Posted by jjak Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:11 pm EST

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    You know when you look back at this post season, I don't think it's that the Yankees are blowing everyone away with phenomenal baseball---they haven't been that wonderful outside of a few players and outings for pitchers, but every team they played has picked this time of the year to have complete brain farts on the bases or in the dugout---between bad baseball, bad running and bad calls, this hasn't been the Post season to be proud of if you are involved in MLB in some professional capacity--just my opinion!
  21. Rich
    21. Posted by Rich Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:15 pm EST

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    Maybe Macy's can give them away at one of their 100 One Day Sales ... in the Philly area stores :)
  22. Mike L
    22. Posted by Mike L Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:20 pm EST

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    Bruce's comment = WIN
  23. smoothjazzandmore
    23. Posted by smoothjazzandmore Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:23 pm EST

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    Gabriel = Crybaby!! You want cheese with that whine?
  24. AnthonyC
    24. Posted by AnthonyC Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:25 pm EST

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    Fenton Farry and Gabriel. You guys take it in the KEISTER!
    All is right in the universe! The Yankees spanked the Phillies again! I think Rollins, Victorino, Ibanez and Howard should take up checkers because they cannot hit at all! I thought these guys were suppoed to be good.
    Oh, and John Kruk and Ozzie Guillen = 2-bit jealous losers.
    Get over it! Yankees rule the baseball world again.
  25. Andre
    25. Posted by Andre Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:35 pm EST

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    Hey Gabriel
    Should MLB also investigate the fact that Ryan Howard never touch home plate when he was credited with that run?? Quit [profane]in' . The Series isn't over yet The Yanks still need to win one more game but of course whiny Phillies Phans are like rats jumping off of a sinking ship.
    The best thing though is that all of these Phillies "Superphans" were all Yankee fans when the Phillies were in the [profane]ter. I'm not a big Jimmy Rollins fan but he had hit right when he called Philly sports fans a bunch of frontrunners.

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