Everybody knows the stories about the fans in Philadelphia. From booing Santa Claus to throwing batteries at J.D. Drew, there are a lot of angry people in Philly.
Most of us know also, that our pets tend to take the characteristics of us, their owners. If Phillies mascot, The Phillie Phanatic, didn't know that before yesterday, he's well aware of it now.
The Phillie Phanatic was attacked Saturday morning by 93.3 WMMR DJ and Sixers' PA announcer Matt Cord's dog Scout. Cord was on air covering the line at the Wachovia Center box office, where tickets for The Police, playing this summer at Citizens Bank Park, went on sale, according to the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS.
The Phanatic came outside of the Wachovia Center to start giving stuff away, when the mutt lunged at the lovable green goofball, prompting a man in line to shout that the dog "must be a Mets fan." The Phanatic retreated inside the Wachovia Center until Cord safely put Scout back in his car. Cord says that the dog is great with people and other dogs, and that he can't say why she went after the Phanatic, who was not injured by the canine.
I remember one time as a child I was attacked by a dog that lived down the block from me. Unlike the Phanatic, I didn't run. Nope. I'm a man. I wrestled with the doberman for 15 minutes until finally, after looking into each other's eyes, we realized we had a lot more in common than we ever thought we could. Besides our mutual bloodlust, we both really enjoyed peeing on trees.
We became best friends, his name was Charlie. Charlie and I went to the park together constantly, where I would point out kids he should kill, and he would. It was great fun!
God, I miss Charlie.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-06-2007 @ 3:34PM
bernard shakey said...
what a waste of my time reading about Charlie killing kids!!!!!!!
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3-06-2007 @ 4:17PM
Fornelli said...
Charlie, if you're reading this ^that guy^ is next.
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3-06-2007 @ 5:04PM
George said...
Please give up on the "Booing Santa Claus" and "Throwing batteries at JD Drew" nonsense. It's old and played out, especially the Santa Claus thing.
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3-06-2007 @ 7:57PM
Charlie said...
Saint Bernard will probably taste awful. Self-righteousness always wrecks the flavor.
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3-07-2007 @ 9:35AM
atlantic city said...
Booing Santa Claus will never be forgotten.
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3-07-2007 @ 11:22AM
jerzjo18 said...
they can all burn in hell
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3-07-2007 @ 1:39PM
letstyup7of9 said...
The Phanatic should have done what Tigger did to that kid at Disneyworld...smack that bitch!
Seriously, why do Philly fans continue to be the only collective fans that still get this rap?
It was Chicago (South Side variety) where those boneheads beat up a first base coach, and the North Siders, not to be outdone, fought with the Dodgers' bullpen.
And nobody seems to remember Steve Atwater getting hit in the face by a battery...thrown by his own fans in Denver!
And is it collective amnesia or willfull ignorance that led to forgetting about the disgraceful bottle-throwing Browns fans a few years back?
And, as much of a thug as Artest was, HE didn't throw the first beer at Auburn Hills, did he?
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3-10-2007 @ 6:03AM
Sanganoski said...
I agree with George, ENOUGH ALREADY! with the Santa Claus story! That "urban legend" should be filed with all of the other "legends" and put back on the shelf, where it can get dusty and maybe TOLD around a campfire with the other "spooky" stories! If that's all the sports media, in general, has to say about the Philadelphia fans, of ALL the sports teams, then stay put and leave us be and, I'm sure, we'll get along without that kind of negetive reporting! I mean, that happened in the last millenium for Christs' Sake! Anyway, The Phillies lost a family member this week and his knowledge of the game and his humor, most of all, will be sorely missed. I had the pleasure of "fooling around with Vuke on many occasions because of my employment status at the time, and my sincere condolences go out to his family and the Phillies. Thank you for this time to "vent" but also to "remember".
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