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![Papelbon: Phillies Fans ‘Know More’ than Red Sox Nation. We have a feeling that Phillies fans are going to like their new closer if he keeps this up. Jonathan Papelbon, the former Red Sox finisher who signed a healthy four-year, $50-million deal with the Phils in the offseason, has already found the way to our hearts: by dissing other cities. And we’re still only in Spring Training.
In an interview with SportsRadio 94WIP this morning, Papelbon compared his old home to his new one:
“The difference between Boston and Philadelphia, the Boston fans are a little bit more hysterical when it comes to the game of baseball. The Philly fans tend to know the game a little better, being in the National League, you know, the way the game is played.”
Maybe a bit indirect, but we get your point Paps and we love it. Why the bad blood? Perhaps it started earlier this week when he was informed by the Dropkick Murphys that his entrance song, “Shipping Up to Boston,” was not to follow him to Philly. Lead singer and bassist Ken Casey told ESPN Music this week that Papelbon cannot use the song now that he pitches for the Phillies.
“That’s not Pap’s song,” Casey said. “That’s the [Red Sox] closer’s song.”
So first, we applaud Papelbon for speaking the truth about Red Sox and Phillies fans. And two, we need a new entrance song for our closer. Any suggestions? Oh, and while you’re at it Jonathan, perhaps you could say a word or two about Washington Nationals fans.
-LD
(Sportsradio 94 WIP, USA Today, MLB.com, h/t The20’s @dhm)
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Papelbon: Phillies Fans ‘Know More’ than Red Sox Nation. We have a feeling that Phillies fans are going to like their new closer if he keeps this up. Jonathan Papelbon, the former Red Sox finisher who signed a healthy four-year, $50-million deal with the Phils in the offseason, has already found the way to our hearts: by dissing other cities. And we’re still only in Spring Training.
In an interview with SportsRadio 94WIP this morning, Papelbon compared his old home to his new one:
“The difference between Boston and Philadelphia, the Boston fans are a little bit more hysterical when it comes to the game of baseball. The Philly fans tend to know the game a little better, being in the National League, you know, the way the game is played.”
Maybe a bit indirect, but we get your point Paps and we love it. Why the bad blood? Perhaps it started earlier this week when he was informed by the Dropkick Murphys that his entrance song, “Shipping Up to Boston,” was not to follow him to Philly. Lead singer and bassist Ken Casey told ESPN Music this week that Papelbon cannot use the song now that he pitches for the Phillies.
“That’s not Pap’s song,” Casey said. “That’s the [Red Sox] closer’s song.”
So first, we applaud Papelbon for speaking the truth about Red Sox and Phillies fans. And two, we need a new entrance song for our closer. Any suggestions? Oh, and while you’re at it Jonathan, perhaps you could say a word or two about Washington Nationals fans.
-LD
(Sportsradio 94 WIP, USA Today, MLB.com, h/t The20’s @dhm)
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![Phillies or Red Sox? Who’s better now? The Fightin’s welcome their friends from Boston into town tonight for a three-night series that many are billing as a World Series preview.
Since the Phillies assembled “The Legion of Arms” and the Red Sox acquired Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, it’s been a foregone conclusion that come October 2011, these teams will battle it out. The Phils enter tonight with the best record in baseball (49-30) behind expected great pitching, and the Sox, after a slow start, are 45-32 behind a potent offense.
As The20’s @Meechone posted on The Fightins.com this morning, “Cliff Lee doesn’t seem too concerned about the Red Sox.”
Why worry? The next three days should be telling, and they aren’t playoff games…
Weigh in on Facebook and tell us which team you think is better right now.
-LD
[ESPN.com, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, NBC Philadelphia, @Meechone]
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Phillies or Red Sox? Who’s better now? The Fightin’s welcome their friends from Boston into town tonight for a three-night series that many are billing as a World Series preview.
Since the Phillies assembled “The Legion of Arms” and the Red Sox acquired Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, it’s been a foregone conclusion that come October 2011, these teams will battle it out. The Phils enter tonight with the best record in baseball (49-30) behind expected great pitching, and the Sox, after a slow start, are 45-32 behind a potent offense.
As The20’s @Meechone posted on The Fightins.com this morning, “Cliff Lee doesn’t seem too concerned about the Red Sox.”
Why worry? The next three days should be telling, and they aren’t playoff games…
Weigh in on Facebook and tell us which team you think is better right now.
-LD
[ESPN.com, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, NBC Philadelphia, @Meechone]
Photos: Getty Images
