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Philadelphia Phillies Sign Former Batboy as GM

sports.yahoo.com — With the enviable task of repeating as World Series champions ahead of them, the Phillies turned to a former bat boy to take over as their general manager.

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  • galv0, on 11/04/2008, -2/+25WORLD ***** CHAMPIONS
  • matthewaaron, on 11/04/2008, -2/+22Bat man?
  • MegaMark, on 11/04/2008, -2/+17No this is not The Onion...
  • inactive, on 11/04/2008, -0/+13Yes, Robin?
  • jankind, on 11/04/2008, -1/+10Chase ***** Utley !
    What a day in Philly that was.
  • 4NDr01D, on 11/04/2008, -0/+8Batboy from the Enquirer ?!
  • Tippx, on 11/04/2008, -4/+10phillies phtw
  • Fleagleman, on 11/04/2008, -0/+5He was a batboy 25 years ago. That's not really news. Now, hire the guy that's batboy now, or was 2 years ago, and you've got a story.
  • imakethenews, on 11/04/2008, -2/+6In related news, Batgirl has been signed by the New York Yankees to take over the closing pitcher position.
  • SlyT862, on 11/04/2008, -0/+4At least he's gotta be better than Ed Wade... (Best trade he made for the Phillies was with Brad Lidge, luckily he was with the Astros by that point...)
  • jankind, on 11/04/2008, -0/+3Nice! We need t-shirts that say that.
  • LordRedSnake, on 11/04/2008, -0/+3He's also a former player on the 1993 NL Championship team...
  • MeatMountain, on 11/04/2008, -2/+5Hes no stranger to bats
  • MarkOfTheDead, on 11/04/2008, -1/+4World.
  • imakethenews, on 11/04/2008, -1/+4He knows the balls, and so do I.
  • supermanly, on 11/04/2008, -0/+3Word.
  • supermanly, on 11/04/2008, -0/+2You wouldn't get this from any other bat boy
  • chompapotamus, on 11/04/2008, -0/+2i expected this to be from the onion
  • endustry, on 11/04/2008, -1/+3I guess all of the guys who wore the Phillies Phanatic costume were considered a little too "weird" for the position.
  • yohnstoppable, on 11/04/2008, -1/+3Is this another one of those stupid kid in pro baseball movies?

    "Did he say funky buttloving?"
  • CarbonX, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1It's got all the markings. Funny headline, unfunny article and it made the front page of Digg.
  • tinkafoo, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1http://www.tinkafoo.com/temp/batboy.jpg
  • synned, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Rubin Amaro is my neighbor! I feel (____) that special.
  • Zontar23, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Since the Weekly World News is no more, he has to do something to make a living...
  • bushout, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1It's a men only league - still want to join?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqZDe4364BI
  • CarbonX, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Actually, he's the owner.
  • CarbonX, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Welcome to Hollywood!
  • drmobutu, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Only in America...
  • SteaminTmann, on 11/04/2008, -1/+1I get it, people hate the Yankees, but that spot is currently filled by the greatest closer of all time.
  • metapop, on 11/04/2008, -1/+1hahahahaha, that was superb.
  • Scrappy1850, on 11/04/2008, -2/+2i hope he has a better career than mc hammer
  • inactive, on 11/04/2008, -2/+1are you sure? the headline sounds like an article from The Onion.
  • medacomix15, on 11/04/2008, -1/+0Maybe Pat Gillick will return to the Jays * crosses fingers *
  • serif69, on 11/04/2008, -4/+2Where was the World ***** Championship held this year, and where can I enter next year? Also, who wants to practice with me?
  • mr0nine2five, on 11/04/2008, -2/+0I really don't want to know how you know the balls.
    (A full contract's what's I'm thinking of)
  • bushout, on 11/04/2008, -7/+1World?

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