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The Great Hot Dog Bomb Scare
Almost too perfect, right? But don’t think it’s not an easy mistake to make: Earlier this year, the Phanatic’s hot dog gun was absolutely launching those suckers into the upper deck. They do explode sometimes; I really should have suspected they’d be stuffed with gunpowder. But, more importantly: These hot dogs are delivered? And then fed to fans? Ew, ew, ew. (The Phillies say they were for a commercial shoot, but I’m not convinced. The photo at right shows the Phanatic has clearly used food as a weapon before.) The hot dogs did give those unsung heroes, the sports desk headline writers, some material. The Daily News gave us Wieners & Losers, and the small guys got into the act, too. No bomb, but plenty of fireworks for Phillies, Braves. Hot dogs rule day as Phillies bomb. (Really? Hot dogs ruled the day?) Although the only way those hot dogs could have injured anyone is if people ate them, it’s good to know the Phillies’ players would have been safe even if it was a real emergency:
He’s right. I always go to the nearest baseball stadium in the even of any bomb scare. There, though, you risk having to deal with Reggie Jackson trying to kill the queen and other related maladies. Photo by alpineinc used under a Creative Commons license |
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i think the phanatic’s hot dog gun is as tired as the offense is for cole hamels. two nights ago (the 3-2 hamels loss to the braves), the phanatic brought the gun out to the 3rd base/leftfield foul area. the very last one he shot was toward the leftfield stands, but it fell short, landing on the warning track. everyone went nuts cheering about this, thinking there would be live baseball with a hot dog on the warning track. unfortunately, a phillies security guy ran out and grabbed it, to an enormous chorus of boos. then he handed it — the warning track dirty hot dog — to a child like the ballgirl hands a child a foul ball. i booed this.
Do you think the Phillies can only afford so much compressed air (or TNT, or whatever) and once it’s done, it’s done. The gun actually has been getting worse as the season goes on. At the start of the year it was launching bombs into the third deck. Hmm, reminds me of Chase Utley and Pat Burrell.