I’m Blaming The Otherwise Likable Sal’s Pals For This

More on the Myers leave of absence in a little bit — yeah, it’s been a little sports heavy the past 24 hours or so — but check out this screencap from the front page of Phillies.com:

“Is Sal Fasano the future at catcher.” IS SAL FASANO THE FUTURE AT CATCHER. Yes, the 33-year-old catcher who came into this season with a .222 lifetime batting average is the team’s future at catcher. With a strategy like that, this team’s going places!

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Sal Fasano [Baseball Reference]
May 3: Everything You Need To Know About Our Conflicted Love For Sal Fasano

Insert Your Own John Kruk Joke Here

From Metro’s Phillies Notes in today’s paper:

TOUGHING IT OUT Catcher Sal Fasano was back in the Phillies starting lineup yesterday despite a swollen testicle.

Well, swollen is better than having them clawed to bits.

May 18: Philly Woman One-Ups Lorena
May 3: Sal’s Pals Are Surely Misguided