Phillies Help Grounds Crew, Defeat Lazy Jerks

Yesterday, the Phillies managed to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Rockies, avoid picking up loss #10,000 and finished out the first half of the season at 44-44. The Phillies are somehow only 4.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East. Considering most of the Phillies pitchers don’t even have any arms, all in all it’s not all that horrendous of a first half.

And perhaps something that happened yesterday will propel the Phils to some good second-half karma. Before the top of the seventh, a thunderstorm swept through Denver yesterday, leaving the grounds crew to cover the field. Here’s what happened.

Yes, pretty much the entire Phillies team (and the umpires, even) helped pull the tarp over the field due to the ridiculous weather conditions. (There’s more video here.) Not present helping out their home grounds crew? The Rockies, who only had one player (LaTroy Hawkins) trying to keep the tarp on the field.

Know what: It’s a good time to be a Phillies fan. Sure, they’re approaching 10,000 losses, but, hey, at least we’re not rooting for a bunch of pussies like the Colorado Rockies.

Phils top Rockies [Inquirer]
Phils assist Rockies’ grounds crew, get win after rain delay [AP/ESPN.com]
Yesterday: Washington Generals, Here We Come!