Blogged Around Philly: The Phils Season Edition

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"Apparently, there’s 150 tons of sand in there. Doesn’t look like that to me. An elephant weighs 6 tons. Does that really look like there’s 25 elephants worth of sand in there? Please." Kieran at PhinallyPhilly doesn't believe the sheer amount of sand in Franklin Square, but he's impressed nonetheless.

"See what they did there? With the snake and the poo? Gotta admit, that's pretty good." Matt P. at The700Level found a practical joke (already!) geared towards Philly's new MLS team, the Union.

"If Dan or I had kids we would have been properly prepared for the massive amounts of snot that little kids produce. The first time her nose got snotty, and I was about to go in with my hoodie sleeve, she licked it off her nose, much to the disgust of the two of us." Chrissy of A Fine Idea At The Time took some kids to a recent Phillies game and was taken aback by the snottiness of children.

Studio 34 announces the lineup for their second Pecha Kucha this year.

"It has to be one of the most illogical ticketing 'fees' to date — they're basically charging fans extra for selecting an option that saves the Phillies organization money." The Illadelph is unimpressed with the Phillies new online ticketing fees.

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