Why We Love This Team

Brett Myers, in cahoots with Charlie Manuel, Amaro, the media and Kendrick's agent, orchestrated an elaborate prank on Kyle Kendrick. Kendrick was informed that he had been traded to the Yomiuri Giants for a player named Kobayashi Iwamura only to be told that it was a prank in front of the media and his teammates.

At a certain point in the video it looks like he is about to cry. As relieved as Kendrick probably was, I think this prank cuts to an all too real sense of uncertainty and fear that all professional athletes have to live with.

Still, it was only a prank. As people have said before, these Phillies seem like a good group of guys and they all seem to get along well. And say what you will about Manuel, but I think to a large extent the clubhouse atmosphere is set from the top down.

Now if only we could win some playoff games.