why werth should be here beyond 2010

The question is available population: as a city in the Urban Corridor we are within spitting distance of the New York and a stone’s throw from Boston. New York is the most populated city in the US, and Boston though not as populated as Philadelphia, makes up the difference with the combined populations of the New England states. Expanding into the smaller populated states is difficult for us with the Orioles and Nationals accounting for the 120+ plus miles between the parts of Delaware already wearing red and the Mason-Dixion Line. Also, we must share the hearts of Pennslyvania with the pitiful Pirates whose sins are swept under the fanbase rug by the recent success of the Steelers and Penguins. The Pittsburgh fanbase’s championship blood lust is so well satiated that they can keep the Pirates around like a king who has a pet jester.

No worries little Bucko….we have your brothers to pick up for your slack

Not until Harrisburg do you see franchise allegiance disorder…At a gas station right outside of Harrisburg I saw a Phillies cap on kid wearing a Sidney Crosby shirt. Entertaining the thought of all the Death Race 2000 points I’d rack up running that abomination over couldn’t be helped.
   I think if the TV market is to expand, the Phillies must win the loyalty of those who are geographically justified in supporting either PA team and then knock down any remaining Oriole nests in the southern half of Delaware.
Well these geographical issues aside, and the fact that we’re a good team, image-wise, we are easy to market:

1] a catchy nickname – the phightin’ phils
2] the trite but true Balboa underdog angle – and not just because of some misplaced, sentimental fixation that inspired
     a life sized bronze Rambo in front of our world class art museum – but literally, from the worst team in the history of
     baseball and in pro – sports to our new found success…
3] the best and most recognizable mascot in sports
4] chase utley and jayson werth are sexy
5] the entire city of NY hates Jimmy Rollins
6] none of our players celebrate with the chest bump or any other gimmick used to catch the eye of sports video
    game programmers
7] We can play in sub-artic temperatures and monsoons without complaining and still win
8] We make Bobby Cox’s face turn red
9] We have the best pitcher in MLB
10] We hit shit loads of home runs…in any park.
11] Even our pitchers can hit
12] We don’t play “Sweet Caroline” for the 7th inning stretch, nor do we have a HR choo-choo train
13] No one on our team leaves a game early for any reason unless its an emergency.
14] rank and file, blue colar appeal unlike the corporate raiders up the turnpike

Now how you go about marketing it is a different story.

There’s a read I put the word bad in quotations. I am not saying that he doesn’t deserve his contract. What I mean is that given his age and salary the return on him would be practically nothing.