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This Was Pleasant: Phillies 9, Rockies 3

Baseball can actually be fun!

On Thursday afternoon, a combination of nice weather, blue uniforms, Jim Thome, Vince Velasquez, and a surprisingly effective lineup gave Phillies fans an enjoyable afternoon at the ballpark as the home team defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-3.

Here are some of the highlights:

On the anniversary of his 400th home run, the Phillies honored the Hall of Famer with a pregame ceremony. Later on, he and the Phanatic teamed up to provide free food to the fans in attendance:

My new goal in life is to accomplish something special enough for an organization to allow me to shoot hot dogs out of a giant cannon.