Among the many pleasures of watching the Dodgers split a fantastic double header in Philadelphia last weekend (a Bobby Abreau walk-off homer to win the first game, a pitching gem by Brad Penny--featuring his all-new splitter!--in the second, beautiful weather, dollar dogs, and that general state of bliss that accompanies a new season) was seeing new backup Phillie catcher Sal Fasano. Fasano came in as a late-inning replacement in the first game and played all of the second. The crowd for game 2 was sparser, by the way, more die-hard and definitely more liquored-up. And they love Sal Fasano. Heck, I was cheering for him and I was there to root for the Dodgers! This guy is going to be a cult hero in Philadelphia; it's the right time and place for the right guy. A big part of it is his look which is best described as diametrically opposed to the picture above. He's now got a mane of shaggy hair and a thick Fu Manchu moustache which makes him look like a muscled-up Rollie Fingers. They really love him in Phili and it's just going to go deeper as the season continues. He looks like he should be making cheesesteaks at Pat's, really. Mike Hudson has offered free shwag to whomever comes up with the first great picture of the NEW Sal Fasano.
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