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Oct
21
2009
Quite Possibly The Greatest Thing Ever
Posted by meech.one at 2:23 pm ET 120 Comments

Manny Ramirez wasn’t the only one in the shower when Jimmy got that hit:

I asked someone to hook this up on Twitter and cot dammit if Nate Stephens didn’t come through.

Everyone — big round of applause for Nate.

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120 Responses to “Quite Possibly The Greatest Thing Ever”

  1. tofoomeister says:

    Instant win.

  2. Serena says:

    Blocked at work. Dammit!

  3. Kevin says:

    Talk about clutch! Kudos to you Nate Stephens!

  4. perfect! i can’t stop watching this. :D

  5. gregotto says:

    BEST. POST. EVER.

    Hey Dodgers, now go home and get your fuckin’ shinebox.

  6. Nate, you’ve earned the unending respect and admiration of Dash Treyhorn. Or an ice cream cone. Whichever you prefer.

  7. Beck says:

    Fanfriggingtastic!

  8. gootman says:

    That is just plain awesome!

  9. crickwooder says:

    brb, sending this link to EVERYONE I HAVE EVER MET.

  10. Heathcliff Slocumb says:

    Incredible

  11. Mr. Bryan says:

    GD work filter!

  12. Dave Brown says:

    High. Fuckin. Art.

  13. kurt says:

    easily the most awesome thing of all time.

  14. Guy behind the guy says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UEcjT6kIy4

    Saw this one the other night… Pretty good

  15. Chazbot says:

    Damnation, I just finished doing the SAME THING!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oBp8rJjI44

  16. shipsass says:

    This just cements TheFightins.com’s place at the top of my list for Phillies news. Nate, you did good.

  17. beelove says:

    fuck yeah, nate!

  18. Jenn says:

    I knew this was my favorite site for a reason!
    Great job Nate. And Chazbot, I liked your version also!

  19. Steve-O says:

    Pure Genius!!!

  20. Dan says:

    FANTASTIC!

  21. Grace says:

    Needed something to do other than work for the next 3 hours. Watching this on repeat should fit perfectly. Nicely done, boys…

  22. Crane Kick says:

    Nate Stephens…..Nate Fuckin Stephens

  23. jd says:

    and now i have to change my pants due to that awesomeness.

    worth it.

  24. SchmidtUltra says:

    Effing epic!

    Go Phillies!

  25. Mark says:

    It looks so incredible and perfect.

    Gotta mention this tho…
    “I feel like Henry Hill in the shower when he hears about the Lufthansa heist….
    Posted by: RugDaniels | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 12:18 AM ”

    That was on the700level’s comments mere minutes after the game. He was so on top of that shit.

    I love this team, let’s do it again!!

  26. Chazbot says:

    I finished my version about 20 minutes too late. Added some stills so as to not cut off Franzke’s brilliant call.

    Hope you enjoy it! Now I need to not fail my midterms.

    GO PHILS.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oBp8rJjI44

  27. Joe D says:

    Um yeah this is awesome.

  28. Dutch Daulton's Brain says:

    that’s exactly what Manny was doing

  29. The Grump says:

    i don’t even have sound on my computer right now and this is hilarious to me. good work

  30. lestro says:

    my god, that is genius.
    as is the “shinebox” comment.

  31. I love it!!! Props to you Nate!!!

  32. scrapplegargle says:

    nice work Nate. NICE.

  33. KGB says:

    Even better than the real thing. Just tremendous.

  34. Gonzo says:

    Nate Stephens, FTW.

  35. Jdashdog says:

    Nate Stevens, wanna hang out sometime?

  36. The Bait says:

    Ray Liotta looks kinda like our old friend Pat the Bat

  37. HAHAHHAHAHA This is classic.

  38. apm2754 says:

    Fuck yeah, Nate

  39. Lynniemac says:

    Bravo, Nate. Bra-vo.

  40. willyum215 says:

    Nate did a nice job there. Time’s yours…

  41. Jocksniffer says:

    BEST.

    VIDEO.

    EVER.

  42. Tug Haines says:

    In-fucking-credible!

  43. Ian says:

    this is funny how? How is this funny? It makes us laugh, it’s here to fuckin’ amuse us? Funny how? How is this funny?

  44. dmac says:

    This is great. Now when I think of Ray Liotta, I won’t just think of Henry Hill (and Tommy Vercetti), I will also think of the Phillies.

  45. Ozzie Virgil's Beard says:

    I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

    I feel like I say this 4 to 5 times a year, but that’s the best post ever.

  46. Griswold says:

    did anyone just see the “tonight’s gonna be a good night” philly remix on CSN? LMAO

  47. stealth says:

    I have to say..that is pretty damn cool

  48. LeftyDont Talk says:

    Nate Stephens, super genius…

  49. Lynniemac says:

    Seconded.

  50. mr_cee says:

    the usual suspects?

  51. dlhunter says:

    It’s an immense cross for Gonzo to bare.

  52. Lynniemac says:

    See, we need a live blog. There are so many comments to follow the hanging curve dlhunter just threw.

  53. OutlawPete says:

    PADILLA SUCKS!!!!!!!!!

  54. mr_cee says:

    a live blog is the only way to keep the good mojo working no?

  55. Brandon says:

    … Great reporting there sager…

    And that video is priceless

  56. MoyerIsMyHero says:

    GO PHILLIES!!!

  57. mr_cee says:

    that’s a pretty pitch

  58. mr_cee says:

    BEAT LA!

  59. mr_cee says:

    that counts as a chant I think

  60. Sweatzel says:

    Just saw a young James birdland shirt.

  61. Mand says:

    Anyone else spot that young james t-shirt?

  62. Jon Weeks Booth says:

    Hi boys and girls. Am I late?

  63. mr_cee says:

    Holy shit that pitch broke right in there

  64. Brandon says:

    Eithier keeps fisting these pitches

  65. stinkbug says:

    where’d the mother fuckin live blog go at?

  66. mr_cee says:

    Fuck!

  67. Lynniemac says:

    Nice one, Colbert.

  68. Jon Weeks Booth says:

    Well, that’s less than ideal.

  69. Lynniemac says:

    Settle down now, diva princess.

  70. MoyerIsMyHero says:

    TBS Director Guy: Manny hit a single!! We need three replays!!!

  71. mr_cee says:

    hopefully that’s all they’ll get tonite

  72. OutlawPete says:

    click my name for LIVE BLOG!

  73. mr_cee says:

    that’s just TBS being TBS

  74. mr_cee says:

    Pete……….doesn’t seem to be working

  75. Jayson Werth his weight in gold says:

    yea no good pete

  76. mr_cee says:

    says no longer logged in

  77. Lynniemac says:

    Pete is such a tease.

  78. Jayson Werth his weight in gold says:

    come on JRoll, lets get goin

  79. Lynniemac says:

    At least it wasn’t a popup?

  80. mr_cee says:

    padilla reminds me of a frog I once knew

  81. Jon Weeks Booth says:

    Vicente Padente.

  82. mr_cee says:

    Padilla Tortilla

  83. mr_cee says:

    Nice work by Chutley

  84. Jon Weeks Booth says:

    Howard’s gonna smoke one. Just. You. Watch.

  85. dlhunter says:

    I like live blog. Where put live blog? I miss it. You put it. You took it. Put it back. I miss.

  86. mr_cee says:

    anybody else hear The Black Keys playing in the background?

  87. Jon Weeks Booth says:

    Ya know… if they had pitched to him, that is.

  88. mr_cee says:

    he’s done lost the strike zone!

  89. mr_cee says:

    Werth his weight in ribbies?

  90. Jayson Werth his weight in gold says:

    get used to that one guys, nobody is pitching to big brown for the rest of the year

  91. OutlawPete says:

    ok click my name and then click “click here”

  92. stinkbug says:

    come on PETE git the live glog going

  93. Jayson Werth his weight in gold says:

    classic padilla meltdown perhaps?

  94. Sweatzel says:

    Who ever keeps whistling needs to stop that shit.

  95. Fightins Newbie says:

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! WERTH! Giddyup

  96. Mand says:

    Jayson<3. I honestly thought ethier had that the whole way

  97. Mr. Bryan says:

    oh wow, that video is awesome.

  98. Watrick says:

    Chase’s at bat with the bases loaded-at the beginning, there’s an Uncle Charley has a Pose t shirts on the lower left hand screen. National television dudes. You got your shirt up there.

  99. marps says:

    did u just see green man???? out in the left field stands

  100. JB says:

    Shane reminds the entire LA area that they’re still his bitch.

  101. Dave says:

    Chan Ho is the best bullpen pitcher we’ve got. Just six more outs, and weeeeee’rrrreee back!!!

  102. Jordan says:

    Shoeless Joe Jackson is a phillies fan? who knew

  103. Cooch_Train says:

    3 more outs! Let’s go Big Bad Brad!

  104. GTO--Josh says:

    Great Post

  105. Amanda says:

    I can not stop watching this!! This is hilarious!

  106. Fink says:

    I’ve been saying that should play that Goodfellas clip on Phanavision when Jimmy gets a big hit for years. Nice job!

  107. Matt says:

    when I saw this posted on facebook, I should have known you guys were somehow involved in it. Absolute genius.

  108. JB says:

    ahahahaha!!! I LOVE this!!!

  109. Marcello says:

    Absolute Genius….nothing more to say just …. Absolute Genius

    Thanks for a Great One

  110. Opie and Anthony played this today!

    It has gone Viral

  111. Ozzie Virgil's Beard says:

    This clip is the kind of thing that makes the internet great. I have not yet gotten tired of watching it. Fucking awesome.

  112. Mair says:

    OMG Wonderful! lOL

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