I found it. I managed to get my hands on video evidence of the exact moment that the Philadelphia Phillies reached rock bottom as a franchise.
The year was 2003. It was the last go-round at Veterans Stadium and Larry Bowa was leading a team lacking in talent to finish 10 games over .500 but 15 games behind the Braves in the NL East. At some point during the season — before Tyler Houston convinced Pat Burrell and Jason Michaels to bleach their hair — Vet security allowed five aspiring performers access to the dugout to record a music video about the Phils. Three of these guys attempted to rap while the other two just sat there nodding their heads repeatedly. Now I’ve listened to a shit-ton of rap music in my life — but this has got to be worst song ever conceived. I’m convinced it is the lowest, most embarrassing, desperate, we-give-up point in Phillies history. And to top it all off, the end of the video features DJ Harry Kalas fake-scratching one of his patented home run calls.
If you’re a Phillies fan, prepare for douche-chills.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, “Phightins’ Rap”
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I hope all those “rappers” were still dancing on the dugout at the Vet when it blew up.
I can’t wait for their follow-up song about Chase Utley!
“Chase Utley, you are ..are..are..arararare … THE MAN!”
fantastic Tyler Houston reference
I bet these the young people who are teaching Wheels what hte kids are saying
At this point it’s got to be a real toss up for the best rap group in Philadelphia history – these guys or The Roots. I’m torn.
“Now I’ve listened to a shit-ton of rap music in my life — but this has got to be worst song ever conceived.”
Well then, luckily, you’ve never listened Insane Clown Posse.
//hangs head in shame, for being a brief fan
Wow, that is absolute crap . . . . Sort of how the Mets are playing this year!
I’m too frightened to watch this crap.
“Well then, luckily, you’ve never listened Insane Clown Posse.”
Who’s goin Chicken Huntin?
WEEZ GOIN CHICKEN HUNTIN!
/very underrated song
My favorite part is when the skinny fucker goes:
“The fightins, the fightins. The Phillies, the Philles.”
Sick flow.
cool PHILLIES RAP
BUMP
This makes me sad. Really, really, sad. What’s even worse is that the team was *so* bad then. They were *almost* worse than the actual song. I do like the skinny guy, though. My favorite guy in a rap video is always the guy that looks like he in no way belongs in a rap video.
I assumed that ‘rock bottom’ had to be a reference to bad baseball, but that is probably worse.
Yeah that skinny guy had a real nice swing…reminiscent of So Taguchi. As if we needed more proof that Harry was a great man, this video serves as further proof because even though he knew those guys were complete douchebags he still agreed to be in the video.
Thome was such a beast that year. I stopped everything to watch his ABs.