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If the Phanatic has realized he would like to live as a she, we can support that decision fully. But whatever gender the Phanatic identifies as, it's highly inappropriate to flash the crowd.

It's a three-day weekend. Are you still at work? Is your mind home while your body hangs out in the office for a few more hours? No, you're probably working really hard, so you can enjoy the long weekend without a bunch of crap to come back to on Tuesday.

• Fourteen members of a Chester gang were arrested in an early-morning raid yesterday.
• The budget approved by the City Council, which would increase sales tax (temporarily, so they say) and make major changes to the city's pension fund payments, may face stiff opposition when it goes to the state legislature for approval.
• A squeaky clean looking math teacher at North Penn High School is being charged with having sex with a student and sending sexually explicit messages to that student and another over the Internet.

We were happy to hear from @vboykis in the comments of yesterday's inaugural Twiitterist post. But we know that there are a lot more of you out there with your own Twitter account.

Our old friend Harry the K was laid to rest yesterday after getting the best send-off anyone could ever hope for. Here's a clip from the memorial service.

Phillyist doesn't seem to be the only outlet that misses Harry Kalas.

Most of us have never known the Phillies without Harry Kalas. Now, as fun as baseball has always been, and will continue to be, watching these games will never quite be the same.

We'll miss you...

As the Phils are preparing to take on the Nats at Washington's home opener this afternoon, it's been reported that Harry Kalas, the voice of the Phils, was found passed out in the press box. He's been taken to the GW Hospital. Not much more details have been announced, but we'll keep you updated as we hear them.

From all of us here at Phillyist, we hope you're doing okay Harry.

Update: Philly.com has now reported that Harry Kalas has died at the age of 73 in DC this afternoon.

What an incredible loss for the Phils and the fans today. Not that it matters, but the Phillies will continue with today's game afternoon game against the Nats, but their trip to the White House tomorrow will be suspended.

The cold and gale can do silly things to your hearing, but even a below freezing windchill can't silence the collective grumbling of Citizens Bank Park. The frost "nibble" wore off my ears once we descended into the Broad Street line, but the words of the fans around me on Tuesday evening did not:

Alright, so the Phillies went down in the first game of their title defense. But at least we have a title to defend! (Sorry for the shaky video—we're kind of surprised there weren't more, and better ones, to be found.)

Sure we want more, but we're Philly, i.e. we know they'll choke.

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Well, Pat, you've done it again. You've left the building and you've still managed to win the hearts and the horror of little Philly boys and little Philly girls. We all knew you were the dugout stud, but man, the latest rumors of you and Madame Funbags just took that label to another level.

Comcast may be evil, but we certainly like their inclusion of Billy Penn on their corporate HQ.

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The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment.

So we figured it was a good opportunity to look back at our world champs.

A week's worth of local Craigslist hijinks...

A week's worth of local Craigslist hijinks...

One new writer joining our ranks before we head home for the evening: Ashley Humienny, a Philly-ish native, Penn student, and hard-core sports fan. When she told us sports was her religion, we told her we'd be happy to have her proselytizing here. Welcome, Ashley!