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Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:44 pm
by Schad
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/j ... wer17.htmlJason Phillips spotted a woman at Safeco Field last May and knew he had to make a choice: Be bold or be ignored. As the Mariners bullpen catcher, Phillips is used to anonymity, used to spending half the year tucked away in a box with pitchers. It's a thankless job that he does well and without complaint. But this time, he needed to stand out or risk eternal regret.
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Phillips grabbed a baseball, scribbled his number on it, got the woman's attention and tossed it to her. And for the rest of the game, he was left to wonder how she'd respond. He couldn't wait to return to the clubhouse and check his messages. Naturally, the game would drag for 15 excruciating innings.
But by then, she had sent him a text message: "My name is Molly. Nice to meet you."
And that's how a bullpen catcher fell in love.
On Sunday, Jason Phillips and Molly Ray will get married, and their wedding guests will attend the ceremony in the only logical place to celebrate their serendipitous romance.
Awwww. What the article doesn't note is that is that Phillips was trying to throw the ball to a woman three rows further up, but didn't have the arm strength to reach her.
...yep, this is one of those "Schad clutters the board with pointless detritus for the sake of making bad jokes" threads.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:55 pm
by rarefind
See, this is exactly why glasses didn't make it at the pro level, he failed to keep his head in the game.
best of luck to him.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:00 pm
by kelso
Cute story- good for him. At least he had the stones to go after the woman! (lesson to all you not-yet-attached men out there)...
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:47 pm
by zilby
He went from a prospect to bullpen catcher? Just to clarify.
Nice work, Jason.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:27 pm
by Geddy
I remember going to a Jays game and during warmups before the game my friends made fun of his goggles. He genuinely looked sad and ended up having an 0-fer.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:40 pm
by tsherkin
Good for JP, that's a cool story.
Thanks, Schad.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:44 pm
by []D [] [V] []D
He got the idea off the Simpsons when that old washed up player gave Marge a ball saying to meet him at room something from some hotel... If he was a REAL man he would have written that to her, instead, married a gold digger that is after his hundreds of dollars...
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:52 pm
by Komodo
Cool story.
But you have to be awfully bad to not even make it as a backup catcher in the minors.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:02 am
by DonYon
komodo19 wrote:Cool story.
But you have to be awfully bad to not even make it as a backup catcher in the minors.
he was a twenty something round pick if i'm not mistaken, it's not like he was supposed to good to begin with.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:04 am
by Avenger
DonYon wrote:komodo19 wrote:Cool story.
But you have to be awfully bad to not even make it as a backup catcher in the minors.
he was a twenty something round pick if i'm not mistaken, it's not like he was supposed to good to begin with.
and being a bullpen catcher is a much better gig than a backup catcher in the minor leagues, opens up potential coaching opportunities.
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:20 pm
by number15
Avenger wrote:DonYon wrote:komodo19 wrote:
and being a bullpen catcher is a much better gig than a backup catcher in the minor leagues, opens up potential coaching opportunities.
at this stage of his career i can see him trying to land a coaching spot...... what good is being a backup in the minors gonna do for him at this stage? His career is over, so he might be planning the longterm.. u r right
*** he'd make a pretty crapy batting coach though
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:36 pm
by darth_federer
Well atleast someone on the Mariners can hit...
Re: Former Jay Jason Phillips is a smooth operator
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:32 pm
by CapeCrusader
Good find, good for him.