Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

There are actually a number of cool things that happened between the time I went off the air yesterday to the moment that I

cracked open the mic a few moments ago. Multiple things that I want to get into.

However, this is by far my favorite thing in the last 24 hours.

This is why I'm going to lead with it.

I'm starting with the Phillies.

Now it's been a minute since I talked about your Phillies, Philly fan,

but I'm sure you all remember how much I talked about your Phillies last fall,

because that run your Phillies were on was an absolute blast.

And then of course they gagged and they choked and choked away a 3-1 lead in the NLCS,

which frankly was also a hell of a lot of fun. Well for me at least, even if

Philly fan was denied their horse pie sando feast and their Light Pole climbing competition.

My point is, I like this team and it's no secret.

I like the team and its crazy fan base and after what went viral on social

media yesterday I liked his team more than ever and I've got a new favorite closer even though he's not

officially the closer yet. Well in my mind he is I've already named him

closer but officially the manager Rob Thompson has not named a new

closer for the Phillies after Craig Kimbrel left for Baltimore but there

definitely should be a front runner and that front runner has to be Jose

Alvarado. Yes Jose does have some pretty nasty disgusting filthy stuff no doubt and yes he is

coming off an utterly dominant career season also true two very good arguments as to why he should get the ball in the highest

leveraged spots this season. However, allow me to make a different argument, an additional argument.

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