The Most Anticipated Weekend Ever

Forget the gnome -- gimme that dog!

In case you missed it the first time around, yesterday the Reading Phillies announced "The Return of The Ryan Howard Garden Gnome -- Version #2," a bizarre update on last year's legendary—and possibly racist—garden gnome giveaway. In what they're calling "The Most Anticipated Opening Weekend Ever" to kick off "A Season for the Ages" (really, Reading?), 3,500 lucky fans will receive a new version of the Ryan Howard gnome, complete with black uniform, matching bat, and creepy witch hat. And that's not all! One extremely lucky fan will win a one-of-a-kind, lifesize, 550-pound version of the gnome to take home, assuming they can somehow get it there, I guess?

Single-game tickets for The Most Anticipated Weekend Ever go on sale this Friday. Check out the complete announcement here.