Vance Worley, Man of Mystery

They have to be running out of room in the Phillies infirmary! Joe Blanton, the fifth ace, is the most recent addition to the DL as a result of a medial impingement of the right elbow. Yeah, that's Big Joe's thowing elbow. Maybe this explains why he's been off to such a rough start with the Phils. :(=

As a result, the Phillies will be calling up 23-year-old right-hander Vance Worley to the big leagues to face Mike Pelfry and the Muts tonight. Just who is this Vance Worley? I do hear that he's been playing some great Triple-A ball for the Iron Pigs. Whoever he is, he might have a chance to become the most famous Vance ever as the list of famous Vances is short. This is probably because Vance is from the Old English meaning "dweller of a bog."

More old school Reading Phils cards here!

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.