Joe The Pitcher
Most of you know that BallparkBob is a huge Phillies’ fan and, although he tries to be impartial when it comes to writing about fantasy baseball, today, he just can’t help himself.
BallparkBob made national news last night at Citizen’s Bank Park with a sign that was extremely creative–even by Ballpark’s standards.
“Joe the Pitcher” was the sign that was shown on FOX and boy has it caught on today.
According to Google, there are 1630 articles on the internet today using the phrase Joe The Pitcher. Some big time writers like Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle gave no props to sign carrying 
fan BallparkBob, but others like the less experienced writers from PhillyBurbs did. New York Times — props, of course. Atlanta Journal-Constitution — no plagiarism here, Ray.
Dubbed “Joe the Pitcher” by a sign-carrying fan, Blanton did more than punch a timecard in his World Series debut with an <sic> performance that should earn him hero status for a lifetime. –PhillyBurbs.com 10/27/08
From the department of “Stay Classy, Philadelphia”: We’ve got another creative sign in the stands here cheering on Joe Blanton. It just reads: “Joe the Pitcher” (with a Phillies-style P). Incidentally, very few chants of “E-va!” when Longoria came to the plate. Maybe that’s because he wasn’t there very long. He struck out on four pitches. — New York Times, 10/27/08
Here in the swing state of Penn., with Blanton pitching for the Phillies, I just saw a fan holding up the inevitable sign: “Joe the Pitcher” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/27/08 (PS–FBD supports Obama.)
PhillyBurbs writers, toiling for wages just barely above the Mendoza line, give recognition (even if they don’t know how to use “a” and “an” properly) and you big time Bay Area media guys just steal some local fan’s creative with no props!
Come on Ray. You’re better than that!
October 27th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I saw your sign BallparkBob. You’re right. It stinks that the writer from San Fran stole your headline. Maybe he was out getting hot dogs when you held it up.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Have you seen Joe’s wife!!! WOWOWOW GET ON THAT!
October 30th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
shoot me a link to it and we will add her to our hottest wives gallery
December 14th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Just purchased the official World Series video as a Christmas gift and had to watch it myself. Great to see that our “Joe the Pitcher” sign has been immortalized on the 2008 World Series video. If you watch it, that’s Ballpark’s daughter holding up the sign and Ballpark himself just to the right of the sign.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Where can I find this stuff? I’ll probably have to mail order but I want it and another. I just saw the sign in tonight’s game and have been looking for the “Are you kidding me?” sign as well.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
SZ