The Boys of Summer are back!
But we might be referring to them as the Boys of Shiver. The Phillies apparently did not bring any of that gorgeous weather north with them from Clearwater. Temperatures in Florida were in the 90s over the weekend.
When the Phils touched down at Philly International last night, temperatures were in the low 40s and dipped below freezing overnight.
The Phillies will play their annual “On Deck” series tonight against the Pirates. Temperatures are not expected to get out of the 40s and could be in the upper 30s by the end of the night. Bundle up, fans.
Tomorrow they are playing an afternoon game, but it won’t be a lot warmer. In addition, there is a chance of rain. In fact, we could see rain Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, opening day. High for the opener against the Astros is expected to be just 49 degrees.
Here’s something to warm the hearts of Phillies fans. At the game tonight, the team will unveil their monstrous new high-def scoreboard, which replaces the former structure in left-field. It’s the biggest scoreboard in baseball. Too bad it doesn’t heat the ballpark as well.
The Phils have planned a full week of events to celebrate Paint the Town Red Week. You can get all those details here.
In the meantime, summer starts tonight, even if the temperatures are more like winter.
Look at it this way. The Phils will start their season in the kind of weather we expect them to end in come November.
Welcome back, guys.
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