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The Scott Proefrock Trophy

POSTED: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 1:07 PM

David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was in the car with Proefrock when it broke down. (David M Warren/Staff Photographer)

Say this about Scott Proefrock: he can take a healthy dose of stone-busting.

The Philllies assistant general manager grinned ruefully a few minutes ago when recounting the details of his ill-fated trip down Interstate-75 yesterday.

Proefrock's rental car ran out of gas on the way to the Phillies' game against the Rays in Port Charlotte. Traveling with him? Club president David Montgomery, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and Jesse Rendell, son of Daily News columnist (and former PA. governor) Ed Rendell.

Usually, AAA is the place where Scott Proefrock options players. Yesterday, it was the place he was forced to call for assistance.

Today, the Phillies presented Proefrock with a Trophy: an empty metal gas can.

The Phillies included the incident in their game notes today:

"Proefrock had enough gas to make the return trip to Clearwater, however, it should be noted that he asked his passengers for toll money as he does not have a Sun Pass."

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Comments (10)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:59 PM, 03/24/2011

Now THAT's funny...

— Grazman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:16 PM, 03/24/2011

that is some 'frocked up stuff there.

— wolf 4

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:36 PM, 03/24/2011

Humm, Jesse Rendell, guess that Daddy has gotten him a sweet deal too. File under Street, John (the $3,500 legal fee for organizing and attending a D.C. protest by PHA tenants.....)

— rightinphilly

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:42 PM, 03/24/2011

Maybe he was driving around looking for Luis Castillo.

— EL Zorro

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:06 PM, 03/24/2011

Let's hope it is not an omen for the upcoming regular season.

— Ed3

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:28 PM, 03/24/2011

I hope he doesn't expect the team to run on fumes.

— road515

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:06 PM, 03/24/2011

Proefrock's depth of thinking... Gas tank very low: Keep driving! Our Nos. 5 and 3 hitters gone: Gamble on one and sign an over-the-hill slap hitter from the Mets for the other! BRILLIANT.

— eman

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:44 PM, 03/24/2011

Eman, so Proefrock, the assistant GM, makes all the personnel moves? Then does that mean we can't blame Amaro anymore?

— catnameddomino

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:00 AM, 03/25/2011

I'm confused, eman... How does going from Cole Hamels being the ace of the club two years ago to him being third behind Halladay and Lee fit into the gas metaphor? Or does it only work when you want to complain about the team instead of seeing how much better they've become lately?

— philsphan10