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Rob Tornoe's Flyers cartoon caption contest

POSTED: Monday, February 18, 2013, 1:23 PM
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It's time once again for you to write the caption to Rob Tornoe's latest Sports Ink cartoon. Post your best ideas in the comments. Rob will pick the best and we'll announce the results in a few days.
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:13 PM, 02/15/2013
    I heard he can goes faster in the chair than when he is actually running!
    — Matt from Iowa
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:56 AM, 02/15/2013
    Obamacare for our retired Phillies is costing us more than our current roster!
    — Bill16
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:44 AM, 02/15/2013
    If these guys can just bat their age, I think we might have a shot.
    — MoFrappy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:20 AM, 02/15/2013
    That's it! Reuban Amaro and Howie Roseman have to stop advising eachother on roster decisions.
    — john in MD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:40 AM, 02/15/2013
    The term over-seasoned veterans comes to mind.
    — delhances
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:24 AM, 02/15/2013
    Veterans show up tomorrow.
    — antfort
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:23 AM, 02/15/2013
    And this is just pitchers and catchers.
    — antfort
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:12 AM, 02/15/2013
    Million dollar idea alert: absorbent sliding shorts.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:08 AM, 02/15/2013
    The players' parking lot just became the most dangerous area in Philly.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:06 AM, 02/15/2013
    Poor Chooch has to take his Adderall through a straw.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:00 AM, 02/15/2013
    Wanna know how old these guys are? I just overheard Doc kvetch, "In my day you could sign an 8th inning set-up man for just $3 million a year."
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:54 AM, 02/15/2013
    I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the Werther's Original Giveaway Night where the first five thousand fans will take home a single piece of candy, a large-font pillbox, and a mostly illegible check for five dollars.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:46 AM, 02/15/2013
    Now we know why the rookies have gotten such lousy tips.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:28 AM, 02/15/2013
    Silver lining? They probably won't hear the boos.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:26 AM, 02/15/2013
    At least the shuffleboard team will be competitive...
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:23 AM, 02/15/2013
    Ahh... now I know why the equipment manager replaced the tubs of sunflower seeds with prunes.
    — Baloophi
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:44 PM, 02/14/2013
    They used to look forward to being eligible for free agency.
    Now they look forward to being eligible for Medicare!
    — deuce
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:15 PM, 02/14/2013
    Rumor is the Phils won't leave Clearwater after Spring training. The players want to stay here in Florida with the rest of their retired friends!
    — bjphilfan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:35 PM, 02/14/2013
    I hope there are a lot of day games!!! I gotta believe most of these players go to bed by 8 PM?...
    — Tom from MD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:33 PM, 02/14/2013
    I love the smell of Geritol in the morning...it's the smell of...victory
    — 2ndNlong
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:30 PM, 02/14/2013
    I smell dust.
    — 2ndNlong
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:29 PM, 02/14/2013
    This is how the NL got the name the Senior Circuit.
    — 2ndNlong
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:22 PM, 02/14/2013
    Something tells me this is going to be a long summer.
    — tmack
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:18 PM, 02/14/2013
    ...but, they still have a better chance at Championship than the Eagles.
    — PhillyguyinVA
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:12 PM, 02/14/2013
    Hard to be believe Harry, hard to believe
    — tmack
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:23 PM, 02/14/2013
    At least our infield fits in nicely with the rest of Florida's population.
    — Marc L.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:33 AM, 02/14/2013
    You say the championship window is still open; how will you combat your arthritis if the breeze happens to be cold?
    — rayzor76
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:32 AM, 02/14/2013
    Yeah, I'm stunned Josh Hamilton didn't want to play with them
    — BrindamoursNose
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:27 AM, 02/14/2013
    I'm looking for the old guy they signed to play third.
    — BleedPhilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:44 AM, 02/14/2013
    They keep asking us to write about the Early Bird Specials.
    — therealeman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:58 AM, 02/14/2013
    What do you think Harry? These guys ready to make one last run at a pennant?
    — BIGEGLFAN
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:21 AM, 02/14/2013
    These are former first round picks just making their way through the system.
    — phineas
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:06 PM, 02/13/2013
    Can you guys recommend a good "Early Bird?"
    — colininco
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:48 PM, 02/13/2013
    This isn't the Old Timers' game, this is the Phillies' Spring Training!!
    — faulknb
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:04 PM, 02/13/2013
    Nice to see Sachel Paige and Jaime Moyer making a comeback.
    — Breaking Bad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:22 PM, 02/13/2013
    I hear there changing the stadium name to Senior Citizens Bank Park.
    — bdb80
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:31 PM, 02/13/2013
    MLB WILL CONSIDER PHILLIES' REQUEST FOR A DESIGNATED RUNNER
    — DONDEN31
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:03 PM, 02/13/2013
    What are you talking about? These are the HEALTHY ones!
    — DaveCicc
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:02 PM, 02/13/2013
    Unfortunately, this IS our youth movement.
    — mkat33
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:00 AM, 02/13/2013
    Meet the "G-Whiz" kids...The G stands for Geritol, Grecian Formula and the G in Polident Grip
    — csdrew
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:54 AM, 02/13/2013
    Remember when we use to refer to the National League as the Senior Circuit? Now it merely refers to our team.
    — csdrew
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:46 AM, 02/13/2013
    This is rookie camp. The veterans arrive next week!!!!
    — Tom from MD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:43 AM, 02/13/2013
    Yes, finally meet the heroes of 2008 World Series, still going strong...
    — arvind
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:10 AM, 02/13/2013
    Hey, That guy really has wheels. Bet charlie bats him leadoff!!
    — GGIII
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:41 PM, 02/12/2013
    Can you explain to this guy Connie Mack was not a woman?
    — JImmoran
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:12 PM, 02/12/2013
    So what does Betty White have you guys doing in this sketch?
    — LucyR
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:00 PM, 02/12/2013
    They say experience is everything but this is ridiculous!
    — chief91
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:23 PM, 02/12/2013
    They said they weren't coming back to Philly until after Memorial Day.
    — WheresMoose
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:12 PM, 02/12/2013
    Sunflower seeds and chewing tobacco? Try Depends and Fixadent.
    — ChalupaBatman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:49 AM, 02/12/2013
    hey you guys ever think about trying "deer antler spray"???
    — waynerodman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:48 AM, 02/12/2013
    When they said "Stars" I didn't know they meant the stars from the Taco Bell Super Bowl commercial...
    — akinginphilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:41 AM, 02/12/2013
    "All right guys, let's get this show on the road or we are going to miss the early bird special"
    — Delaware Doc
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:40 AM, 02/12/2013
    These guys must be left over from Dream Week.
    — baseltj
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:32 AM, 02/12/2013
    You must have misunderstood me! I didn't say I wanted to see the 1883 Phillies, but the 2013 Phillies.
    — Stewbaca
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:29 AM, 02/12/2013
    Don't these guys know the "Whiz Kid" era has been over for decades now?
    — ICEInvestigator55
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:23 AM, 02/12/2013
    "My next report is on the sudden shortage of prune juice in Clearwater."
    — Manny Trillo
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:17 AM, 02/12/2013
    Where is Kevin Costner when you need him ?
    — mikemc72
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:04 AM, 02/12/2013
    Did you guys do any deer hunting this off season ?
    — jdrab
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:02 AM, 02/12/2013
    Are you guys gettig your fiber ?
    — jdrab
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:58 AM, 02/12/2013
    We think health could be our "Achilles Heel." We hope we don't "knee"-d to bring any of the young guys up, but they're ready to give us a shot in the "arm" if we need them.
    — udel96
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:45 AM, 02/12/2013
    No, the Phillies Phantasy Camp is across the street!
    — StevieF
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:45 AM, 02/12/2013
    You didn't miss much...during the first workout the entire roster was put on the DL!
    — ginomcfad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:20 AM, 02/12/2013
    Rube just told me that they were attempting add some youth to the roster, so they are currently talking to Mike Schmidt's agent
    — extremebeat89
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:09 AM, 02/12/2013
    Don't worry - the new Roid's are undetectable.
    — CrustyMacD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:05 AM, 02/12/2013
    I heard the Brass are actually insisting they DO steriods.
    — CrustyMacD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:58 AM, 02/12/2013
    I heard Bud Selig is adding Ben Gay to the banned substance list.
    — CrustyMacD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:18 AM, 02/12/2013
    Its getting hard to tell "Dream Week" from Spring training.
    — pm300
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:30 AM, 02/12/2013
    No this is the REAL Phillies, not Phantasy camp!
    — CFA
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:13 AM, 02/12/2013
    I heard the local restaurants are discontinuing the Early Bird Special this spring.
    — crawkert
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:47 AM, 02/12/2013
    The Senate just repealed Obamacare!
    — joberzut
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:42 AM, 02/12/2013
    Where's Utley?
    — joberzut
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:34 AM, 02/12/2013
    You mean this isn't the Old Timers Game?
    — Ryno Rooter
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:12 AM, 02/12/2013
    No no, they are not replacement players, just seasoned veterans
    — arvind
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:11 AM, 02/12/2013
    Eagles: "Speed Kills"
    Philles: "Speed is Killed"
    — arvind
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:01 PM, 02/11/2013
    When the front office said the team's future rested on Ruben Amaro's shoulders, I didn't realize they meant SENIOR.
    — Trongone
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:21 PM, 02/11/2013
    Gotta wonder if they'll wanna go back to Philly or just get condos in a 55 community down here.
    — Eagles305
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:34 PM, 02/11/2013
    The major league squad looks a lot like Phillies fantasy camp right now.
    — Philly T
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:30 PM, 02/11/2013
    It's 4:00, these guys are calling it a day to go get the Early Bird Special!
    — Doc57
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:11 PM, 02/11/2013
    "We're still in position to make one last good run."
    — davinci74
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:35 PM, 02/11/2013
    We will play these guys until they've broken every single bone.
    — majuub125
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:25 PM, 02/11/2013
    They're going to need a lot of 'Turn Back the Clock' promotions.
    — sgstroup
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:24 PM, 02/11/2013
    Wait 'til they find out Geritol's banned.
    — pitzdidg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:33 PM, 02/11/2013
    Ryan, Chase, and Roy.....come get your Geritol. Afterwards, you have can jello and play bingo.
    — ANDY-IS-FAT
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:30 PM, 02/11/2013
    I knew we were aging but this is ridiculous. I smell Ben-Gay. And this is the heart of the lineup.
    I think we might need to add a little speed.
    Don't worry - this guy's Dad plays for the Yankees.
    I told you the long term deals would come back to bite them.
    — CrustyMacD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:09 PM, 02/11/2013
    It’s opening Day 2053 and one has to wonder if pending free agency will affect the Phillies' aging core of Doc, Howard and Utley.
    — FakeName
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:57 PM, 02/11/2013
    Were your agents able to secure a clause in your contracts that would protect yous from a collapse in Social Security benefits?
    — Reality Speaks
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:46 PM, 02/11/2013
    Geezers and catchers report today.
    — ho_bomb
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:44 PM, 02/11/2013
    You know we have a problem when we make official team wheelchairs.
    — ho_bomb
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:43 PM, 02/11/2013
    Guess you guys are glad Obama took Medicare age eligibility off the table
    — retzlaff
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:38 PM, 02/11/2013
    "You heard of the '50s "Whiz Kids?"...let me introduce you to the 2013 "Wheez Kids"
    — GoDucks69
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 02/11/2013
    Howard, Utley and Doc are sleeping in the Clubhouse. These guys are the Rookies!
    — cooperhawk
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:16 PM, 02/11/2013
    When does the full squad report? Buddy, this is the full squad.
    — Timmy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:48 PM, 02/11/2013
    Wait until the veterans get here.
    — ChalupaBatman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:45 PM, 02/11/2013
    Does Medicare count against the payroll?
    — ChalupaBatman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:43 PM, 02/11/2013
    Can't believe I've sunk so low that I'm covering a Fantasy Camp.
    — Breaking Bad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:39 PM, 02/11/2013
    Simply to infirm to carry on just like the Pope.
    — Breaking Bad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:58 PM, 02/11/2013
    Oldtimers!!??? Please refer to them as our returning "PED-Free Players"
    — philaphil
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:55 PM, 02/11/2013
    Lefty, Schmitty and Trillo won't be able to make it to this year's Old Timers Game. I understand you guys are penciled in. Any truth to that?"
    — DelawareRiverRat
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:50 PM, 02/11/2013
    "I hope Rube made a trade for Lotsa Geritol"
    — hunglikeaton
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 02/11/2013
    Ever seen the movie "Cocoon?"
    — erikjjmc


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