Ruben Amaro Trolled By Phillies Fans
By Gerald Tracy
It’s become somewhat of a hobby for some Philadelphia Philly fans to hate on their general manager Ruben Amaro, but one bought out an advertisement to do it this time and it’s great.
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As mentioned, Ruben Amaro isn’t exactly the most loved guy in the City of Brotherly Love. He gets a hefty paycheck for doing things that the fans don’t approve of, such as giving a five-year deal worth $125 million to a declining Ryan Howard in 2012.
Seeing as he isn’t liked much, some guys over at BeerLeaguer.com decided they would buy out an advertisement for Ruben Amaro’s Baseballreference.com page with a special message for their favorite GM.
Beerleaguer readers took out an add on Ruben Amaro Jr.'s @baseball_ref page. pic.twitter.com/SWOUREVer2
— Beerleaguer (@beerleaguer) November 24, 2014
It states the following:
"“BRef wanted $15 to sponsor this page, but in Reuben’s honor I ponied up $75 on a three year deal wiht a vesting option. 2015 can’t come soon enough!”"
So what I’m getting is that’s a hit toward the Howard contract that some think is way to long for the ten-year pro. This is probably one of my favorite things, the billboard message has been done and overused, this will live on Twitter forever now.
As Sports Illustrated said, I guess the fans are learning from their all-time favorite because they are spending way to much money on something they honestly do not need that much.