In the National League all-star voting, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard are all in the top five at their positions. Sadly, Raul Ibanez is not. . . . Dan Hersberg, a native Philadelphian, has started a clothing company for local fans (phillyphaithful.com). I'm particularly fond of the "September in Queens" T-shirt. . . . A Wings fan named Tim Citrone loves the local pro lax team so much that he has a Wings tattoo and even proposed to his lady at a game. It gets better. (Sadder?) For their wedding, Citrone insisted on a Wings wedding cake. His wife is one lucky woman. . . . If you were at last night's Phillies game or watched on TV, you may have seen the giant Ibanez fan club banner in Section 302. It read "Raul's Bouls." According to the four preteens who founded the club, "boul" means "buddy." So there you have it. I keep waiting for someone to take my "Raul's Ghouls" idea. Everyone would wear one of those Scream masks. No adolescent translation necessary.

Article Credit:  John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirier (Click here for the original column.)