Mac Finally Had That Catch with Chase Utley
Three thousand, five hundred and twenty nine days (9 1/2 years) since Sweet Dee first read Mac’s love letter to Chase Utley, the two finally shared that “real homerun” moment in front of a sold out crowd for #26’s retirement night.
Spotted! Why would Chase & Jen Utley bring their neighbors to this important ceremony?
Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson - Mac and Dee from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia -are seated behind home plate for Chase Utley's retirement ceremony. Maybe Mac has another letter for Utley.
— Matt Breen (@matt_breen) June 21, 2019
YES! YES! YES! But that’s not all. Charlie Manual was all about this dream come true moment. Well, his kids were:
There’s been a few moments in 55yr career I’ve been proud of, but nothing that got my kids more excited than when I sat behind “Mac” @RMcElhenney 🌞🍺 pic.twitter.com/DOGGnvJMQL Ha. I’ve only asked to take a photo with one other celebrity in my life: Paul McCartney. @CMBaseball41 is The Beatles of Philly Baseball. pic.twitter.com/6YkwDISWv0
Not just one Beatle, Uncle Charlie is the whole damn band! That’s enough out of you, Rob, it’s time for Kaitlin to steal the spotlight again: Whoops! Little typo at the end, Mr Manuel. It’s “D-E-E.” https://t.co/XorsYh67rP
There were stickers https://t.co/JlLLfqCTXp
Kudos to the Phillies for committing to the joke by playing the original love letter scene before the catch:
Rob wrote of the event, “I figured if i was gonna walk out there I should do it with some swagger. Also because there was a fifty-fifty shot I was gonna drop that ball. So I needed to soak in the glory before the humiliation set in.” Chase – in Chase fashion – left the jokes to his friends, instead he posted this photo the following day with a simple, one word caption: “Homeland.”
I’m not crying. You’re crying.
