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In case you hadn't noticed from our non-newsy postings, Christine and I took off for a couple days to visit Amish country. It was nice being away from everything, but we still managed to listen to a Sox and Phils spring training game on one of our mini road trips Sunday.

But we kept the real world stressors to a minimum - not that we had a choice. I don't think our Amish tour guide Ruben or his horse Smokey is a big Cole Hamels fan.

Approaching Philadelphia on today's ride back, we spotted a billboard we hadn't seen before. It has a nice picture of Citizens Bank Park and a message welcoming home the World Champion Phillies.

Sometimes it takes a stupid little sign like that for a fan to remember the years of frustration and last fall's glorious reward.