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Trea Turner Thinks the Torpedo Bat Topic is Being Blown Out of Proportion
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Trea Turner on torpedo bat hysteria:
Trea Turner on torpedo bats: “I don’t really care. I feel like everyone’s blowing this out of proportion.”
(Via @TimKellySports) pic.twitter.com/AmkjUvwjNZ
— On Pattison (@OnPattison) April 2, 2025
Blown out of proportion, but not blown out of the water, right? Almost had a great submarine line there. Has anyone done a joke based on The Hunt for Red October yet? There has to be a way to work the torpedo bats into a double entendre involving Phillies playoff baseball and Sean Connery’s mostly-invisible Russian U-boat. How about this one? – the Phillies torpedoed their playoff chances by swinging at a bunch of garbage low and outside.
If you’ve never seen it, THFRO is a great movie. It’s a Cold War spy thriller also featuring a young Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, and James Earl Jones. Is a nuclear strike imminent? Is Connery a traitor? Is there a secret saboteur on the ship? You’ll have to watch it and find out! Wouldn’t want to spoil the plot.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com