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Hunter Pence feeding off of Philadelphia's passion

"When Hunter Pence recently returned from the Phillies' 10-game road trip, he found his truck had been driven from Houston to Philadelphia, his apartment had been furnished - by his family - and countless presents, including gift basket from the Sixers, a board game and pictures were waiting in and around his locker.

Then, he heard about the T-shirt.

That one put everything into perspective.

After Pence scored the game-winning run in the Phils' 10-inning victory over the Pirates on July 31, Gary Matthews asked the right fielder in an on-field, postgame interview what he was thinking as he rounded third and headed home.

Pence replied by saying, "Good game. Let's go eat."

Boom. T-shirt.

"The phrase has an underlying message - a good one," Pence said in the clubhouse Sunday morning. "Let's get this win is what we're saying. I want one; I need to get me one."

Pence doesn't need to do much more to win over the fans. He's well aware of the impact he's had on this city in just the two weeks since being acquired in a trade from Houston on July 29. How could he possibly miss it? They cheer his every move, direct Tweets at him constantly and pose questions to writers on Twitter and blogs about him."


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