As the sun creeped across the Ben Franklin Bridge this morning, slowly and quietly roasting the cradle of America on the cusp of its 241st birthday, many of us yawned and prepared for the meaningless Friday tasks ahead of the holiday weekend.
But at the Sports Complex, Phillies brass had been presumably scrambling long into the night, and as the light of a new day was born, they put the next phase of their plan in motion.
Either that or somebody told them they had to do something to get asses in the seats.
The promotion of Nick Williams brings to an end to the ongoing 2017 Phillies subplot of When Will Nick Williams Just be Promoted Already [this question is typically followed by disagreeable foot stomping].