Ben 'Babe Ruth' Revere Equals 1st Man on Moon

Ben Revere points to sky in anticipation of falling frogs.

Occasionally, the Earth's atmosphere shifts, men carrying beer buckets on their heads inadvertently catch baseballs during professional games and other such momentous occasions occur that change the world forever.  Einstein, Edison, Ben Franklin-- and now Ben Revere.  Joining the historical ranks of namesake Paul Revere, Ben, Phillies CF, joined the ranks of historical importance known by few throughout the history of civilization.

The strange days of the Philadelphia Phillies continued for the 4th consecutive day.  This time it wasn't raining beer-- or baseballs.

It's all true:

Saturday, an actual Citizens Bank beer vendor caught a foul ball by accident while carrying a bucket of beer on his head (only in America).  [See it by clicking here.]

Sunday, the Phils were no-hit in MLB's first no-hitter of the season.

Monday, Kyle Kendrick won a game of baseball for the first time since August 2013.

Tuesday, Ben Revere hit his first home run since... FOREVER.

That's right.  Before pigs were officially spotted flying, Ben Revere took one deep over the right field fence.

“When I got to second base, I didn’t know what to do,” Revere said. “When I hit it I knew I got it good. When I looked up and saw [rightfielder Michael Cuddyer] look up it kind of hit me a little bit. I was trying not to smile, but some of the guys got on me. It was hard not to smile.”

“You have to give him credit for going out there for that many at-bats and to finally get that first home run,” said pitcher Cole Hamels, who also has one career HR. “It’s a special moment. Hopefully there will be more of that to come with not as many at-bats in between. We know he’s capable of doing it, but it’s an exciting moment for him. We’ll probably give him a good time -- the hitters will razz him a little more in BP tomorrow.”

True, the team lost for the 5th time in 7 games, but, hey, who's counting.  To his credit, Revere was:

“It was just a matter of time,” Revere said. “My game is to hit line drives and to hit the ball on the ground. I get in a lot of trouble when I hit the ball in the air. But this time it went over the fence. I wish we would have won the game, but it was a good feeling.”

Still, Ben Revere's first ever HR may be a good sign for the Phils that the sky will open up-- or maybe it's the ground-- and swallow their foes, propelling them to certain greatness-- or perhaps it's sunshine, on a cloudy day...

Either way, Ben Revere popped one.  WOW!  Watch it by clicking this link:

After 1,565 plate appearances, Ben Revere hits first career HR!