This one time, with a band question, Phillies fan sparks a ‘Sexy’ slogan

PHILADELPHIA — RJ Boyle’s stream of Sunday’s Philadelphia Phillies game lagged about a minute or so behind the live broadcast on ESPN. The delay isn’t usually much of an issue — until the 26-year-old “big time” Phillies fan got a quick call from a family member. ESPN Sunday Night Baseball commentator Karl Ravech had plucked Boyle’s question off social media thanks to the #AskSNB hashtag and asked it to mic’d up Phillies left fielder Brandon Marsh. “It’s been Harper,” Boyle said, “but right now, I think I need to order a Brandon Marsh jersey.” This is how organic slogans and social media recognition erupt — as well as the kitschy merchandise such as bobbleheads and T-shirts that have sprouted all over Philadelphia in less than a week all thanks to a rather innocuous question. “I figured, what’s the most random thing that still fits Marsh that I could ask,” Boyle said.