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Ah, yes. Forty-six degrees and cloudy. Feels like the Phillies home opener.

Despite today’s dreary weather outlook, the hype in the city for the Phillies’ first home game of the season is real. There’s families, pets, weird costumes and drinking taking place this afternoon in anticipation of the first game of the year at Citizen’s Bank Park. Here are some of our favorite photos from today’s festivities in South Philly:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSlgtg3hWmv/

HI PHANATIC, WE MISSED U

Who’s a good boy?

The breakfast of champions:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSldLbLhf1u/

YAY THIS KID’S FIRST HOME OPENER ?

This is…. a lot.

I can feel the dedication, guys.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSlt1Z6Bwh1/

This dude is jacket goals.

The block party’s been underway.

Is there a more beautiful sight than fries in a baseball cap bowl?

Maybe crab fries AND Tony Luke’s.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSl5ZCwD1Fa/

NBC10 anchors straight from “the office.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSl3Q9-A5_y

Not sure how dude got this shot, but certainly jealous.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSlwu7bA2V2/?taken-at=220100134

Anna Orso was a reporter/curator at Billy Penn from 2014 to 2017.