An 'It's Always Sunny' dream came true for Mac and it's so pure

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Mac finally got his game of catch.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia fans should remember that Mac (creator Rob McElhenney) dreams of playing catch with retired Phillies second baseman Chase Utley. It almost happened in the sixth season of the FX series, in the episode "The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods." But, well... the gang got stranded in the woods.

Now, almost 10 years after that episode aired, the dream came true. Utley threw out the Phillies' ceremonial first pitch on Friday — part of his retirement ceremony — and McElhenney was there — as Mac, to be clear — to catch.

Mac's history as an Utley fan goes back even further that his missed game of catch. We first learned how hard he stanned back in Season 5, when Dee reads a letter that Mac wrote to the ball player. He asked for a game of catch, complained about his dad, and complimented Utley's hair choices.

Utley actually responded to Mac's letter in real life, a few years later in a team-sponsored "Phillies Mailbag" segment. He took the letter about as seriously as an over-the-top piece of fan mail from a fictional TV series deserves.

Which is to say: this is good comedy.