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Stewart says sorry for blasting Philadelphia, Phanatic

Published May. 22, 2014 2:18 p.m. ET

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What did Philadelphia -- and most importantly, the Phillie Phanatic -- ever do to you, Jon Stewart?

Sparked by news that Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg recently got food poisoning allegedly by eating from a stadium eatery at Citi Field, "The Daily Show" host (and noted fan of "the New York Metropolitans") launched into a tongue-in-cheek rant on Tuesday's show directed at the city made famous by Ben Franklin, Rocky Balboa and cheesesteaks.

The blast, full of censor assistance, can be seen here . . .

The highlight of the rant?

"What kind of city takes the parts of the cow normal people throw away, fries it up on a hunk of bread and before serving it up, asks ‘You want me to put whiz on that?’ I’ll tell ya, a city so (bleep) dumb it uses its art museum as exercise equipment. A city so famously (bleep) that no animal would represent its baseball team forcing you to go with this (bleep)-up Jim Henson-reject-looking piece of (bleep)."

The Phillies manager caught wind of Stewart's rant . . .

On Wednesday's episode, Stewart ran a pseudo-apology, saying that he "hurt some people I care about very much" in Philadelphia, then saying sorry to "Phillip E. Phanatic."

Of course, Stewart couldn't resist one last dig. We'll save you and your children from the imagery.

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