Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Pheeling Phor Philly


With the Philadelphia Phillies on the brink of winning the World Series, I just wanted to congratulate the people of Philly.


This will be their first major professional championship since 1983. That year, the Sixers swept the Lakers for the NBA title. Since then, the Phillies lost the 1993 World Series, the Flyers lost the 1987 and 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, the Sixers lost the 2001 NBA Finals and the Eagles lost Super Bowl XXIX.


The Villanova Wildcats did win the NCAA Tournament in 1985.


The Phillies have been extra sad. In 125 seasons of Phillies baseball, their only World Series title came in 1980. Last year, they became the first franchise to lose 10,000 games.


When Boston fans were feeling cursed, I defended the city of Philly but citing their woes. Now you will get back to the big time.

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