Philadelphia FEVAH!!!

Alas....City Pride Again

After 25 long years, the drought has come to an end. The Phillies have done what the Eagles, the Flyers, the Sixers, Smarty Jones and the '83 and '93 Phillies could not do...WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. What I love about being a Philly fan is that the fans get grief for being hard on our team and snowballing Santa, but we are ferouciously loyal to our teams IF they play their hearts out. I am completely surprised it was the Philies to end the drought. I was for sure it would be the Eagles of Flyers. Baseball is the third sport in the city even though it is the oldest team in Philly.

What I've loved apart from the championship is to listen and watch the city. Yeah...I know there have been some fights and fires, but one thing is for sure. This has unified a cold Northeastern city. People were randomly hugging each other and high fiving. Philly is happy and united. Seeing thousands of people out and about in the streets celebrating in cold weather was awesome!

This goes deeper than a championship in a sport. This has to do with city spirit. We have been bullied and hated on by nearly all sports media as bad fans. Our true colors are now seen. Also, it is cool to see families sharing this moment. I heard of parent's keeping their kids out of class and keeping them up late to share the specialness of this event with them. They knew their kids may not see it again for a long time. There is a unity that comes about when this happens that is very sweet. It seems only Philly fans understand Philly fans. Guess I see this as sweet on many levels.

I am eating crow. I have not been a Charlie Manuel fan. To me he has been a dope. He proved me wrong. I'm sorry Uncle Charlie for failing you. I'm excited to see how the Fightin's do next year