Phillies fans are celebrating in the streets this afternoon, lined up and down Broad Street and awaiting the players at the stadium. One young fan said it all made him forget Halloween.
I love Philly, mostly because of the welcome we always received as wheelchair tennis players there. Ed Rendell, when he was mayor, always came to our banquet and spoke. Medical staff from local hospitals and nurses who work for the Phillies manned the sidelines in case of injuries. The Phillies sent free tickets for us on Saturday night games. Tourist attractions gave us free entrance and local TV stations filmed us - not just those usual one minute spots, but more complete coverage than anywhere else of our sport as a sport. Philadelphia is a great sports town.
I'll be adding some photos and videos as they come in of the parade. And here's an article about why Comcast may have helped end "the curse". To all my friends who are longsuffering Phillies fans - congrats!
and here's the Phanatic:
Phillies Phanatic at THE PARADE!!!
1 comment:
Oh I missed it. Thanks for the videos! Go Phillies!!!!!!!
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