Comments on: Phinally! http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/10/29/phinally/ music, politics, sports, etcetera Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:08:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: radiocynic http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/10/29/phinally/comment-page-1/#comment-24728 radiocynic Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:28:43 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/?p=1093#comment-24728 This was cool, wasn't it? As much as I enjoyed watching the series and the whole season, and loved that they finally won the damn thing, I was starting to cynically think the whole parade thing was useless insanity... but then I was taken in by the emotion of the ceremony at the Park. Especially the part about doing this "again, and again, and again." What the hell, let's have a dynasty! How many days 'til pitchers and catchers report? This was cool, wasn’t it? As much as I enjoyed watching the series and the whole season, and loved that they finally won the damn thing, I was starting to cynically think the whole parade thing was useless insanity… but then I was taken in by the emotion of the ceremony at the Park. Especially the part about doing this “again, and again, and again.” What the hell, let’s have a dynasty!

How many days ’til pitchers and catchers report?

]]> By: Joey http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/10/29/phinally/comment-page-1/#comment-24700 Joey Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:58:11 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/?p=1093#comment-24700 Amazing stuff. The length of time between titles does this make this one particularly sweet. But, I don't know that I would ever get spoiled. Keep these championships coming! Amazing stuff. The length of time between titles does this make this one particularly sweet. But, I don’t know that I would ever get spoiled.

Keep these championships coming!

]]> By: Cyn http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/10/29/phinally/comment-page-1/#comment-24695 Cyn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:04:26 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/?p=1093#comment-24695 The World Champion Phillies!!! Being a bit older than you, Spencer, I remember watching the final game of the 1980 World Series in my Temple U. dorm room...and calling in sick to my internship at WIP (an adult contemporary station then) the next day -- so I could parade with other fans the 20 blocks or so down Broad Street to the stadium area. It was a beautiful day -- both the weather and the palpable joy...brotherly love, if you will. Baseball is the only sport I really have any use for, and like you a lot of it has to do with my dad...memories of attending Phillies games through my entire youth (at Connie Mack Stadium even!) My dad just called (his ears were burning) -- they were at the game last night -- he said they "survived" (evidently my 70-year-old mom got a little panicked in the midst of the exuberant crowd on the street.) Still, they are going to be there at tomorrow's parade, as is my brother and his family. Me, I've got a date with a 4th grade class and a Halloween parade. But in spirit, I'll be on Broad Street. The World Champion Phillies!!!

Being a bit older than you, Spencer, I remember watching the final game of the 1980 World Series in my Temple U. dorm room…and calling in sick to my internship at WIP (an adult contemporary station then) the next day — so I could parade with other fans the 20 blocks or so down Broad Street to the stadium area. It was a beautiful day — both the weather and the palpable joy…brotherly love, if you will.

Baseball is the only sport I really have any use for, and like you a lot of it has to do with my dad…memories of attending Phillies games through my entire youth (at Connie Mack Stadium even!)

My dad just called (his ears were burning) — they were at the game last night — he said they “survived” (evidently my 70-year-old mom got a little panicked in the midst of the exuberant crowd on the street.) Still, they are going to be there at tomorrow’s parade, as is my brother and his family.

Me, I’ve got a date with a 4th grade class and a Halloween parade. But in spirit, I’ll be on Broad Street.

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