Go Phillies!

As I sit here in my Phillies hat getting ready for the game, I can't help but think back about this Phillies team. A year and a half ago, I was on a work tour with a colleague who was a Mets fan. We sat at dinner (okay, it was at the bar) and would follow the two teams on Blackberry. He turned me on the MLB.com mobile which is frankly the best mobile sports site out there. He also tortured my over the fact that the Mets were going to swat the Phillies away and take their rightful place on top of the division.

It didn't happen that way last year and I had the last laugh. But the Phils were to proceed to one of those team "life lessons" once they got into the playoffs. And it is that experience that I think has turned this years team into something truly amazing.

This year, when the Phils were in second place in the division and 3 1/2 games out for the wildcard, I happened to be running an errand in Morrisville (okay, I was getting a keg). I remember staying a few minutes chatting with one of the guys there and watched the Phils take the lead and suggested how it would be pretty cool to leave the weekend near the top. The rest is history and the Phils exited that weekend on top of the division and never looked back. This was a team that knew what they were doing and didn't need luck.

To the Pennant and now the World Series, they have been awesome. They are frankly so like Philadelphia and will likely be the kind of heroes the Flyers were in the 70's. Not just because of their success but because of how they did it. I have avoided writing about them to avoid the jinx. And I won't make any predictions.

But this team if for real. And good luck tonight Phils. Here is hoping that this night becomes one of those special moments in the history of Philadelphia. Kate Smith. Bernie Parent. Bobbie Clarke. Dave Schultz. Steve Carlton. Mike Schmidt. Tug McGraw. Moses Malone. Dr J. and now....introducing.....

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