The Phillies Will Finally Find Out Tonight

Many young Philadelphia fans have suffered through the heartaches of getting to the championship, only to lose.  Many have still never seen one.  I have tried to picture what the first one would be like hundreds of times.  I pictured Lindros raising the cup in 1997 after finally getting the Flyers to the Finals.  After beating the Lakers in game one of the 2001 NBA Finals, I pictured AI somehow winning three more games, putting his ear to the crowd when he won the Finals MVP.  In 2002, I pictured the Eagles sending the Vet off the proper way, with a NFC championship, followed by a Super Bowl.  Then, there is the Phillies.  My memory of getting close with the Phillies was attending game one of the NLCS at the age of nine.  It was my first Philadelphia playoff game.  After that, all I can remember was crying after Joe Carter hit the infamous series clinching home run. Now I am 24 and facing the reality that my first championship might come in a ... (link)