torontosun.com - 10/21/2008
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And you thought athletes were the cursed ones to have to play in front of Philadelphia fans, who are generally regarded as loathesome.
The Only Curse I Believe in Starts with a F*ck
whysmyheadgrowing.blogspot.com 10/29/2008 — Curse? Curse? Why the fuck does every team have to be "cursed" in order to explain their two decades worth of mediocrity? Who, goddammit, who started this? And now you've got Philly joining in on your chant!
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Barack Obama Is All About the Phillies
mlb.fanhouse.com 10/14/2008 — Et tu, Barack? Apparently the state of Pennsylvania has become very important in the campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain as they both run for President. Last week Sarah Palin was in Philadelphia to drop the puck at the Flyers home ...
PHILLIES FANS, THEN AND NOW
withleather.uproxx.com 10/17/2008 —
The band you see here is the Jesters of the Court, a pro-Phillies group of hardcore rap-rockers who totally owned Lehigh Valley public access TV back in 1993. Put kindly, the Jesters — how do you say…? — suck dog balls? I ...
Us Did It! Phillies Are World Series Champions [Philadelphia Phillies]
deadspin.com 10/30/2008 — They sure took their sweet time, but after the most adrenaline-packed three-and-a-half innings of baseball all year (maybe ever?) the Phillies take the lead twice, with the second one sticking for a 4-3 victory, vanquishing the Tampa Bay Rays in five ...
Phillies Reach World Series For First Time Since '93
blacksportsonline.com 10/17/2008 — Since 1993 for most of the newest generation of Philly fans the thought of the Phils in the postseason reminded you of one thing. Joe Carter. Carter was the villian that crushed the entire city's hopes in '93 for a World Series title since 1980 team. Some of us are still waiting for that
The drought is over! The Phillies win it all!
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 10/30/2008 — It feels great to type this: the Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Champions!!! For the first time in my conscious life, a Philadelphia sports team is a champion. It feels great now, but how big of a deal this is might not settle in for a while.
When I first started this blog back in....
Congrats To The Philadelphia Phillies
blacksportsonline.com 10/30/2008 — Ryan Howard is from Saint Louis, so I have had the opportunity to meet him several times. I once asked him how was playing in Philly and his reply:. "It can be tough, but they are passionate and they just want a winner" ...
Joe Sheehan: World Series preview —
SI.com - MLB 10/21/2008
The Rays were the better team playing in the toughest division of the better league. They went through two division winners, including the best or second-best team in baseball, in the playoffs to get here. They have more talent, 1 through 25, than the ...
Phillies' Pitching Breakdown —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/21/2008
Notice that the headline is not "Phillies Pitching Breaking Down". When it comes to playoff baseball, pitching wins. If that is the case then we are in for a good World Series when the Phillies take on the Rays starting Wednesday. The Phillies ...