Yep it was right here in my last blog…. in this very space…. That I was talking Phillies… and I was talking World Series.
Ok, ok, to be fair… my endorsement was tepid at best… so I can’t say that I was crowing at the top of my lungs or beating my chest about a trip to the big show, but still…. Do I get credit for a vibe?
Maybe?
Ok, here’s one thing I said in my last blog that I will do a little, “I told ya so act” with…
“Starting pitching (as always) is a slight question mark. But if either Cole Hammels or Brett Myers can get hot in the playoffs, it would go a long way toward a Pennant.”
Ahem… wasn’t Cole Hammels last seen mowing down the Brewers and the Dodgers on the way to the MVP Trophy and the National League Pennant?
Thank you very much.
In the interest of full disclosure… I did also say this….
“I fully realize that I will most likely look back on this blog in about a week and feel like I should go straight to the nearest tattoo parlor to have the word, “sucker” inked on to my forehead.”
Hardly a ringing endorsement… and here we are two weeks later, and there isn’t a tattoo parlor in Central Pennsylvania getting my business today. That’s probably not a bad thing considering the idea of me coming in to CBS 21 with a tattoo on my forehead would most likely be frowned upon by the brass.
What’s exciting to me is that not only have the Phillies advanced to the World Series, but they have done so with flair.
Game Four against the Dodgers provided Phillies fans with not one, but two memories that they will NEVER forget.
Shane Victorino’s 8th inning home run to tie the game at 5 all was one thing….
But the titanic shot 3 batters later from journeyman pinch hitter (and former Harrisburg Senator) Matt Stairs that gave the Phillies a lead they wouldn’t relinquish was October baseball nirvana.
As a lifelong fan, I never felt at ease until Carlos Ruiz squeezed the last out in Game Five that sent the Phillies to the World Series for only the 6th time in their 125 year history. That’s right Phillies fans… it only happens every 25 years or so, and I'm going to make sure I enjoy it.
So now it’s on to the World Series where a date with the American League Champion awaits. I have an entire week to agonize and impatiently wait.
A WHOLE WEEK???? Brutal… but at least I’ll catch up on my sleep. As I type this I’m on about 2 ½ hours of sleep, and that has been the norm during this incredible playoff run. Honestly though, I don’t mind… and I don’t even feel tired. Hard to complain when your head is spinning and you have taken up residence on Cloud 9.
I’m superstitious when it comes to my team, and this blog will be no different. It’s worked out so far, so I will end this blog the same way that I ended the last one.
As they say, a picture is worth (Werth?) a thousand words…..right?
