The Phillies Win the World Series

Well, I just watched the end of a baseball game, and it has me smiling. Truth be told (and maybe some of you can chime in), I used to be a HUGE baseball fan. Huge. I was a Reds fan back when that meant something (my distaste for baseball came after a strike shortened season when the Reds were frozen out of the playoffs).

But I grew up in South Jersey, so going to a major league game meant going to watch the Phillies. I vividly remember the 1980 Series, the last one the Phillies won--I was a sophomore in high school and everyone went wild; a good number of my classmates cut school to go to the victory parade (but not me....bit of a rule follower even then).

So now, when I'm no longer a baseball fan, turning on the game to see the Phillies lock it up brought back a lot of memories of a much simpler time.

Congratulations to the Phillies, the City of Philadelphia, and all my family and friends who have loved this team for so long.