World Series

GO PHILLIES!  I know, I’m a Padres fan and [sarcasm]they did so well this year, like all the others… [/sarcasm].  But the Phillies are my local team now so that woosh you just heard?  That’s me jumping on the Phillies bandwagon.  I’m not going to start spelling anything that begins with “F” with a “PH” and I’m unlikely to sport any Phillies gear but I will look for some red in my closet.  They follow my criteria for bandwagoning: NL team (stupid DH- make a pitcher take a swipe at the ball sometimes!), some locational affiliation, and (barely) designated the underdog.  Plus, they have a Flyin’ Hawaiian (coincidentally a Padres draft pick in 2002) and who doesn’t get a chuckle from saying that?  Also, I can’t root for a team with bloated payroll pockets and egos to match.  So as the 2009 WS begins tonight, and two key former pitchers from the (2007 AL Divisional losers) Cleveland Indians take the mound for each team, I’ll remember a t-shirt a roommate used to live in this time of the year: “Yankees Suck, Jeter Swallows” and root for Philly!