On opening day 2000, Joe picked up a Metro with a guide to the 2000 Philadelphia Phillies season and he decided to follow them. Since I knew the ins and outs of baseball from my years as a benchwarmer on the Temple Tomboys, I followed along and got hooked. It was a rough losing season, but Pat Burrell debuted in May 2000, and Jimmy Rollins debuted in September 2000, so we were just on the cusp of something, right? Seats at the Vet were easy to get, and we saw A LOT of games until it closed in 2003. I know it wasn’t a good baseball park, but I loved it there. I’ve been to a few games at Citizens Bank Park, but it’s not as easy with a little one. Since Lilia has been born, we went to one game– I won tickets for the Diamond Club section right behind home plate. The Phillies won that game in September 2007, and they soon became the National League East Champs.
Now here it is, October 2008, and the Phillies are one win away from winning the World Series!