the [heart] of the matter

the yankees are currently "the best team in baseball". yea, well with the kind of money they shell out, they should be. so they won 100 games this season? as i said before, they should be. everyone knows money is the dealbreaker, especially in todays society. its all about who can spend the most. and thats not philadelphia. 


ive been a phillies fan for as long as i can remember. and for most of that time, we didnt win much. but ill tell you something. the entire time, the fans kept up the faith. the phils were pretty damn terrible when i was in college. but that didnt stop us from donning all our gear, packing in a car, tailgating with a bazillion fans, taunting the rivals, and cheering our faces off the entire time. and most of the time, the phils lost. but the next time we ventured to a game, we did it all over again. isnt that the point of being a sports fan? holding out hope that one day, hopefully in your lifetime, your team will surprise you. and maybe surprise isnt the right word. because you have that hope and that faith. you know all along they can do it. but when it finally happens, it just blows you out of the water. and thats what happened to phillies fans last year. i honestly didnt think id see a phillies world championship series in my lifetime. but i did. and they killllled it!


so maybe they wont do it this year. maybe they wont beat the best [cough] most expensive team in major league baseball. and jesus, maybe they will! but you better believe that ill be right there next year, waving my rally towel til my arm is about to fall off. with the rest of the phans. the people who know what truly matters. heart. and our hearts are bigger than any paycheck the state of new york can sign.