When I Knew the Phillies Were Going to Make the Playoffs
going to make the playoffs. For me, they clinched their spot not when
Brett Myers fanned Wily Mo Pena yesterday, not when they took 7 out of
7 from the Mets this month, but more than two months ago.
July 8, rain delay in Colorado. All of a sudden, the tarp blows out
of control and a groundskeeper is caught underneath. Instinctively
and to a man, the entire Phillies dugout empties in a carefree,
we-are-a-team fashion to assist the groundskeeper and get the tarp
under control. Here's the video if you haven't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDpiEFHHeHo.
Any team that acts as one, in such an innocent, helpful way has to be
loose enough to go far into October. Hats off to you, Phils, not just
for a great run in the last two weeks, but for showing your true
colors on a random, rainy day in Denver. May it be said of whatever
team we're a part of in our lives, that when the moment arises to
react with goodness and camaraderie, we'd act like you.
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