Phillies World Series Phinale

Practically the entire reporting staff was assigned to cover the parade honoring the Phillie’s World Series Championship on Friday. Somehow, I was sent to Citizens Bank Park stadium, where I was supposed to cover the closing ceremony. Seth was EXTREMELY jealous that I was not only able to get in the stadium but also into the press box.

To be honest, most of the day was pretty boring. After hours of interviewing fans, you start to hear the same things over and over again. I had been instructed to get to the stadium around 10 a.m. to make sure I didn’t get tied up in the overloaded public transportation system. As a result, I was really ready to go when the Phillies parade finally made it to the stadium around 4 p.m., at least two hours behind schedule. But, there was an unexpected bonus – all the reporters got a chance to go on the field to interview the players after the ceremony. I felt bad that I was there instead of some other reporter who’s a bigger Phillies fan. Of course, this was the one time the players weren’t wearing their names on their shirts, so it was even more obvious that I was clueless when I had to ask my coworker to help me identify who was who.

Here’s a picture of shortstop Jimmy Rollins that I snapped with my phone.

Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins

I also want to add that I had a much better impression of Phillies fans on Friday. There were still plenty of people who had been drinking beer for hours, but they weren’t as destructive. I think the daylight helped. They weren’t selling any alcohol inside the stadium, either.