You knew this wasn’t going to be easy. The Phils are but a few innings from winning the World Series and destiny is battling the Curse of William Penn. For those of you not from around here, there is a statue of William Penn on the top of Philadelphia City Hall. For decades, the rule in Philly was that no building could be built higher than William Penn. In March of 1987, One L:iberty Place was built and exceeded the height restriction. I wonder if Bill Bell was on City Council in Philly then…
Since that building went up, no Philadelphia sports franchise (no I don’t count Arena football, lacrosse, or soccer) has won a championship. Sure we have made it to the big games, but never permitted to win.
Tonight, as the Phillies prepare for the first sports championship since the building of One Liberty Place, Ol’ Billy Penn is down to slinging weather at us. We knew that it was going to be hard. We knew that he would not allow us to win quietly. At 11:30 it looks like we are going to suspend the game until Wednesday. I say we force this damn thing. I don’t care if they are playing at 6AM. Get this win in the books and break the curse. I need a goddamn parade!