Aeropostale America's favorite past time

by Jill C. Hindman

Features editor

Phillies fans, where are you? You're not at the Vet, that's for sure. With the home team tied for first place in the National League some might think that there would be a little more enthu1tiasmfor the Phillies. The Sixers just finished an awesome season as the Eastern Conference Champs and the Eagles pre-season has just begun, but now it is time to focus.

It was not that long ago that Philadelphia fans had Phillies fever. In 1993 the Phillies proudly played in the National League Playoffs against the Atlanta Braves. The series went to game six. That year the Phillies drew more than three million fans for the first time.

The excitement at the stadium that night was unlike anything I have ever seen. Me and my dad and I sat in rightcenter field. I had on my little Phillies hat and sweatshirt and we ate peanuts and hotdogs. It was the perfect game. The fans were psyched and the team was pumped. That night was probably one of my greatest childhood memories.

Once again the Phils and the Braves

Some Fun Phillies Facts:

The Phillies are the oldest, continuous, one-name, one-city franchise of all professional sports.

First owners were Al Reach. the first professional baseball player, and John Rogers, an attorney. First game was played May 1, 1883.

First game score 4-3. The Phils lost to the Providence Grays.

First season ended with 17 wins and 98 losses.

First Home Field was Recreation Park on the corner of 24th Street and Ridge Avenue.

are going head to head. How could there not be a plethora of fans going to the Vet to see history repeat itself? Yes, after the strike a few years ago a lot of fans lost interest, but now it is time to get over it and remember why we loved baseball so much. It is America's Phillies took the title of National favorite past time. League Champs. It was the greatest game I ever saw.

On October 13, 1993 the Phillies played the Braves for the last time1hat year. The attendance at the Vet was 62,502. That game had the highest attendance of any in the series. Game six ended with a score of 6-3 and the

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