Oh Hello? T.J. Simers? How About Those Phillies Now?

So once upon a time there was this nasty bitch of a columnist from L.A. that one could hardly call one of the beautiful people. His name was T.J. Simers.

Now T.J. was a little pissy 'cause he's kind of frumpy. And well, his baseball team sucks lemons. (Or since it's California, maybe oranges?) Anyway, T.J. has been having a bad year - Michael Jackson dying and all. So he decided to take his mood out on the fans of Philadelphia and the beloved Phillies Phanatic.

He wrote an editorial:

T.J. SIMERS
In closing, the Dodgers are set up for an unhappy finish

...As you know, Fox will be broadcasting the World Series and it likes to put the camera on the face of every single fan sitting in the stands, these fans as ugly as any in the country.

Nowhere in America are people more angry than those living here. During Game 3 they had their humorless furry mascot put on boxing gloves and take on someone who was supposed to be an L.A. fan, sunglasses, cellphone and all.

The furry mascot punched him out, much to the delight of the folks here who love a dash of violence with their sports entertainment.

During Game 4 the furry mascot took a small Dodgers blue helmet, placed it on the ground and then pulverized it, much to the delight of the locals. Same tired skits, by the way, they employed a year ago.

But this is considered entertainment here, the only bright spot if they draw the Yankees now, getting a look in the mirror at fans who might remind them of themselves....

Now T.J. Philadelphia fans are just spirited, and as opposed to L.A. fans who have had too many visits to Dr. 90210, Philadelphia fans can still show emotion on their faces. And New York, why New York has amazing sports fans!

Now I have to tell you that you are not any prize yourself. Truth be told, you're kind of frumpy. You even tried to chomp on beloved Philadelphia ex-pat, Steve Lopez. Guess you're jealous because he will always be a better writer?

People are outraged by you and rightly so. Why even Michael Nutter temporarily got his head out of his ass to comment on it. The Phanatic of course, showed great style and simply ignored you. He knows how cute he is with his fuzzy green mug and all.

So T.J. I have to ask you, how does it feel to be backing the losing team? Dare I say it, but the Phillies kicked your team's sorry ass.

I hate to gloat, but I will.

GO PHILLIES! PHANATIC, YOU'RE ADORABLE!!!

Posted on Thu, Oct. 22, 2009
Phillies rout Dodgers to repeat as NL champs
By Andy Martino
Inquirer Staff Writer

When Shane Victorino caught Ronnie Belliard's fly ball before running toward the infield at 11:47 last night, these Phillies delivered their 127-year-old franchise to an unprecedented moment: a second consecutive World Series appearance.

The 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park clinched the National League championship, and earned the Phils a meeting next week with either the New York Yankees or the Los Angeles Angels. The Phillies became the first NL team since the 1995-96 Atlanta Braves to win two straight pennants. Ryan Howard was named series Most Valuable Player.

Posted on Thu, Oct. 22, 2009
Phillies fans celebrate a night of good karma
By Kristen A. Graham and Jeff Gammage
Inquirer Staff Writers

Last night was the kind of night when good things happened.

After being whipsawed through the first four games of a National League Championship Series, a span that included a heartbreaking loss in Game 2, an 11-0 laugher in the next game, and a dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth finish in Game 4, the faithful were anticipating a win long before last night's home-run-fueled 10-4 romp.

By game time last night, Phillies fans had cheered, booed, shouted, jeered - they'd done everything but weep. They had serenaded the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez with "You Took Steroids!" and sent up regular, in-unison chants of "Beat L.A.!"

In the end, it was the kind of night when total strangers hugged, high-fived and bought each other beers for no reason other than they were happy and their team was on top.