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By GARY SIEGRIST
Well it’s good to see the Philadelphia Phillies have finally arrived. Of course, two straight trips to the World Series was once enough to do that for a baseball franchise.
Ahhh, but the arrival in the promised land would not have been complete until the “Phillies fans are so annoying” groups scampered out of the woodwork faster than the Hollywood actresses who suddenly relocate from Kobe-land when the biggest sporting stages set up here on the East Coast.
Thank God for cyberspace, where all the world’s a stage. That way those of us who lived and died with Mike from Manayunk, Chris from Conshocken, and all the other Philly all-sports radio crazies can now read all the subjective opinions being thrown about on Facebook.
Even our own Molly Davis took time out from covering the seemingly normal lives of Jon and Kate Gosselin to call us annoying and scold us with the click of the ever-so-demeaning “hide” button so she doesn’t have to be subjected to our nonsense.
Molly! And to think I once thought about asking you to be my Facebook buddy… It would have made little sense anyway, considering our only connection is the fact that we contribute to the same publication.
I mean, it could have served to bump up my number of friends, had you accepted my request. And isn’t that some sort of status thing on Facebook?
Nevertheless, we grew up listening to Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn talk us through losing season after losing season for the good part of 30 years. So forgive us if we think the TBS announcers SUCK, and aren’t afraid to let it be known.
In fact, we aren’t naïve enough to think that this sort of thing is going to happen again for — well maybe the rest of our lives. So hide us while we live a little.
Let’s make a deal, Molly… Hide all of us and we’ll hide everyone who can’t imagine getting through another two-hour Zumba class tonight – the second one this week!
(I’d say I’ll also hide everyone proud of reaching another level on Bejeweled Blitz or getting a Pack Rat Ribbon on Farmville but I can’t hide myself).
Don’t worry, this will pass. And so will your interest in watching Miss Kate Hudson in the stands. I mean, it’s only a matter of time until A-Rod is old news and her world can shift back to where the Lakers play.
Maybe someone can clue Kate in on the difference between baseball and basketball before then.