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Mothers Appreciation Phillies Game 2023
A while back I realized that, more than anything, my Mom enjoys spending quality time with us*. So rather than looping through the usual Mothers Day gift guides and/or paying a lot to go out to dinner with large crowds, we go to the (2022 National League Champion) Phillies Mother's Appreciation game each year. It also helps that Mom's a huge Phillies fan. Bryce Harper is her guy. We went this past Sunday and after years of freezing and/or rainy weather, we finally lucked out with a ...
Opening Day!
I've only been to Phillies opening day once. It was back in the wild and woolly days of Vet Stadium and the "highlight" was Mom and I fleeing our section as people threw full cups of beer over our heads at people in the rows in front of us. I already have tickets bought to one game this season, and I'm looking to go to at least 2 more. WM says this song always puts him in the "Spring" frame of mind, and I agree 100%. Put me in, Coach. I'm ready to play! ...
Friday 5: Opposite Day
What? My site was down you say? No, it wasn't! It was a great week, highlighted by going to the daytime Phillies game on Thursday with my brother John, who never reads my blog. And today I spent as much time outside as I could. We did a crapton of yard work and did you know it's a thing in this neighborhood to remove the weeds between the edge of your driveway and the street? Suburban lawn care peer pressure is definitely a thing. Time for the Friday 5. This week's theme is ...
Root, root root for the Phillies
I'm not a fan of inter-league baseball. Keep those wimpy non-batting American League pitchers where they belong, please, until the World Series. Anyway, there were only 3 days this year when the Philadelphia Phillies (currently .514 and my home team) played the Detroit Tigers (2006 AL Champions, 2006 World Series losers, and the Wandering Minstrel's home team). And, what luck...they played in Philly last weekend! So WM and I had a day at the ballpark last Saturday. It was a lovely day...not ...
And now, in LadyGypsy.net sports…
From my cell phone!Phillies first home game win of the '07 season Yesterday, Mom, John, Kristen and I went to see the Phillies play the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Park.And...the Phllies won! I'm not a hard-core baseball nut -- can't spit out stats or debate why someone should/shouldn't occupy a spot in the lineup. But few things make me tingly like a successfully-executed double play. And the Phillies completed 3 yesterday.In other LadyGypsy.net sports, the Devils and Tampa Bay are tied ...
Phillies win 8-2!
The Phillies game was great! I uploaded the photos to Flickr if you want to take a gander. ...
RIP, Tugger
Mostly written last night...don't think I slack off at work!I was 8 years old when Tug McGraw threw the winning pitch that brough the Phillies their first -- and only -- World Series championship. (yes...that was way back in the day when children had good enough attention spans to watch entire baseball games) Willie Wilson struck out, and Tug leapt into the air. I think everyone in the Philly area leapt into the air. It was a grand and miraculous night. Tug stayed a part of Philadelphia long ...
