It is the winter of our discontent, Philly sports fans. But there is still hope.

The Sixers last night blew a 10-point halftime lead, lost by 12 and may have lost the one player they simply cannot do without – Andre Miller – in the process. The point guard who runs the Sixers’ ship tweaked a hamstring, left the game and did not return. He is to undergo an MRI this morning.

The Flyers have what, about another 1,000 meaningless games before they start the playoffs?

Donovan McNabb and the Eagles are still trying to figure out when they are going to sit down and hammer out their, ahem, differences.

What’s a Philly sports fan to do? Head for Citizens Bank Park. True, the Phillies season does not start for another month and a half. But single-game tickets for the defending world champs go on sale this morning at 9 a.m. That’s why people are already standing in line at the ballpark.

Tickets will be available online at www.philadelphiaphillies.com, or by phone at 215-463-1000. But there’s nothing like a visit to the ballpark to get the juices flowing, and put all this winter misery behind us.

Crank up those credit cards, folks. Visit www.delcotimes.com later today and pick up tomorrow’s print edition for coverage of all the hearty Delco fans who made the trip to the ballpark to score those coveted ducats.