Thursday, October 22, 2009

Hometown hero, or the Yankees?

The Philies big win over the Dodgers to advance to the second straight World Series leaves only one question left unanswered: Who will they play?

And that just might create a bit of a dilemma for Delco baseball loyalists.

The overwhelming sentiment is a matchup with the mighty Yankees, and the opportunity not just for the Phils to defend thier World Series crown, but perhaps once and for all to wipe away our long-standing inferiority complex from sitting in the shadow of the Big Apple.

But we do so at a cost to one of our own.

The Yankees are on the precipice of advancing, holding a 3-1 edge over the Angels.

Sitting in that Angels' dugout is a hometown kid, Delco native Mike Scioscia. The Angels skipper is the pride of Morton and Springfield High.

It would create a natural rivalry with the Phillies. But my guess is Scioscia and the Angels are about to give way to the Battle of the Pinstripes.

New York vs. Philly.

Big Apple vs. Big Pretzel.

Sorry, Mike. Bring on the Yankees.

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