Phillies, All Stars, Fireworks - Oh My!

Over the weekend Stef and I met my family at Citizens Bank Park for a Phillies-Pirates game and fireworks afterward. We sat in a section with the Penn State Chester County Alumni Association and saw the Phillies knock off the woeful Pirates.

Joe Blanton was awesome and Brad Lidge recorded the save in a 3-2 victory. All three runs were manufactured by the all stars on the Phillies lineup, with Shane Victorino, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth putting together the rally. Raul Ibanez did not play in the game.

Below is a slide show of the pictures from before the game, with Greg Dobbs doing a pre-game show interview on the concourse, through the end of the fireworks.

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July 4th Fireworks Video

To celebrate the birth of the greatest country in the world Stef and I headed down to city where it all began (Philadelphia) with Sarah to eat unlimited amounts of ice cream (more on that later), have a nice dinner (more on that later as well), and take in the concert and fireworks on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

Today I'll share a video-photo montage of pictures of the fireworks. Enjoy! More on the ice cream tomorrow, and the great meal I had Thursday. On Friday I'll share an interesting tale about people who claimed their spot for the concert four hours in advance.

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