The Lucky Seat Rule: Plausible

I will never again watch an NFC Championship game with my friend Mike. In fact I may never watch an Eagles game with him again period. No, my old friend was not a poor host (quite the opposite), but I think the Eagles' record when we watch a game together is now 0-4, including 0-3 in the NFC championship game.

Do you believe in the lucky seat rule? The premise is that if things are going well for your team that everybody must remain in their seats. That seemed to be working yesterday. Nobody I was watching the game with moved during the first dreadful half as the Eagles went into halftime down 24-6. When the second half started a number of us switched seats, not really taking the lucky seat rule into account. But then something started to happen.

All of a sudden we were jumping up exchanging high fives in anticipation that the Eagles might be going to the Super Bowl. It was then that we realized that the lucky seat rule was working. But then this happened...


...and so ends the legacy of the lucky seat rule.

Do you believe in the Lucky Seat Rule? I wonder if the getting up to refill drinks and bathroom breaks interfered with the success of the comeback. After the Eagles took the lead there was a massive shuffling of people in the apartment. While everybody returned to their now lucky seats, the heavy motion may have disturbed the balance of the rule and upset the football gods. As it stands now, I deem this rule plausible.
So the Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. I have no problem admitting that I will be rooting for them in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I feel the Steelers will win the game but there is nothing I loathe about the Cardinals. They are a likable team. For as classy an organization the Steelers are and are hyped to be, it was pretty despicable of them to be playing music while Ravens running back Willis McGahee was laying motionless on the ground for all that time.

The unwritten rule is that when a player is injured on the ground you don't play music, even if it is a player on the opposing team, in this case a bitter rival. Shame on you Steelers! shame on you.

But hey, the Phillies got a deal with Cole Hamels the other day and are still the world champions of baseball!

Philadelphia's championship drought now stands at one.

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Phanatic Claus

The World Series trophy was on display and Phillies fans flocked Citizens Bank Park to wait in line to see it Saturday. Phanatic Claus also was on hand. Stef and I met up with Sarah down at the park. Kelly was there as well!

Below are pictures from the festive Citizens Bank Park.

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Phillies World Championship Parade

On the final day of October the city of Philadelphia held the largest Halloween parade known to man. The Philadelphia Phillies were honored by the city and thanks by over two million fans for winning the 2008 World Series, the franchise's second World Series title and the first major championship in the city since the 1983 76ers brought home the NBA title. Sure, the Philadelphia Soul had a small parade and rally of their own back in the summer but there was no comparing that celebration with the one for the Phillies.

Stef and I heeded to the advice of the city and took public transportation down to Broad and Pattison. While we faced no problems getting down, getting home was quite the opposite. But the story of the day was the Phillies as we put the final pieces of the 2008 story line on the table and watched our champions in th best parade ever. I was also able to share the memory wih my good friend Mike. Mike and I became friends during the end of the 1993 baseball season and bonded through the NL champion Phillies of Dykstra, Kruk and Daulton. Having shared many abysmal Philadelphia sports memories together as well as a number of other sporting events in the stands together this parade was what we had been waiting for, well, forever!

Below is a slideshow of the photos we both took during the parade (by me) and during the brief ceremony held in Lincoln Financial Field (by Stef) before we headed home and the ceremony switched to Citizens Bank Park.

I am having trouble transferring the video we took to the computer but will share that with you as soon as possible. You can see all of the photos from the day by clicking here.

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World Series Game Five Viewing Photos

Stef and I met up with the Deisslers and went to Chickie's and Pete's to watch the fifth game of the World Series. Well, that is to say we saw the first half of the game, but that's another story. The atmosphere was great and we were able to get a table with prime seating. When the game was officially suspended though everybody started to leave quickly.

The line to get in.


Deissler was fired up!


Stef got her face painted!


My view for the night. Here is the first pitch.


The premature ending to the night.


Stay tuned for more later though whenever the game does resume and, as I expect, the Series is clinched.

The problem is it is snowing today and it does not seem that game five will be resuming tonight. Who knows. Below is a photo taken today!

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Kevin and Kristin's Wedding

Here are my photos from Kevin and Kristin's wedding the other day. It was a great time, worthy of a Phillies NL East championship hat!

You can also check out the album here, as well as all of my public albums on Picasa.

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Wedding Bells Are Ringing Today

Sure, the Phillies may in fact clinch the 2008 NL East Championship today (magic number is one), but today is a big day for some friends of mine as well.

Congratulations to Kevin and Kristin, who will be getting married this afternoon. I'm looking forward to it!

Also, congratulations to Jessie and Tim! Today they will also be getting married.
I stole these pictures from various Facebook profiles. I forget who they were taken by so please don't sue me. Good luck to both of you happy couples! Look forward to seeing the pictures!

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Happy Birthday Caitlin!

Today is my friend Caitlin's birthday. Happy birthday Caitlin! These videos are for you;

To those who don't know, a good number of people used to make a joke out of Caitlin by singing happy birthday to her wherever we went. In a Wendy's, in the CUB, other random spots on Shippensburg's campus and on any road trip. I don't know why exactly. Perhaps because she got so red?

In any event, happy birthday to one of my fellow Irish Mafia gangsters!

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Congrats Susie and Matt

I want to use my blog to express congratulations or condolences and such to friends and family and such more. So today I start that idea with congratulating a couple that is one gosh darn cute couple.

It seems that Matt Olinik and Susie Shimer are engaged. Congrats to you both. I remember both of you when you were little freshmen at Shippensburg. You've grown up so much since those old low brass days! Good luck with everything!


I stole this picture from someone's Facebook album. I think it was you Susie.

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Mike and Heather's Wedding

Congratulations to Mike and Heather!

The entire collection.

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Congratulations!

Congrats are due to Ship friends Brendan and Caitlin, who actually write a blog together for their newspaper. On a recent trip to Rome to visit family Brendan popped the question and like many I am sure, I found out through Facebook.

Ahh the greatness of Wall messages and how they show up in my feed.

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