Have you ever been apart of a winning team? Better yet a winning city? I used to live in Pennsylvania so I have a lot of pride for their sport teams. Their football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, baseball- Phillies and hockey the Flyers. This year the Flyers were ranked 7th in the NHL playoffs. They made it to the Stanley Cup championship. This year the Phillies are in the National League Division Series. This means they are one series away from going to the World Series of baseball. To top it all off the Eagles are leading their division. In 2008 the Phillies won the world series and brought back a trophy to Philadelphia. Previous to this year there had been a 25 year drought of no champions in Philadelphia. October 29th 2008 will be a date Philadelphians will be remembering for a long time. If you have seen the movie "Invincible" starring Mark Wahlburg then you know the how much a sports team can effect a city, town or even state.
When I think of some of the best days in my life I think of great sport games I've seen. I think of when I have my kids and grand kids I'll be able to tell them "I was at that game," or "I watched that game on TV." I know they'll seem impressed because I'm impressed when my dad recalls great games he watched in his day. I think that the unity that sport teams bring could be a hint of heaven. I hope they have sports up there.
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