One of the best things about the World Series is that it’s usually over by Halloween (except next year – stupid WBC), so people have time to show their love for their favorite baseball team on a Pumpkin.
The Philadelphia Phillies are your 2008 World Series Champion, so let’s see how their fans did in carving up some tributes to their Phavorite team …
First up we have a pair of carved P’s.
The P must stand for pathetic. Because those are so bad, they should be called Hack O’Lanterns.
All day while posting silly videos from the on-street celebration of the Phillies World Series Victory, I’ve been calling the fans “rioters” and “the celebration a “riot.”
I got a couple emails frompeople saying I shouldn’t say that. That it wasn’t a riot.
Well, there were some instances where the party almost turned ugly. Not including the guy who took the bottle to the head.
Here’s video taken from a helicopter camera showing a bunch of Phillies Fans (rioters) trying to knock over a KYW-TV Van … breaking a few windows in the process.
Fortunately, some of Philly’s Finest were on hand to break up the hooligans before they knocked the van over.
You stay classy, Philadelphia.
Cue commenters talking something about the 1% ruining it for the rest of the city or something.
Drunken revelers at the Phillies World Series celebration were falling off all sorts of stuff last night …
Here’s a guy falling off the back of a truck. Not as bad as getting hit by a vodka bottle and falling off a traffic light, but hey …
That guy in the yellow underwear looks like he fell off a few blocks back …
If Philly fans are this much fun after waiting 25 years for a World Series Title, can you imagine how awesomely hilarious Cub fans will be if the Northsiders ever break their string of futility?
Let’s stay with the celebration (riot), but let’s go with some less violent video … of a Philly Phan Phlashing the crowd (rioters) during the World Series celebration (riot) …
During the World Series celebration (riot) in Philadelphia last night, some shirtless moron decided to make himself the center of attention by climbing up a traffic light on Broad Street.
And Philly fans (rioters) let him have it … with a bottle … to the head.
Fall down, go Boom.
The loud *CLINK* you hear is not edited.
Holy crap. That wasn’t a beer bottle either. That looked like one of those expensive vodka bottles.
Don’t people watch videos from the Preakness infield or stuff like that to know if you make yourself an open target … you’re gonna get your skull cracked?
And this was Philly. Guy should have known better.
Dumbass.
And by King, I mean Editor of the world’s most powerful independent sports blog, the mighty mighty Deadspin.
Why? Well, besides being the face and name behind the most influential sports blog, there’s the oodles of fame, cash, groupies, future book deals, and lots of Buzz Bissinger expectorate.
Not good enough for you? How about the fact that you become a freakin’ World Series Good Luck Charm for your favorite team?
Do you like those cute little Elmer Fudd ear-flapped baseball caps the Phillies and Rays have been wearing in Philly for the World Series? Get used to them – they”ll be back next year.
I’ve heard a lot of griping about late-October baseball this postseason, brought on by the rain-induced suspension of Game 5 of the World Series and the subsequent postponement of the last 3.5 innings of that game yesterday – and it’ll be in the low 30’s for the replay tonight.
If the makeup innings get postponed again (doesn’t look likely – the Philly rain is expected to let up by gametime) – Game Seven would be scheduled for November 1. Last season, November baseball would have happened if the Rockies would have shown up and the Series went seven games.
Get used to it.
Next season, if MLB sticks to its recent ludicrous playoff schedule (no doubt designed by FOX and TBS) there will be at least one World Series game played in November … and possibly four games.
And that Champion is TEAM MINIVAN, with Four Hundred Eighty-Seven Home Runs.
TEAM MINIVAN took the overall points lead right after the All-Star Break and nearly rode uncontested to the finish line. Which means TEAM MINIVAN is the winner of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. That is gonna be one tricked out Minivan. When Mike returns to the Derby next year … he’ll have the honor of a new team name …. Defending Champion.
BELICHOKE (476 HR) finished in 2nd place for the season and receives $300 for his efforts. Considering he had the lead at the first half marker and then promptly coughed it up like a big fishbone … I think his team name was appropriate.
Rounding out the full season leaderboard is the 3rd Place SULTAN OF SWAT (473 HR). A truly awesome team name considering one of the words is his first name. Swat gets $150 the hard way – finishing 5th in the First Half and 4th in the Second Half. (Just kidding … his name’s not “Swat.” It’s “Of”)
Happy Halloween Everybody!!
All day while posting silly videos from the on-street celebration of the Phillies World Series Victory, I’ve been calling the fans “rioters” and “the celebration a “riot.”
Do you like those cute little Elmer Fudd ear-flapped baseball caps the Phillies and Rays have been wearing in Philly for the World Series? Get used to them – they”ll be back next year.
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