tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post8884929924206752918..comments2023-11-03T08:06:36.853-07:00Comments on The Sports Columnist: A long-awaited night for Philly, a bright future for the RaysJake Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166074135183586498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331717739216980663.post-42592877034821086052008-11-02T11:53:00.000-08:002008-11-02T11:53:00.000-08:00Estimated 2 million people saw at least some porti...Estimated 2 million people saw at least some portion of the parade in Philly. Out here in the suburbs, people tried to get down there but train after train kept whistling by full with folks coming in from even farther west (Lancaster, Harrisburg). Those who did get down there certainly looked like they had a blast. I'm old enough to confess to going to the Flyers' celebrations in the 70's but from what I saw on the local news it was nothing like Friday past. We also had sporting goods stores that came under "attack" from folks angry they immediately sold out of championship merchandise they had loudly broadcast they would have. Philadelphia will not soon forget this season...until Spring Training of course, when we'll all have the attitude "what have you done for me lately!" Lots of decisions to be made in Philadelphia in the off-season. The GM replacement is pretty much a done deal (internal, Ruben Amaro has been the annointed one for awhile now) but keeping Pat Burrell and deciding how to replace the power letting him walk if they do that is on the front burner of the hot-stove league.Sportsattitudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026852740360392379noreply@blogger.com