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Commentary: Weekend Had Playoff Feel

On June 1, Citizens Bank Park was rocking as if it was Sept. 30, 2007.

Friday and Saturday nights I saw sell-out crowds (or close to them) cheering on the Phils as they took on the Marlins for first place. It was great to see fans pouring out for the series. Then, Sunday occurred, and man, what a show.

Maybe it was my new HD picture, but my TV showed a sparkling collage of red and white and red. Overhead and panoramic shots of Citizens Bank Park displayed a full house with almost everyone wearing team regalia. The crowd was hot all weekend, but Sunday they were especially so. The buzz during Tom Gordon’s final out and Brad Lidge’s entire ninth inning was the stuff of September and October.

Sure, a bunch of fans came out because of the beautiful early-summer weather, but no doubt the team’s recent play has helped the cause. It was awesome to see such an electric atmosphere on June 1; we can only hope the fans continue to come out in droves as this possibly charmed season continues.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.