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Why I Love the Phillies – Barry

I guess my story is different to most Phillies fans. As a soccer and cricket loving Englishman, I’d never seen a baseball game until I stumbled across the Phillies when I was in Philadelphia for a convention in 1992. Though the Phillies finished last in the NL East in ’92 they won all three games I saw at the Vet and the whole experience left me wanting more. My wife and I returned in ’93 and the rest is history. As a rookie baseball fan you couldn’t help but be reeled in by that ’93 team and they still remain my favourite Phillies team to this day. A great bunch of characters.

Since then we’ve been back over to the States every year (our record stands at 4 visits one year including spring training) and we’ve also seen the Phillies on the road in quite a few cities, which is a great way to see lots of your marvellous country. We brought our grandkids over from England for a visit last year and took them to see a couple of Phillies games and they loved it. We were privileged to be at CBP when the Phils clinched the NL East in 2007 and the last 5 years have been a blast, with winning the WS the obvious highlight.

The inconsistency this season has been really frustrating but injuries to key players hasn’t helped. Hopefully 2012 will just be a blip and we’ll get back to winning ways next year. We’ll be in Philly next week for the start of the 6 game homestand against the Rockies and Marlins and as soon as the 2013 schedule is released we’ll be planning our next trip. Once a Phillies fan, always a Phillies fan.

– Barry

Brian Michael

Brian founded Phillies Nation in 2004. He is the owner of Shibe Vintage Sports retail store in Center City and teaches Economics of Sports at Temple University. Brian grew up in Northeast Philly and now resides in South Philly.