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Friday 28 OctOber 2022
Phillies’ World Series run leads wild run of Philly success

doesn't work, one adult en-
tertainment company said
it sent 10 drums of lube to
help with the cause.
About the only thing more
obscene are the World Se-
ries ticket prices on the sec-
ondary market. Standing-
room only tickets for Game
3 started at $886 on Thurs-
day, though, of course,
the actual sale price could
vary greatly. The cash flow
continues for concessions:
Aramark said Thursday the
Phillies sold an average of
2,000 cheesesteaks, 2,531
souvenir sodas and 6,951
hot dogs per game this
season.
Throw in the $16 it costs for
October specials such as
Red October Punch, and
it's no wonder spirits are
high.
The good news, the Phillies
have kept the bold type in
the box scores and out of
the police blotter.
"I really want to thank the
residents and the fans in
Actor, Miles Teller watches during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego
Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Philadelphia. the city for their behav-
Associated Press ior last night," Philadelphia
Mayor Jim Kenney said
By DAN GELSTON "I've been coming to every relatively dry sports cham- have attended playoff Monday. "It was joyous. It
AP Sports Writer playoffs forever," Teller said pionship history — are games. Kelce, the heart of was fun. City Hall was hop-
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Miles on the field, the celebra- heady times to be a sports the Eagles, danced with ping. Frankford and Cott-
Teller — fresh off hosting tion roaring around him. fan. The 6-0 Eagles are the the Phillie Phanatic during man was hopping. We had
"Saturday Night Live" for the "Now the seats are a little last undefeated team in Game 3 of the NLCS, and no problems, no issues, no
season premiere — had just better." the NFL. The Philadelphia the burly center then sent arrests, maybe two arrests."
hit Cabo San Lucas to va- Oh yeah, seats! Teller has Union of the MLS host the the crowd into a frenzy When they're not at the
cation and celebrate his them and you have to be Eastern Conference final when he slammed a beer ballpark, fans are painting
wife Keleigh's 30th birthday. a Philly A-lister like Jason on Sunday. right there on the field. town the red — and green,
Faster than Maverick could Kelce or Jay Wright — or Even the Flyers, picked to "It's a great time to be in the and assorted colors need-
reach Mach 10, Teller had a one of the lucky, lottery- be among the NHL's worst city of Philadelphia," Kelce ed to layer city walls with at
change of plans: The Phila- winning few — to snag a teams, have a winning re- said Thursday. "I don't know least two Harper murals.
delphia Phillies — the team pair of World Series tickets cord. And, hey, Joel Embiid if that made it, I feel like And if a portrait of Harper
he grew up rooting for, in- for Games 3 and 4 and po- and the 76ers play here, the Phanatic moment was with "MVP" painted above
cluding sitting with his dad tentially Game 5 next week too! enough, but the beer was his head doesn't seem larg-
near the left-field foul pole against the Houston Astros Flyers coach John Tortorel- the icing on the cake." er than life, perhaps meet-
for Shane Victorino's grand at Citizens Bank Park. la had just parked his car There's plenty of cake, ing the real deal does.
slam in the 2008 playoffs — Phillies fever has gripped at the Wells Fargo Center mostly the kind baked in Lucky Phillies fans were
had clinched an NL wild the city at a time of the ahead of last Friday night's the shape of the Phanat- shocked when they spot-
card. year usually reserved for game right about the time ic's head. So much cheap ted Harper this week shop-
Who needed Cabo when Eagles talk radio chatter. the Phillies scored some beer and other assorted ping at a New Jersey loca-
the promise of the South Philly fans have proven runs in Game 3. booze has spilled inside the tion of Trader Joe's.
Philadelphia madhouse they are willing to fork over "It was shaking over where I Phillies' clubhouse, it could It seems like a different uni-
beckoned? big bucks for the chance to was. That was pretty cool," about rival the Schuylkill verse, a different time from
"We're going to the NLCS. watch Bryce Harper stake Tortorella said. "That's what River. McGillin's Olde Ale Philadelphia's last world
We'll figure it out," Teller told Citizens Bank Park as his I love about being here." House, Philadelphia's oldest championship in 2008.
his wife. "Let's go." house and Kyle Schwarber When the no-nonsense bar, is pouring red beer in Back then, fans waited im-
So off the couple went, launch Schwarbombs. coach was asked hockey honor of the Phillies for the patiently for Victorino to
and the actor best known More than 1 million fans questions, he laughed and first time in its history. occasionally update his
for playing Rooster in "Top entered a ticket lottery on said, "We're talking base- With all that alcohol, it's blog for his inside look at
Gun: Maverick" became the team website for the ball! I want to talk about no wonder Philly police the team.
a fixture at home playoff opportunity to purchase the World Series." officers slather light poles Harper, Hoskins, players'
games and had a sweet tickets. Only approximately The Eagles have noticed with grease in an — often wives and girlfriends now
seat for the Game 5 clinch- 20,000 tickets were avail- the packed houses and futile — attempt at slow- shoot real-time video for
er that sent the Phillies to able to the public — total! pure joy at each Phil- ing down drunken revelers Instagram and other so-
the World Series. — over the three games. lies home game. Coach from climbing after each cial media outlets that only
Yeah, the win took his The Phillies are leading the Nick Sirianni and general big win. tighten the bond between
breath away. charge of what — in Philly's manager Howie Roseman If the usual slippery stuff the team and their fans.q