- Nice little 72 hour trip up to Philly. Daughter got to see the history stuff, I got to mark a ballpark off my list. Not a place I need to visit again, unless it's for a specific game/event, but definitely worth it to see the highlights, eat some good food, etc. Stayed in the center of the action, save for the art museum, which we walked(!) to on a 95-degree day. By the time we got there, we were all too exhausted to even climb the Rocky steps. Walked around to a side entrance instead.
- Ordered Phillies tickets for last night's game before learning that it was a Cole Hamels Appreciation Night. Everyone in the crowd got replica 2009 NLCS rings, and they had an on-field ceremony before the game. Never cared much about Hamels (or the Phillies, for that matter), but it was cool to be there for the tribute. And VERY cool to be in attendance when guys like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton were introduced. The biggest ovations were for Charlie Manuel and, surprisingly, Jamie Moyer.
- The rest of the experience was about what you'd expect in Philly. The crowd booed the umpires before the game even started, some 10-year-old kids yelled "SUCKS" after every Diamondback was named in the starting lineup, the Phillies' starting pitcher was booed mercilessly, the aforementioned 10-year-old kids kept chanting "_________'s a bum" every time a D-back stepped to the plate, etc. Nice ballpark, but glad it's off the list. Not one I need to revisit.
- Sat in the Philly airport this morning watching a ton of clips I'd missed this week from basketball practices, interviews, footage of the team visiting the Ronald McDonald House, etc. Just can't get enough of this bunch right now.