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7 Responses to “I’m the biggest Phillies Fan Contest Update”

1. thomas botscharow Says:
   October 22nd, 2008 at 5:41 pm

   The phillies have been my #1 team my entire life. I am 27, but i will always cherish the moments as a kid, cheering on my favorite player, #20 Michael Jack Schmidt. Before my mom and dad split, when i was 9, my best memories as a child was going to the ballgame with my dad, and the family nights every 4th of july fireworks show. Ive been to some of the most landmark games out there, from the Terry Mulholland No-Hitter, to the Phillies-Brewers game, where the late Cory Lidle pitched a gem, and we scored 9 runs, including a home run by Lidle himself. I might not have a shrine of collectibles, but i have a shrine of memories. I dont miss a game, either on tv, or radio. I cried the day Schmidtty retired, and i even remember the song they played, Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler. I cried the day we won the NL in ‘93, and i cried when we won it in 2008. I put my mind and soul in this team, i love them like no other. I still have my phillie phanatic stuff doll when i was very young, i still have my mini phillies batting helmet i got as a kid at baskin robbins, when they put sundaes in them, and you got to keep the helmet. I have my ‘93 catch the fever pennant. One of my first baseball cards i ever collected was a ‘88 Bruce Ruffin baseball card. I met when i was young kid countless phillies, ones that no one would remember, young pitchers who had a dream of being a phillie like Pat Combs. I met the Krukker. Incy, Eisey, and Dutch. I will always remember the first time i set foot in the Vet, seeing the green turf, and watching them dismantle the Montreal Exbos. I never had season tickets, but i been to over 200 games. My sister and I have a tradition. She is an Orioles fan, when the O’s play here, i but the tix, when the Phils play in baltimore, she buys the tix. My sister has a picture of me, when her and I went to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the weekend Cal Ripken Jr and Tony Gwynn went in, and all i did was run and hug the Phillie Phanatic they have there, in its glass case, i still hugged it, just like i hugged the Phanatic when i was 6, and he came to the summer camp i was at. I guess i can say the Phillies arent just a sports team to me, but they are a big part of my life, they bring back the good memories of my rough childhood, and its something i will always cherish, and i will bleed phillie red til the day i leave this world. GO PHILLLLLLLIES!!!!!!

2. Tim Malcolm Says:
   October 22nd, 2008 at 6:08 pm

   thomas: Click the link in the post and post that exact story.

   Thanks.

3. phan in TN Says:
   October 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm

   I am not the biggest or the best phillies phan. I spend much of my time beneath notice and hardly worth the effort. I only have 9 Phillies shirts and have only followed the team since birth. No, since inception. While I had good motility, I cheered for the “fightins” but I do not have any pictures to share.

   I was young as child until I grew older. I would often get beat up in my neighborhood because I insisted on being Steve Carlton while I pitched. Since I am not left handed, I tended to throw sideways. I was fired from whiffle ball pitching and was relegated to the outfield where I would pretend to be the “Bull”. There I refused to move and insisted on having the center fielder get everything. My friend did NOT like being called “Bake”

   I only had partial season tickets to the Vet for about 3 years and I don’t own any of those seats. My only claim to fame is giving the Phanatic a high five in a mall. I tried to do the same with the mummers but security escorted me out.

   I wish each of you substantially better fans a good world series.

4. NateB Says:
   October 23rd, 2008 at 2:34 am

   I’ve always been a HUGE Phillies phan, but these other stories put me to shame… I’ll have to step it up a notch. Go Phils!!!!

5. Kristen Says:
   October 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 am

   How can I view all of the essays and vote?

6. LH Says:
   October 23rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm

   Thanks for sharing Tim. Especially liked the one of the cute girl holding her Phanatic

7. Chelsea Waraksa Says:
   October 24th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   My, name is Chelsea Waraksa, and me and my Boyfriend Charlie Steele are HUGE Philly Phans! He has been a die hard fan since always. He was actually a bat boy for the Reading Phillies, when Brad Lidge was playing for them. We have been together for 5 happy years. We have been living together for 3 years. If he had it his way, the entire apartment would be decked out in Phillies stuff. He has this Phillies hat that is absolutely disgusting, but he thinks it is “good luck”. He got it last year when they were going to the World Series. He gets a new one every year. But he thinks this hat is good luck, he wears it to every game we watch. We would GO CRAZY if we got to see the Phillies play in the World Series. I would be the best girlfriend in the world if I could give him this gift. I would never live it down. It would really mean so much to us to see our Phillies. Please let me give this gift to my boyfriend, he means the world to me and I would do anything for him. I hope you consider us. We will do anything …well maybe not anything. But we would do a lot, I know he would. Thank you for your time, and GO PHILLIES!!!!!

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