FYI: Phillies play for Title starting tonight

By Greg Pecko

As the Marple Newtown Tigers season winds down, fans from around the area will have their eye on the local pro baseball team.

The Philadelphia Phillies will make their first World Series appearance since 1993. The Phillies will have to take on a strong Tampa Bay Rays team that is making its first World Series appearance in franchise history.

Tonight's game will be a big step for a franchise that has played second fiddle to the Philadelphia Eagles for the last 15 years. NLCS MVP and the Phils' ace pitcher Cole Hamels will take the hill for game one against the Rays' Scott Kazmir.

With this Series the hopes of area fans are high as another franchise takes a shot at ending a 25 year drought of professional championships.

For the older fans that remember the success and triumphs of the 1980s, this is a chance to rekindle those joyous memories. As for the young fans, this is an opportunity for anyone under the age of 30 to really experience what it is like to have a champion in the city.

In 2004 the Eagles lost their bid for a title in the state of Florida. Now, the Phillies are in Florida and are looking for a different ending this time, one that hopefully ends in Citizens' Bank Park with a Championship.

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