Daily News | It’s 1980 all over again: Philadelphia rejoices as Eagles, Phillies provide a deja vu weekend
What began Friday with Rhys Hoskins’ bat spike ended Sunday night with Jalen Hurts’ kneel, and Philly drowned in its delight.
Philadelphia has been a big-time sports town for about 160 years, but there’s hasn’t been a weekend quite like this on two generations; not since Pete Rose and Steve Carlton and Michael Jack Schmidt shared a concrete bowl called Veterans Stadium the year we witnessed a. This weekend, the town’s two big-time teams continued their improbable runs against big-time rivals they’ve long pursued and despised.
The Eagles can spend the week like the rest of the region, reveling in their accomplishment and watching the ballplayers in California. All the other teams are busy, but the Birds have a bye.He was drafted in 2010 and saw the last two seasons of the Phillies’ Golden Era, but he never caught Phillies fever. Now, Graham can’t wait for the Phillies to come back Friday for Games 3, 4, and maybe 5 on Sunday.
As bonkers as the weekend has been, the craziest thing is, it all might end the way you want it to end.
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