(No Hometown View on Friday, October 31)
If you are a Philadelphia sports fan under the age of 46 you got to do something last night for the first time in your life…celebrate a major sports championship by legally hoisting an alcoholic beverage. In a game that started Monday and finally ended around 10pm Wednesday the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 to win the World Series. It’s only the second time in the history of the baseball franchise they have won the Series and it’s the first title of any kind for one of the four major sports teams that call Philly home since 1983.
As an avid Mets fan I of course have been rooting against our new arch-rivals but the championship is something badly needed for Philly faithful so good for them. Plus it’s a fitting conclusion to a lousy season with a lousy World Series that really on a few people cared about.
The good thing about the season ending last night is it does not interfere with Halloween which of course is tomorrow. That’s the day when young children and teen-agers all across the country dress up in costumes and go trick or treating in their neighborhoods. Well that’s what takes place in just about all of America outside of Toms River and some of its surrounding communities. They of course trick or treat tonight because only in Toms River does a parade take precedence over what’s being done everywhere else in the country. So if you have just moved into the area be on alert that kids will expect candy today even though Halloween is tomorrow. If you are scratching your head over this one then ask a neighbor for an explanation although they will probably have trouble explaining it as well.
By the way there is no truth to the rumor that there are plans to start a new parade in Toms River on Christmas Day and all celebrations would then be moved to Christmas Eve
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