Somewhere Joe Banner had to be choking on his saliva (or, at least, calling another local media outlet to complain about the unbalanced coverage this week).
It's all Phillies all the time these days, for good reason, and that even includes the day of the week typically reserved for the local football team.
There was more red in the Linc than any color other than green or black, and it wasn't in support of the Falcons. It seemed every other fan had on an Eagles jersey with a red Phillies cap. There there was a smattering of fans wearing Ryan Howard or Chase Utley jerseys with an Eagles lid.
The thing is, there was visible support for both Philadelphia teams, which isn't usually the case at the Linc for Eagles games. There might be a few Phillies hats in the crowd on a typical October Sunday, but thousands? No way.
It was bizarre, and given the ultra-competitive environment between the franchises, it had to drive those who dedicate their lives to running the Eagles crazy.
At least the Eagles won.
Jeffrey Lurie, a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, told me before the game that he was pulling for the Phils. He attended Saturday night's marathon game with his son - though they left before it was over - and said he was optimistic the Phillies would win the Series.
"The Red Sox have won it enough," Lurie said. "My attitude is, most of the Phillies fans are Eagles fans, and I want the Eagles fans to get a championship however" they can.
Spoken like a true transplant. I'm pretty sure not everyone inside the NovaCare Complex feels the same way.
Consider Oct. 5. On that Sunday, the Eagles played Washington at the same time the Phils played Milwaukee in an elimination game in the NL division series. When Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer in the third inning, the Eagles, who led the Redskins by 14-0 at the time, flashed the score on their out-of-town scoreboard.
