Mon 3 Nov 2008
So, I had to walk into the lion’s den yesterday.
As I’ve written, I participate at Landmark Education. I’m part of a team of truly extraordinary people who are the source of some remarkable results for people — including ourselves — in the world. In their lives, in their businesses, with their families. Wonderful, stuff.
Yesterday, I attended a meeting with this tremendous team at the Landmark Center…in Philadelphia.
Oy…
A woman who I hold as a dear, dear friend wore her Phillies World Championship t-shirt. She says in front of the group, “I wore this for all the Mets & Yankees fans here.”
I, of course, said “Shuddup!”
Afterwards, she gave me a speil about how it was worth the $20 she spent on the shirt to wear it with me in mind.
I said, “Tell me something: why are we in your heads? Go dry the champagne off yourself, enjoy your championship and leave the rest of us ALONE.”
Jimmy “Big Mouth” Rollins has to reference the Mets during the victory parade. Harry Kalas calls out “Take that, New York!” in the pregame video before a World Series game. The Phils break Shane Victorino’s balls, comparing him to “J. Reyes” in some clubhouse ribbing.
Good Lord! With their minds so occupied with the goings on a few miles to the north, how in hell did they ever find the time to play 5 World Series games, let alone win 4 of ‘em?
My man Steve Keane has a good take on it, and the whole thing is seeming to make Matt Cerrone uncharacteristically feisty, as well.
I mean… how “li’l bother” can ya get?
