TapWater28 t1_itn2dzb wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:13 PM

Reply to comment by JointsMcdanks in Police had incident free night after Phillies won NL pennant by ColdJay64

2008 was far and away the rowdiest. I remember seeing multiple fights, cars tipped, and stuff getting burned. Some idiot was also firing off Roman candles at Broad and Shunk. One of them hit a father's back who was holding his daughter. The cops were also really aggressive that night. One tried gripping me up because he thought I threw a bottle at him. Thankfully, two other cops came over and told him that it wasn't me.

throwawaythedo t1_itplszn wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:46 AM

I think the difference could be because just 3 weeks ago, during regular season, The Phillies weren’t even on the map. In 2008, regular season tickets were hard to come by and everyone in the city had time to jump on the bandwagon. Prior to winning the Penant, a lot of Philly had no clue that the Phils were making a run - passion is mostly reserved for life-long fans, who are generally laid back. Add a year of passion to the city, along with folks who are simply excited by the excitement and you’re looking at a different crowd. I could be off, but that’s my intuition. GO PHILS!!!