Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies did in 2008 what the Mets and the Yanks could not do that year: win important games. In fact, they won the World Series. The event triggered an enormous citywide celebration which saw over 2 million Philadelphians celebrating in the streets. The response was so strong because Philly fans are the best fans in all of sports, and don't need 26 World Series titles bought with decadent New York City money in order to love their team.

At the present moment, many a Columbia student can be seen wearing Philly 2008 World Champions merchandise. This is because Columbians yearn to be the best at everything they do, and thus wish to emulate the Phillies.