http://firstword.us/2006/10/phils-miss-the-playoffs-that-is-assuming-the-phils-even-exist/ How can you have the last word if you haven't heard the first? Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:39:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://firstword.us/2006/10/phils-miss-the-playoffs-that-is-assuming-the-phils-even-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-631 MRB Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:34:11 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/72#comment-631 Your conclusions are probably correct. Take the young man who has been transferred from Oakland to Chicago. He goes to the sports bar for companionship. He may root for the A's for a while, but soon will likely shift his loyalty to the Cubs. He wants to be a part of something, to belong to the gang, and so will unconsciously start cheering for the new home team. Baseball is secondary, his need for a tribe is primal. Your conclusions are probably correct. Take the young man who has been transferred from Oakland to Chicago. He goes to the sports bar for companionship. He may root for the A’s for a while, but soon will likely shift his loyalty to the Cubs. He wants to be a part of something, to belong to the gang, and so will unconsciously start cheering for the new home team. Baseball is secondary, his need for a tribe is primal.

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