Yankees Fans Fail to Start a Riot
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- Burning a Phillies Hat
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- Burning a Phillies Effigy
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- Trash Can Fire
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- Yankees Celebration
Yankees fans flooded the streets last night celebrating the team’s 27th World Series victory. And surprisingly, they caused little trouble, unlike Phillies fans, who last year flipped cars, smashed windows, and set fires amidst other mayhem that forced the city to generously lube up this time around. In contrast, New York revelers kept it pretty tame, popping bottles of champagne, decorating trees with toilet paper, lighting a warming trash can fire and burning some Phillies gear, embellished with the message, “FUCK CHEESE STEAKS.” Police, who’s overwhelming presence undoubtedly put a damper on riotous spirits, reported no disturbances last night.
Despite last night’s lashing, there’s really no chance that the Phillies will win the World Series, but Bloomberg decided to make a cutesy bet with the mayor of Philadelphia—whoever that is—anyway. If the Yankees lose, the billionaire mayor (and term limit trampler) will don the rival team’s jersey and pretend to paint a mural in the so called City of Brotherly Love. Can you imagine that? Not the Yankees losing, but Bloomberg actually doing manual labor? Me neither. |Philly|
Philadelphia’s downtown area is getting a generous slathering of lube in anticipation of some extra rough partying tonight. Hoping to avoid the damage that came after the Phillies’ World Series victory last year, city workers have been greasing South Broad St. in case of a NLC win against the Dogders. Street lights, phone booths, bus shelters and trees have been covered in a “yellowish goo that bears a resemblance to petroleum jelly” to ward off celebratory climbers. |PhiladelphiaInquirer|
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