Sports
Related: About this forum"Philadelphia has the Rocky statue. It's absurd how many people NEED to see it when they're here."
"For Philadelphians, it's just a constant reminder that our most iconic sports figure is FICTITIOUS."
Hey, it could be worse. Cleveland doesn't even have a fictitious one.
http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Reddit-worlds-most-overrated-tourist-attractions-7258202.php#photo-7422613
Auggie
(31,173 posts)even though he's a douchebag.
If Lebron brings a championship to the city ... maybe.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Auggie
(31,173 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)and it's parked in the wrong 'Mudville'. Every West Coast historian knows the SF sports writer, Thayer, was thinking Stockton, Calif (Mudville) when he penned the famous poem "Casey at the Bat" in 1888.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)Benjamin Holt invented the Caterpillar in Stockton because of that peat mud. Mudville was not a misnomer for Stockton.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)of World Series, Stanley Cups, Super bowls and NBA Championships the Phillies, Flyers, Eagles and 76ers have won?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Dr. J's Sixers were top-notch around that time as well. The Phils have picked off two World Series in the modern era. Super Bowls are, of course, a giant goose egg.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)What will we see next, another Rocky movie or another Philly championship.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I completely missed that. Or is that "Rocky Balboa"?