Hey, Frank, do you remember 1964? The Phils had been coasting toward the pennant, and we were talking about who we'd like to see them play in the Series...but then they went into a tailspin and lost their last 10 games. On the last day of the season, we needed a win from the Mets over St. Louis for the Phils to salvage a tie for first. Needless to say, the Mets didn't win. So a tip of the hat to the Metropolitans for breaking our longstanding record for worst collapse, and finally helping the Phils out in a pennant race--even if we don't have real pennant races any more. 1964 was also the year that the Phils pulled off a triple play--against the Mets--and Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game--against the Mets, of course.

So yes, I'll be eating my Tastykake and watching the Phillies again. (Of course I also remember when we used to say: "On any given Sunday, any team in the league can beat the Eagles.")

Aloha,
Mark