The Eagles are back in the Super Bowl! Two years ago, I did a baseball-related comparison of the cities of Philadelphia and Kansas City and was planning to do the same this year While I may still run a Philadelphia vs. And the Phillies just happen to employ a player named Nola! The city of New Orleans currently has active sister city relationships with several cities around the world:. Aaron has a brother Austin who also played in the major leagues. He spent the entire season in the minors and recently signed with the Colorado Rockies.
I am generally unsuccessful at blackjack, but luck was on my side that night. The cards were going my way, and we all had a jolly good time into the wee hours. The Phillies played a game against the Padres on August 21, With the game being played in San Diego, it stretched on close to midnight, but since Aaron was pitching a gem, I decided to stay up and watch until the conclusion. That proved to be a mistake. Aaron served up a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth, and the Phillies lost in extra innings.
The Padres were two strikes away from being one-hit by Aaron Nola. Then Jake Cronenworth hit a game-tying home run. In the bottom of the 10th, Adam Frazier recorded his first hit since Monday and came around to score the walk-off run on a wild pitch.
As others have told it, I simply flopped forward and passed out on the table for a few minutes. Later, I found myself wandering Bourbon Street by myself, frightened by all the noise. Somehow, I made it back to my hotel, but it was a harrowing experienced.
The first was a Wild Card game following the series, in which the Eagles scored 26 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to stun the Superdome. The Saints got revenge after , when they came to Philadelphia for a Wild Card game. Nick Foles gave the Eagles a late lead, but mostly thanks to Darren Sproles, the Saints were able to come back and kick a game-winning field goal as time expired.
