I know only 62-year-old steamfitters read the Daily News and that this plays right into their wheelhouse, but… whyyyyyyy? What is wrong with us? No other self-respecting city would do this. None. Do you think the Boston Globe would put Billy Costigan hugging Roger Goodell on their back page if the draft was in Boston? Did Chicago put Eliot Ness? Even Pittsburgh would have the restraint not to put Bane on the cover today.

Never mind that it’s creepy, never mind the hacky YO or the insecure “it’s our time” trope (as Adam pointed out on the podcast yesterday, we’re a top 5 market– getting big events is not some once-in-a-generation shock), this does nothing but fuel the stereotype that Philly is filled with the unwashed masses hungry for their fighting chance. And you think it doesn’t rub off on outsiders? Here’s Phillies reliver Hector Nerris speaking last night about his entrance music:

“I needed to pick a song so I asked my agent for some help. He said, ‘Remember, Rocky Balboa is from Philly. They might like it here.'” — Phillies right-hander Hector Neris, on why he chose Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” as his entrance music in the ninth inning. Neris is the Phillies’ unofficial closer.

Look what we’ve done.