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Bob Nightengale Trying to Jinx It

Bobby Mush:
Philadelphia #Phillies confident decade-long playoff drought will end https://t.co/kwocNBByjo
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 2, 2022
Save that tweet for the when the Phillies go on a skid and things start to look hairy. We can blame Bobby “the Mush” Nightengale for being a jinx. Put him in the bathroom! (I think I used that joke already this week, but it’s a good one).
Anyway, the story is behind a paywall, but apparently this Bryce Harper quote exists within (h/t Destiny Lugardo for pulling it) –
Maybe. The Phillies are about to fall down the pecking order, and it’s not because of the Phillies, it’s because the Eagles are just that big. Think about it; you’ve got folks obsessing over Jalen Hurts training camp stats when the local baseball team is going on a fantastic run. Our priorities are all ass-backwards in July and August.
The Phils will get the attention of “four for four” casuals after Labor Day, but outside of people who call the Fightins their #1 team, they’re going to take a big back seat for the time being.
This will be a great September and October for WIP though. Holy cow. They’ve got the radio rights for an Eagles team that is poised to win 10+ games and a Phillies team that currently holds the second Wild Card spot. Buckle up boys and girls.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com