Eagles

Underrated Storyline: People Scheduling Things for the Eagles Bye Week, Only to get Railroaded by the Phils Going Up 3-1 in the NLCS

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Oct 23rd, 2022 · 11:06 AM EDT

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You – “Hey let’s schedule this for October 23rd, the Eagles aren’t playing that day.”

Your mom, wife, or family: “That’s a great idea.”

But wait – here come the Phillies!

How many angry wives are there in The Delaware Valley today? How many distracted wedding patrons? Pagan was at one last night. A WIP guy scheduled his for this weekend. I’m dragging my 1 year old and 3 year old to a family gathering later today while my wife flies to Southern California. Great timing!

I believe this is a very underrated storyline. Every single Eagles fan scheduled something for this weekend, then got totally railroaded by the Phillies going up 3-1 in the NLCS with a chance to clinch in an afternoon game.

Examples:

My Wedding is today. Got on my knees and thanked the lord when the Eagles schedule came out…now first pitch is 90 minutes before our ceremony and I may be in Hawaii for a parade 😅

— 🏌🏼‍♂️ (@FFPHISports) October 23, 2022

https://twitter.com/montablo/status/1584195594209619969?s=20&t=PtENgKJlRtI2ToL9idnKBw

Months ago I told my mom this would be a good weekend for her to visit me in Lexington.

I'd absolutely love to be in Philadelphia today, but have to live with that mistake. https://t.co/1q7pilSFFI

— Ricky Sayer (@RickyReports) October 23, 2022

Me right now, getting ready to see a friend in Baltimore today thinking I won’t have any Philly Sports to obsess over https://t.co/yjJchzGnPj

— Ryan Halloran, Ph.D. (@R_J_Hall) October 23, 2022

So on and so forth. The examples are numerous. Make sure you charge your phone now because you’re going to need it at the wedding, pumpkin patch, or family gathering. Luckily for me, the Kinkeads are baseball fans, so we’ll probably shove the kids in front of a TV with Bubble Guppies playing on a 5-hour loop and watch Zack Wheeler close it out at home. The silver lining here is that you can go straight from Linvilla Orchards to Frankford and Cottman. Put yourself in the right frame of mind. Pace yourself. We’ll get through this together.