Are we happy the Phillies won the World Series?  In a word, yes.

It is good for sports towns when a community wins after a long wait.  Philadelphia has not had a champ since… the Phillies and that was 3 decades ago.  The 76ers and Eagles made the finals, but failed.

When a city goes forever without a title, it starts to bleed into other sports in the same town and a generic feel of morose dread encompasses the stadiums.  It is good for each city to win once in a while to keep up morale.  Many fans support the home side win or lose but far more only support a winner.  It’s not just jumping on the bandwagon.  We have added a trailer behind the bandwagon, we’re towing a U-Haul and 3 more vehicles behind that.

Most cities with more than one sport do not suffer long before, even by luck, they win a title.  The current victim… now that the White Sox and Red Sox have won lately is Cleveland.  Cleveland has won no titles…well, since before you or I, and if LeBron heads to the Knicks for $200 million they won’t any time soon either.

It is good for sports when a city that has not enjoyed a parade gets their day in the sun, even if we don’t particularly care for the team or that city – it is simply good for sports.