Word: philadelphia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...anything, last weekend's bus jaunt to New York and Philadelphia taught me one thing: you never know as much about the game as you think. The world of the player, at a time when everything is geared toward the game, and when in fact the game becomes a way of life for a weekend, has a special atmosphere not found in a box-score, nor molded in rounds of pepper before a home game...
...York City was the center of almost all the spot games; Philadelphia was too depressing. Without question the most popular song on the bus was Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," followed closely on Friday by The Drifters' hit "On Broadway." The most inspiring rendition was that of "My Way" by almost the entire team during the trip from Columbia to Philadelphia...
Touches of Class: The color and upkeep of the Penn baseball diamond. The peanut vendor at the doubleheader. NBC television cameras interviewing Mike Wilhite before the Columbia Game. The "Star Spangled Banner" at Baker Field. The "Welcome Harvard Baseball" sign at the Sheraton Airport Inn in Philadelphia. Poker and sandwiches in a hotel room. Curfew...
...Philadelphia 4, Buffalo...
...Philadelphia 112, New York...