Finally, a Philly team wins a championship...

...and I could honestly give two shits about it...

Title for Philadelphia as the Soul survive

With 39 seconds remaining in yesterday's ArenaBowl, the Soul appeared headed to their first Arena Football League championship with plenty of points to spare.

But in a game in which touchdowns come one after another and the points usually keep piling up, it was not that easy for the Soul. Before they could finally claim a 59-56 victory over the San Jose SaberCats, the Soul had to sweat it out as the defending champions erased all but three points of a 17-point deficit.

"All I could think about was the Philadelphia curse," Soul coach Bret Munsey said afterward with a laugh. "I hope this clears the way for Mo Cheeks and Andy Reid, and those guys. Now we can win championships in Philadelphia. I hope that takes care of everything."

Team owner Jon Bon Jovi was elated.

Let me make this crystal clear: If your team wins a championship, and the story still takes a back seat to "Gillick reveals Utley has sore hip" and "Phillies still need pitching help", your sport probably still hasn't arrived...
- posted by Brian @ 9:16 AM