Phils Fight to get to the World Series

Last week I reported on the "Phillies Rally by the River." The day I reported on the rally was the day of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, which the Phillies lost 7-2. That turned out to be the only game that the Phillies lost in that series, they went on to win the next two games in Los Angeles behind Joe Blanton in game four, and ace Cole Hamels in game five. The Phils celebrated their victory in L.A. and now travel to Tampa Bay to face the upstart Tampa Bay Rays. The city of Philadelphia is still partying as they prepare for the World Series which starts Wednesday. As a matter of fact, the city has set up a website called gophila.com/phillies, that allows fans to be a part of this playoff run.
This site has many things for the fans including:
-top 10 places to watch the game
-How to get there(transportation to Citizens Bank Park)
-Interactive map of Citizens Bank Ballpark
-Photo slide show that includes what takes place before and during the game.
-"Red goes Green" (information on the Phillies eco-friendly efforts)
-Where to stay. (The Philly overnight Hotel Package includes two-night hotel accommodations, and free parking.

This is an exciting time for the Philadelphia Phillies, and the entire city of Philadelphia. I'd sure love to be in Philly to be a part of the party of the World Series.

City of Philadelphia cheers on the Fightin' Phils

The Philadelphia Phillies won the first two games of the National League Championship Series at home in Philly. They need to win two more this series to advance and have a chance to play for the world series. Going into Los Angeles to face the Dodgers some Phillie fans had a great idea. Fans were invited to the "Phillies Rally by the River" where they could all cheer on their Phillies in Game three. They were all invited to the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing to watch the game on a 17' x 27' big screen TV. They were all allowed to bring their own lawn chairs, food, and drinks, and they were going to receive "rally towels" when they get there. I love this idea, it would be a lot of fun to attend. Ive actually always wanted to do something like this, but its never happened. Sometimes in games like basketball and hockey, the team on the road will open up their home rink for fans to come watch the game on the big screen. I am a Phillies fan in this series, so I was watching and cheering with them, but unfortunately for us, the Phillies lost 7-2 in game three, and now only lead the series 2-1. They will try again tomorrow in L.A. as they send Joe Blanton to the mound to try and extend their lead.

Jonas Brothers to sing in Big D

Ok, so when you think of the band "The Jonas Brothers" what do you think? Does the word over rated come to mind? I dont know about you, but it is a crying shame that this band even makes enough money to keep putting out albums. I personally have never even heard of them until I was forced to watch this years MTV music awards. That band is a mixture of the Backstreet Boys and Hanson. They are a way for 12 year old girls to spend their parents money, its just not write. Now, the reason I write about these guys is because they are singing at the traditional halftime show for the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving day football game. This Halftime show for the past 11 years has been the kickoff, no pun intended, for the Red Kettle Christmas campaign. This campaign in those 11 years has raised over a billion dollars for the Army to help serve 30 million people a year. This is certainly a noble cause, and one that I would personally love to be a part of, but the Jonas Brothers? Really? They just do not do it for me no matter what the charity. I'm pretty positive that I will be watching that football game because I am a sports fan. But if there is something else interesting to watch then I will certainly be watching that rather than the Jonas Brothers. Maybe the moms of this country will be hit by this performance and sell there mini vans in order to raise 8 thousand dollars for this important charity.

Billy Graham turns 90

To many Christian people, myself included, Billy Graham has been an inspirational leader to all of us. He is in my mind, the picture of how a Christian man should be. He goes out and tells the world about Jesus and what he has done so save us all from eternal hell. Billy Graham turns 90 years old on November 7th of this year, and what an amazing 90 years he will have lived by then. You would think that on this day, a man of his status, would want a big celebration for his 90th birthday, but not Billy Graham. This is, in my opinion, the best way he shows that he is a great Christian man, he is very humble, and wants no praise of thanks himself, but wants it to be all towards God. What a true testament to the Christian people on this earth. Everybody that has been effected by Billy Graham are urged to send him a letter on this special day telling the story of how Billy effected their lives. This is the best possible thing that Mr. Graham could receive on his 90th birthday. The effect that Billy Graham has made on this world is still prevalent worldwide today. I for one would like to thank him for the battle the he endured, and thank him for changing thew world in ways that I wish were possible for me. Job well done sir, job well done.

Is Hooters really worth it??

Hooters celebrates its 25th anniversary today on October 4th. Hooters started in a little town called Clearwater, Florida in 1983. When Hooters was started, it was a little restaurant where customers could go in and look at the Hooters girls while they eat their food. Hooters girls would wear short shorts, and low cut shirts. This restaurant evolved, and now in most of the Hooters restaurants around the world they have a full bar, and lots of televisions where most people will watch sports games as well as the waitresses. When I was younger and had never been to Hooters, people would talk about it like it was the greatest thing in the world since sliced bread. So naturally I wanted to go check it out. Ive been a few times now, and I must say that I dont think Ive ever been to a restaurant that was more over hyped than Hooters. I mean yes, there is some fairly decent looking girls, but in my opinion its a little degrading. I can see girls like that anywhere, especially at school there are some beautiful girls. And in my humble opinion, the food is way over rated. I'm not one to love spicy food, and I guess they're known for their spicy wings. But even the other food in not that good, and way over priced. A burger and fries cost you a good eleven or twelve bucks without a drink, and in my opinion you pay for the mush over rated atmosphere. It just goes to show how consumer driven the United States is. They will pay way more that a burger of some wings are worth just to see a few girls in some skimpy outfits. Its ridiculous. All of that aside though, congratulations to Hooters for making this a successful business for 25 years now. I'm not a fan myself, but they have made some great profits for their business. Kudo's to Hooters on their success.

Baron Davis to try Jenny Craig

Another great example of how a company, such as Jenny Craig, can really bolster their name but just signing one guy to use their program. They recently signed Baron Davis, a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. It was just two short years ago when Davis, and the Warriors upset the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs with their up tempo style of basketball that the heavily favored Mavericks couldnt quite handle. This is great marketing and PR by Jenny Craig, but the question that it begs is, is Baron Davis that overweight to need to use Jenny Craig? I mean this guy is a professional basketball player, and a really good player for that matter. Doesnt this look a little bad for the league, or am I simply over analyzing this? How does the league look when one of their star players goes on Jenny Craig to lose weight? To me, that kind of downgrades the professionalism on the NBA. Shouldnt the Warriors have there own personal trainers to get this guy in shape if that is what he needs? Not to mention, why would they even want the fact that he is overweight to get out? I dont know, this whole story just seems a little stupid to me if youre a fan of Baron Davis, the Golden State Warriors, or the NBA. Nevertheless, this is a great stunt for the PR department of Jenny Craig.

Southwest Airlines

Not knowing exactly what to look for for this assignment, I just simply went to one of the websites listed on the assignment sheet, and explored around a little bit. I found a very interesting story about Southwest airlines. Apparently Southwest Airlines has been a customer of PR newswire for several years, and when things go south(no pun intended) in the company than they depend on PR newswire to help them out with some Public Relations problems. Ive always loved some of the commercials that Southwest Airlines has produced, maybe some of those were the result of PR newswire? I dont know if anybody has seen this commercial, but I love the one where the guy is doing a concert and he accidentally says the wrong city, "We love you Detroit!" Then the crowd gets really quiet, and his buddy comes up and says, "Detroit was last night." Then the Southwest slogan comes up, "wanna get away?" What a great commercial, but also what a great slogan for the cheap fares that Southwest Airlines represents. It was an interesting article if any of you have time to read it.