Falling Behind

• Dodgers: 9
• Phillies: 2
• Sold: 168 beers, 6 sodas

When attendance figures are checked, it turns out there aren't many teams that can fill a stadium on a Wednesday night. The Phillies can. 43,000+ filed into a stadium, and selling started strong, better than last night. A home-team homerun helped the mood as long as the score was 1-0.

Then the mood of the crowd settled somewhat, and declined, and the sales slowed to a trickle. It wasn't until I checked the score that I understood: Dodgers winning 7-1. This blog isn't supposed to be about the game, but the game can affect the vend, and Phillies' audience is particularly sensitive to the team's fortunes. When they're up the money's flying, when they're down, they fold arms and get pissy, and the money stays right in the pocket. I lugged around two cases for over two innings -- last call included -- and had to return five beers to the freezer. A letdown.