The 2009 World Series Will Break Up My Wedding

As you all know by now, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies will battle it out for the 2009 World Series title this week. If you are a reader of this site, you probably know that I am a HUGE Yankees fan. What you may not know, is that my fiancé, a native of a southeastern Pennsylvania suburb is a Phillies fan. We should be in for quite the interesting week.

I worry how this series will affect our relationship. Up until this point, we always rooted for each other’s teams. We shared a love for baseball and a hatred for the Mets. I’d take her to Yankee Stadium and she would buy a shirt of whichever Yankee she thought was the hottest at the time. She’d take me to Citizens Bank Park and I’d purchase a Phillies cap and cheer on Chase Utley.

But that all changes from here on out. My Phillies hat will be burned in effigy. I hope Citizens Bank goes bankrupt and Chase Utley breaks an ankle.

There is a good chance I will be moving back in with my parents this week. I just don’t think I can watch the games with her. I need to be among allies. I want to cheer and scream among friends if the Yankees win. I want to throw a tantrum like a 12-year old if they lose (although I doubt they will lose- The Yankees will smack around Joe Blanton, 90 year-old Pedro Martinez and the crappy 2009 version of Cole Hamels). I don’t think I can have her around this week if she’s not for the Yankees.

If the Yankees lose and she is celebrating in my home, I might lose it. I might pack her bags and buy her a one-way ticket back to Philly so she can hang out with the other degenerate Phillies fans.

If the Yankees win, she might be kick me out of the house because I undoubtedly will trash-talk her until she smacks me across the face.

Both the teams have a great core of players and should be good for a long time. Who knows? Maybe this will be the first of several World Series matchups. What if this rivalry escalates to Yankees/ Red Sox or Phillies/ Mets status? Could we still coexist? I don’t know.

Whatever happens, our relationship is on thin ice right now.