In the film Bull Durham, the goofy pitching phenom Nuke LaLoosh trots into the dugout, pleased as punch with himself after throwing a 1-2-3 half-inning.
"Your fastball's up. Your curveball's hanging," he says. "In the Show, they would have ripped you."
LaLoosh is dumfounded: "Can't you let me enjoy the moment?"
At 7:53 p.m. Thursday, while the night still had the feel of a rain forest, the Eagles' flashed a message on the two giant videoboards at Lincoln Financial Field, asking fans to retreat from the stadium's open-seating area. At 7:58, the sky indeed opened up in a brief but torrent storm.