Philadelphia is a football city. That much is pretty apparent, but it is also a town that is pretty loyal to all of its teams. That loyalty wavers depending on what season it is, but the conversation in the town will always be dominated by the Eagles unless there is a championship run by one of the teams.
Even as the Phillies have made some noise in the playoff chase, noise that still hasn’t died down, most of the talk about town has been about the leadup to this football season. In order to keep pace with them and have people care about them and their fortunes, the Phillies have to win and win often.