A new face!

Here it is! The new blog. It's got a nice sexy feel to it. A little bad ass in my opinion. Now to make it even better I will do a good job at keeping this bad boy up and running.

Again, I am John Russo and I'm going to be a Junior at Rowan University in the fall. I am a journalism major and I want to be a sports writer. I'm a Philadelphia fan but I am also a fan of the game. This is the "Team to Beat."

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Team to Beat

It has a nice ring to it. That's the new name of the blog and will be officially changed before Sunday. "It's Outta Here" was the runner up idea that I had.

After this semester ends (Wednesday), I'll be looking into changing the face, name, and direction of the blog. I will have my final project posted by tomorrow. Here are the features of the new blog:

-New name.
-New background.
-New picture.
-Weekly recap posts: best game, weekly star which I'll try to keep track of throughout the season, etc.
-Monthly recap posts like the one I did for April.
-I'll try to speak with Justin and ask him to contribute a bit to my blog. I'll be linking to his quite often because I used to write for it.
-I'll also do some other stuff like important news in the team, division, and even around the league.

Here are some of my favorite posts from this past semester:
-Beating a Dead Horse: the verbal battle between the Phillies and Mets.
-Phillies Tailgate
-My 25-man roster prediction and official roster
-The March Madness: the champion will be announced tomorrow as well
-Anthony Medio interview
-Me vs. Mets fan
-Ring ceremony slide show
-Harry Kalas: 1936-2009

The First Post!

Hey my fellow fans of Phillies Nation! I'm John Russo but you can call me "Roose." I'm starting this blog up to let you all know what some of the greatest fans in all of sports are really like. I will focus that attention to students at Rowan University, who have the privilege to be only 15-20 minutes from the great city of Philadelphia. I hope you enjoy my blog and continue to read what it's like around here, especially in the wake of an amazing 2008 season that ended with a parade down Broad Street!

So a little about myself. I go to Rowan University and I'm a sophomore. I am majoring in journalism and I want to be a sports writer. I am a huge Philadelphia fan (if you haven't gotten that impression yet) and I was ecstatic when the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. I am also a casual musician which battles with sports as my number one passion.

I also write for a blog my friend set up called We Hate to Lose which I will link for Phillies news along with the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers, or any colleges relevant to the city of Philadelphia. It will be on the side in the blog roll along with other blogs I have read or like to read.

So in this blog I will give you and in-depth look at the fans attending Rowan. I will talk to them about certain news, their stories about the World Series, and even some of their rituals or habits when attending a game or watching it on TV. So that's it about me. Now I will allow you to know more about the rest of us.

Let's Go Phillies