A Mets or Yanks fan paying tribute to the Phillies? GC’s gracious congrats to me aside, it just doesn’t seem possible. From the New York Times:
The parade drew fans from beyond the region, too.
Greg Packer, 44, of Huntington, N.Y., drove in for Game 5 of the World Series and stayed for the celebration. He arrived on Broad Street near City Hall at 5 a.m. to secure what he considered the best spot.
œIn New York right now, we have no Mets, no Yankees, no stadiums, he said. œI came here to represent and cheer our neighbors.
Attytood’s Will Bunch was quick to see the problem:
There are three things certain in life — death, taxes, and newspaper quotes from “regular Joe” man-on-the-street Greg Packer. The 44-year-old water treatment plant worker from Long Island is a living legend in the news business for getting quoted, usually up in the Big Apple.
And (quoting Editor and Publisher):
In June 2003, the Associated Press circulated a memo instructing its reporters not to quote Packer in any more stories, saying the media had been over-relying on him.