Actually I agree with TwinTownBison. Philly has always been a big market city that played "small market" for years or rather decades. It was frustrating knowing that one of the "Gang of Eight" or however many people own the Phils is a multi-billionaire who is one of the richest guys in America.
It all changed when CBP was built, and like they say "if you build it, they will come". The place is sold out every night - longest streak in the majors, and fans around here now believe we are sitting at the same table with the Red Sox & the Yankees now. Honestly, it doesn't hurt when you see Ruben Amaro dominate the baseball world headlines the last 2 years: Trades for Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt, and then steals Cliff Lee back right from under the Yankees & Rangers noses. It will be a major disappointment to Phils fans if they don't claim their 2nd WS in the last 4 years this fall, and frankly that's the same expectations Yankee & Redsox fans have. And we're just as obnoxious as those 2 cities fans, not anymore so, that's just the national media's portrayal.
So yeah TwinTown, you're probably right.
