“I think you could tell Monday morning if the Eagles win or not, if you go into Wawa and everyone’s a little bit nicer, you can tell,” Madley said. “Everyone’s in a good mood because they won. If they lost, people aren’t as nice, right? It’s just a matter of… we live and die with our sports teams. Whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, I don’t know, but it’s important to us. We care.”
Sports can also provide an escape for some — as was the case for another Eagles tailgater, Nathan Mann.
Before Sunday’s game, he told his friend he was in a better mood and noticed how the city seemed “nicer” following the Phillies win against the Braves in the NLDS on Saturday.
“I would say in general, when things are going well in the city, like with sports, it does bring a happier mood,” Mann said. “We do have a lot of gun violence and other issues in the city, so at least with the sports it brings a brighter side to Philadelphia.”
