Most expensive cheesesteak and blog post ever

It's a cliche, but ...

Two tickets: $56

Parking: $20

Toll: $5

Pre-game cheesesteak: $9.50

Two tickets for Sept. 15 for which we've already spent about $100: worthless

Holding tickets to Sunday's game, we dreaded the worst of the impending hurricane. We were relieved when the Phillies announced a proactive double-header for Saturday.

We knew we would get wet, but we figured they would be able to get the game in. And, we would have a good story about watching a game during a hurricane when in reality the weather could not compare with Game 5 (part 1) of the 2008 World Series.

The Phillies and Marlins would have been able to play today, especially if they had bumped the start time up from 1 p.m., but no. We stood around in the rain for nothing. And, to top it off, they announced the makeup game will be on a weekday afternoon. Thanks, Phils. That means another pair of our tickets will go to waste, and we spent $100 to eat a cold cheesesteak with half-melted provolone to fetch a story for the blog.

Fish'n'Phils: While waiting out the rain in the concourse, an old-school teal Marlins hat caught my eye. It was even better than I first thought. The dude was wearing a Dontrelle Willis jersey, and his mate was wearing a Phillies Jayson Werth jersey. Classic.

I may be forgetting other scenes from the ballpark, but I didn't have anything to take notes on. I did see a great jersey of a current Phil: bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer.

Oh, and Christine spotted a guy wearing a Dodgers hat with a Derrek Lee Orioles T-shirt. That was an odd one.

So, now we're back home taking advantage of Trent's afternoon nap to post this and clean the house while waiting for Hurricane Irene to blow over.

Stay safe and dry.