PHILADELPHIA (CBSMiami/AP) — There was some baseball business to get out of the way before Philadelphia transititioned into the center of the football universe.
Just a few bob-and-weaves from the Rocky Balboa statue, the NFL set the stage for the draft that turned a chunk of the city into gridlock for future stars of the gridiron.
Lost in the hoopla just a few miles down the road, “Eye of the Tiger” blared again for Philadelphia closer Hector Neris, the theme song from “Rocky III” and the movie that inspired the statue — and just may be the fight anthem for the suddenly solid Phillies.