We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The key word there is pursuit. You can pursue happiness and still not find it. Ask the Phillies, who spent their Independence Day afternoon doggedly pursuing the happiness that comes with victory, yet walked away empty-handed.
The game started off with a bang, that, while not as loud as those that will ring out over the Ben Franklin Parkway’s fireworks show tonight, still resonated: TJ Friedl hit a bloop to center, where a surging, diving Johan Rojas caught it and knocked the wind out of himself.