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Bright House Field: Home to the Phillies, Threshers... and Cheesesteaks
A chance encounter with a Phillies executive some 12 years ago led to Cindi Bowers' cheesesteaks becoming a local legend and a wildly popular fixture at both Phillies and Threshers games.
Of course Bright House Field screams "Phillies." The Philadelphia Phillies. It is, after all, the Phillies' spring training roost and the home to the Phillies Class A Florida State League affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers. Throughout the park are reminders that the stadium is a Phillies place, even banners in right field boasting the 2008 World Series title over the Tampa Bay Rays. But behind home plate is a magnet for both Phillies patrons and anyone with a hunger pang. The cheesesteaks. During spring training games, visiting media members often hurriedly run downstairs from the right field press box despite the fact they have access to a media-only dining room. "Got to get a cheesesteak," they often say. The cheesesteaks are the …
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2:41 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Phillies world series win over Tampa Bay was in 2008, not 2009 as the article states more ›