Nov 5, 2009 6:59 pm US/Eastern
CBS 2 HD Visits The Downtrodden In Philly
We Found A Yankees Fan Who's Not Afraid To Flaunt The Team's 27th World Series Title In Angry Enemy Territory
AVONDALE, Pa. (CBS) ―
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Mark Teixeira, left, and Alex Rodriguez celebrate after scoring on one of World Series MVP Hideki Matsui's huge hits on Wednesday night in Game 6 against the Phillies.
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Mark Teixeira #25 of the New York Yankees celebrates after the final out of the Yankees' 7-3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 4, 2009.
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A.J. Burnett (L), Jorge Posada (2nd L), Derek Jeter #2 (C) and Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees celebrate with their teammates after their 7-3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium.
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Hideki Matsui #55 of the New York Yankees hits a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 4, 2009, in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees gestures against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 4, 2009.
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The New York Yankees celebrate after their 7-3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 4, 2009, in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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So what is it like to be a diehard Yankees fan in the heart of Phillies country, especially now?
CBS 2 HD went to the Philadelphia area to find out.
Leaving your house dressed head to toe in Yankees gear is no big deal, unless you are Megan Marshall and you live where she does – in tiny Avondale just south of Philadelphia.
"I don't think there's a single neighbor around here, not that there are many, who are not Philly fans but boy it puts a big smile on my face," Marshall said.
When this Bronx Native got a job as a data analyst in Philly five years ago her true blue Yankees loyalty did not change.
CBS 2 HD went shopping with Marshall dressed in Yankees gear. When asked she thought we'd encounter, Marshall replied, "a lot of quiet people."
So to the village store we went to mix it up with very down-hearted Phillies fan Taylor Purcell.
"A lot of my friends were crying last night," Purcell said, adding when asked what he thought of Marshall's Yankees-clad get-up, "Yeah, it hurts a little."
So Marshall was there to rub it in. Did she feel like maybe she was being a little mean? You bet she did.
"Just a little, just a little. All in fun," she said.
"It was a close game. They definitely gave it away. I was not happy with the coaching," Purcell added.
Marshall said she's sorry she can't make it to Manhattan for all the festivities, but she's happy to be a one-woman parade in a red town where the other baseball fans are blue.
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