This rivalry between the Phillies and Mets divisions is dividing quite a few families in Philadelphia, and South Jersey is no different. Two Brooklyn-born sisters living in the same assisted living facility in New Jersey feel deeply divided and proud of their baseball teams.
Step inside All American Assisted Living in Washington Township, New Jersey, and you’ll soon meet 91-year-old Theresa Todoro, a Phillies fan, and her older sister, 95-year-old Rita Galanti, a proud Mets fan.
“I tried watching hockey, but there’s too much fighting in hockey and I wouldn’t go again,” Galanti said.
So she turned to baseball. The sisters said they get along well, but they occasionally have arguments, like this one, over which team should get the win National League Division Series starts this weekend.
While Galanti held on to her New York roots, Todoro adapted and quickly fell in love with the Fightins not long after she married and moved to the Garden State.
You may be wondering: which sister is the biggest baseball fan?
Todoro said she proudly wears that badge of honor.
But Galanti said, “Because she lived here before me. I still lived in Brooklyn.”
Take a trip to their shared apartment and their love for America’s favorite pastime is evident. From a baseball wreath on the door to a hanger on the wall.
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“There’s no crying in baseball!” said Todoro. And no crying between these two either.
The sisters said they will watch the series and noted that they will continue to talk to each other no matter what.
Their love for each other is bigger than baseball. Yet they are not sure who will take over the NLDS.
“The Philadelphia Phillies!” said Todoro.
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“I hope the Mets beat them,” Galanti said.
May the best woman win. The sisters shared with CBS News Philadelphia that even though the game is on TV in the shared living room of their assisted living facility, they will likely watch the game upstairs in their living room so they can scream as loud as they want.
