Cities Equidistant From Philadephia and New York Besieged By Desperate Reporters Hamilton Nolan · 10/30/09 09:14AM The hard part about covering a baseball event called the "World Series," which is 106 years old? Finding new angles. Hey, here's one from the WSJ: Find a town halfway between Philly and NYC—who do they root for?!? Sounds...familiar.