A hot buffet for autograph hounds in city

Yankees catcher

Jorge Posada

was the third wheel Friday night when shortstop

Derek Jeter

and his girlfriend,

Friday Night Lights

actress

Minka Kelly

, had dinner at Barclay Prime steak house on Rittenhouse Square after running a gauntlet of fans outside their hotel.

The three ate well (kobe filet, lobster bisque, truffle mac-and-cheese, scallops wrapped in bacon), and Jeter tipped very well (35 percent). Barclay Prime was an autograph hound's paradise: Phillies pitchers Cliff Lee and Joe Blanton and Eagles safety Quintin Mikell and quarterback Kevin Kolb had their own tables.

Davio's, near 17th and Chestnut, drew Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez - stag - with siblings. Pitcher Andy Pettitte and wife Laura had a quiet corner. Assorted coaches dined with their wives. Jessica Steinbrenner, George's daughter, had a large party. Reggie Jackson, Mr. October himself, stopped in, too.

You have to hand it to them: They were brave.

Scott LaClair and his son, Hunter, Yankees fans, drove six hours from Watertown, N.Y., to see their favorite team take on the Phillies. They had no hotel room. They didn't know the city very well.

Yes, they're Yankees fans. Yes, they dressed in Yankees jerseys and caps.

And, no, they were not worried they might get booed. Or hollered at. Or worse.

"We can take it," said LaClair, 40. "We've been to Boston. No problem here."

Perhaps he hasn't heard of the reputation of the Philadelphia fan?

"I'm expecting people to be nice, like Yankees fans were in New York," said LaClair. "People should just be happy that the two best teams are in the World Series."

My Brother's Keeper, a homeless shelter in Camden, auctioned off a donated

Jimmy Rollins

-signed baseball over the summer for $1,000. The anonymous buyer has given back the ball so the charity can auction it again. My Brother's Keeper's

Oscar Hernandez

says the ball will go to the highest bidder just before Thanksgiving so the group can prepare holiday meals. To bid, call 856-365-1332.

Kate Atkins, 33, a lifelong Phillies fan, went to Antarctica last winter as an environmental fellow with the Wharton Leadership Ventures program.

She knew the group would attempt to scale a glacier, and as she was packing for the trip, she visualized the "victory moment" and asked herself: What item would she want to pose with for a picture at the top?

The answer: her rally towel from Game 4 of last year's World Series.

"When you get to the top of a glacier, you've done something fantastic," she said. "And what's more fantastic than a World Series championship?"

The picture is framed on her bedroom wall in West Philadelphia.

This time she predicts the Phillies in five.

Starting tomorrow, the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue will display Phillies and A's photos from the collection of old-time news photog Bruce Murray. Free.

She was in the 700 level of Veterans Stadium for the '93 World Series. She missed the '08 Series.

Kelly Rein

was determined to be in the stands for '09.

This time, Rein, 49, of Burlington Township, got lucky.

"I have a really, really nice friend," she said. "That's how I got my ticket."

Other members of her family? Not so lucky.

"My brother-in-law, God bless him, he went on StubHub to buy two tickets for Game 5," Rein said. "$1,700. Each."

And, yes, she said, it's worth it.

Keith and Jennifer Bailey

of Tacony had three children (

Caitlin

,

Shane

, and

Ryan

) before Phillies fever struck the city. Three weeks ago, they had twins:

Chase

and

Cole

. Caitlin, 13, was upset she had the only non-Phils name, so her father nicknamed her Carlos.

Phillies songs make the rounds. Listen in: http://go.philly.com/songs

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