WTF! YOU WISH! PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPER ADVERTISES THE PHILLIES BACK-TO-BACK WIN OF THE WORLD SERIES!

Talk about a premature promotion.
A Philadelphia newspaper Monday ran an advertisement by Macy's applauding the Phillies for a phantom World Series victory and promoting a 2009 championship T-shirt.

In the ad world equivalent of the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline, the bungled banner in The Philadelphia Inquirer said "Congratulations Phillies! Back-to-back Champs."

Underneath, a shirt celebrating the Phils as the 2009 World Series winners is on display.

Of course, that piece of clothing is unlikely to ever see the light of day as the Yankees are poised to bury the Phillies after taking a commanding three-to-one series lead Sunday night.

And besides, Philadelphia had no shot to win the Fall Classic until at least Wednesday, even if they had come on top in Sunday's Game 4.

The three-quarter-page ad appeared in the back page of broadsheet's front section.

The Inquirer was quick to apologize, saying in a message to readers it "deeply regrets this error."

Macy's did not immediately return calls inquiring about the sales pitch snafu