2008 World Series Champions: Philadelphia Phillies

[UNHWildCats]

Congrats guys xthumbsupx

[CatFan22]

Boooooooooooooooooooo!
:thumbsup:

[CatFan22]

Booooooooooooooooo!
xthumbsupx

[elonpuckhog]

As a Lifelong Philly fan, who has NEVER experienced a Philly Championship until tonight, I LOVE IT!!

[93henfan]

As a Lifelong Philly fan, who has NEVER experienced a Philly Championship until tonight, I LOVE IT!!

Virtual hug. Love ya. Love it!!

[Marcus Garvey]

I'm gonna huck some batteries at the D'Backs next season to celebrate! Who's with me?

[UNHWildCats]

I'm gonna huck some batteries at the D'Backs next season to celebrate! Who's with me?
xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

[93henfan]

I'm gonna huck some batteries at the D'Backs next season to celebrate! Who's with me?

"D"s are the only way to fly.

[YaleFootballFan]

Enjoy it Philadelphia. Well deserved.

Glad its finally over.

[UNHWildCats]

Here I just made this at icanhazcheezburger

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/10/29/128698088342314174.jpg

[93henfan]

Here I just made this at icanhazcheezburger

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/10/29/128698088342314174.jpg

Nice work Travis!!

Thanks for your support.:) :) :)

[bluehenbillk]

Wooooooohooooooo!!!!!!! Yes!

Watching the pandemonium on TV, there are people everywhere all over the city, thousands and thousands of them.

The parade is Friday at noon, starts at 20th and Market, to City Hall and right down Broad St to CBP, taking my 3 and 1yr old!!!!!

[93henfan]

Here are some pics of the celebration at my house and on TV. Don't worry, my son is 21:

Pre-Victory, between 8th and 9th (praying I didn't jinx):

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2930.jpg

Post victory:

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2935.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2942.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2945.jpg

Fans spilling onto the streets:

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2912.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2921.jpg

City Hall is the center of the mob that is engulfing the whole city:

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2961.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2967.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/93bluehen/IMG_2959.jpg

[UNHWildCats]

21 what... months? lol

[T-Dog]

Yes us did! xthumbsupx

[UNCBears2010]

I'm gonna huck some batteries at the D'Backs next season to celebrate! Who's with me?

I'm with ya!

Congrats Phillies on a great year!

[GannonFan]

CHAMPS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARADE TIME IN PHILLY!!!!!!!!!! And yes, I did cry a little.

[UNHWildCats]

CHAMPS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARADE TIME IN PHILLY!!!!!!!!!! And yes, I did cry a little.
a little? I bet the tears competed with the day ur first born came into the world.

[93henfan]

CHAMPS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARADE TIME IN PHILLY!!!!!!!!!! And yes, I did cry a little.


Me too brother. Balled like a baby. 25 years of disappointment getting out of my system. I forgave Donovan McNabb, Buddy Ryan, Smarty Jones, Eric Lindros, and Mitch Williams for making me such a cynical son of a b!tch for so many years.

[93henfan]

Here's Harry's entire 9th inning call (note: takes a couple of minutes to d/l):

http://onthedlpodcast.com/clips/phils_champs_harry.mp3

[bluehenbillk]

There's nobody like Harry the K. Pat the Bat with the big double off the wall. Brad Lidge goes perfect all year. Cole Hamels becomes the new Mr. October. They win bc the whole lineup hits, we get great starting pitching and have a lockdown bullpen.

Savor it!

[GannonFan]

Here's Harry's entire 9th inning call (note: takes a couple of minutes to d/l):

http://onthedlpodcast.com/clips/phils_champs_harry.mp3

Thanks for this, dude, nothing like hearing Harry the K - a bonafide legend. Pretty cool that Fox played his call on the last out just moments after the game ended. An odd bit of trivia, Harry and Richie Asburn (Harry's deceased longtime broadcast partner, Hall of Famer, and member of the '50's Whiz Kids - for the non-Philly guys) didn't call the 1980 World Series live - there were weird rules back then preventing the local crew from doing games. I think they recorded something after the fact.

[93henfan]

Funny thing is, I've never been a big Wheels fan and he really gained a lot of respect from me in the last 30 secs of that clip.

[GannonFan]

Just finished the clip - I jumped out of my seat on Harry's call on the 3rd out and I almost cried again - I'm playing that clip for my little kids in the morning. Thanks for the audio again!!!!

[93henfan]

Just finished the clip - I jumped out of my seat on Harry's call on the 3rd out and I almost cried again - I'm playing that clip for my little kids in the morning. Thanks for the audio again!!!!

It's to be shared and cherished.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I will NEVER EVER forget this night!! I can't wait to head to Philly tomorrow to spend the night at my friends and then hit up the parade on Friday!! This is AMAZING!!!


WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!

[93henfan]

Alcohol and stupid are starting to rule the night, but the riot police are mopping up pretty well. Looks like it is mostly the typical small stuff, thankfully:

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/from_the_source/

[GolfingGriz]

Congrats Phils! Long awaited and well deserved!

[dbackjon]

I'm gonna huck some batteries at the D'Backs next season to celebrate! Who's with me?

xsmhx xsmhx xsmhx

Great, now we will have COCKY and obnoxious philly fans at Chase...geez, RedSoxFan is bad enough.

[LeopardFan04]

Gentlemen, I sit here with tears still in my eyes...


Drove down to Center City after the game tonight, and hung out at Broad and Chestnut for awhile...what a scene...


Can't wait for the parade on Friday...finally, after all of these years of losing...I'm too young to remember the Sixers in '83, and I remember '93 all too well...what a night...

[bluehenbillk]

Just re-listened to the whole thing xbawlingx xbawlingx xbawlingx

Gotta love Harry the K.

[AshevilleApp2]

Congratulations to our Phillie fans! xthumbsupx

[BlueHen86]

Awesome!!!!

I was beginning to think Phila. would never win another title. Having lived through 25 years of disappointment I took nothing for granted until the final out was made. It's gonna be a good day today.

[Ivytalk]

Our daughter "Sprig" Ivy, who's normally focused and intense, whooped and hollered for at least 15 minutes after the final out. I had a good phone call with our son, Junior Ivy, who wasn't even born in 1980. He's enjoying "his" first championship as well.

GO PHILS!xthumbsupx xbowx :D

[813Jag]

I have a gift for you Phillies fans: http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/images/techtwo/reputation/reputation_pos.gif If I can't get you now I'll get you later. xthumbsupx

[Ivytalk]

I have a gift for you Phillies fans: http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/images/techtwo/reputation/reputation_pos.gif If I can't get you now I'll get you later. xthumbsupx

Thanks, Jag, and comin' back atcha!xnodx

[Ivytalk]

I have a gift for you Phillies fans: http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/images/techtwo/reputation/reputation_pos.gif If I can't get you now I'll get you later. xthumbsupx

xoutofrepx

SCHEIT! I'll give the return reps ASAP.:)

[93henfan]

I got him! He's been 100% class.xthumbsupx

[89Hen]

Second championship I've gotten to share with my kids (Hens '03). One of the best things about the Cups in '74 and '75 and WS in '80 was that I got to share them with my father. I was just the right age to make them special and my kids are that same age as I was then. Very satisfying. xthumbsupx xthumbsupx xthumbsupx

[93henfan]

Anyone else wake up this morning and turn on TV just to make sure?xsmiley_wix

Drat. I slept in a little too long. Wawa was sold out of Daily News and Inquirer. Had to settle for a News Journal. The clerk lady said people were grabbing them by the handful off the truck.

[89Hen]

Anyone else wake up this morning and turn on TV just to make sure?xsmiley_wix
xlolx xnodx ESPN even before I opened my eyes.

[813Jag]

I hope to one day have the feeling of living in the area when a team wins a title. I wasn't here when the Bucs or Bolts won their titles. Seeing those trophies in cases doesn't have the same feeling of being in town when they win.

As a young Cowboy fan, I didn't have the $$$ to see them play during their Super Bowl run (I was in high school). I taken trips to see them play and if they have a great season, I'll be here in Tampa for the Super Bowl. Probably outside but I'll be here none the less. xlolx

[813Jag]

Thanks, Jag, and comin' back atcha!xnodx


I got him! He's been 100% class.xthumbsupx
No problem. xthumbsupx Your team got it done and truthfully it could have been much worse.

[SunCoastBlueHen]

My eleven year old daughter, who watched the game with me last night, is braving all the ridicule from the bandwagon Rays fans and wearing her Phillies shirt to school today! When she wore the shirt last week, she said one of the teachers refused to call on her when she raised her hand. xlolx

[GannonFan]

Anyone else wake up this morning and turn on TV just to make sure?xsmiley_wix

Drat. I slept in a little too long. Wawa was sold out of Daily News and Inquirer. Had to settle for a News Journal. The clerk lady said people were grabbing them by the handful off the truck.

I woke up this morning and realized what happened last night and couldn't wait to get out of bed and watch it again on TiVo - I think I cried again!!!!

[SunCoastBlueHen]

I woke up this morning and realized what happened last night and couldn't wait to get out of bed and watch it again on TiVo - I think I cried again!!!!

You spent too many years watching Dick Vermeil. :p

[tribe_pride]

My eleven year old daughter, who watched the game with me last night, is braving all the ridicule from the bandwagon Rays fans and wearing her Phillies shirt to school today! When she wore the shirt last week, she said one of the teachers refused to call on her when she raised her hand. xlolx

That's an awesome way to not get called on anymore.

[LacesOut]

Congrats to the Phillies organization and to all their fans.

I actually watched the 8th and 9th inning last night, and about 30 minutes of the celebration.

[Marcus Garvey]

I hope to one day have the feeling of living in the area when a team wins a title. I wasn't here when the Bucs or Bolts won their titles. Seeing those trophies in cases doesn't have the same feeling of being in town when they win.

As a young Cowboy fan, I didn't have the $$$ to see them play during their Super Bowl run (I was in high school). I taken trips to see them play and if they have a great season, I'll be here in Tampa for the Super Bowl. Probably outside but I'll be here none the less. xlolx

Depends upon where you are. I was in Mesa the night the D'Backs clinched the World Series over the Yankees. People were excited, and there was some yelling and screaming and cars honking, but it was nothing like what you see in Philly or Boston.

[JoltinJoe]

I woke up this morning and realized what happened last night and couldn't wait to get out of bed and watch it again on TiVo - I think I cried again!!!!

Did something happen last night? :p

[93henfan]

Lemme tell you something that's great about having a huge head. I go to the hat store at the Dover Mall and all they have left is one authentic Phils New Era cap with the World Series patch. Disappointedly, I pull it off the shelf and low and behold, it's a size 8, just right. SCORE!!!

I'm playing Powerball today boys!

[93henfan]

PARADE UPDATE

Anyone going to the parade tomorrow like me, if you want to try to get a seat in either Citizens Bank Park or Lincoln Financial Field, they will be available on the Phillies website (phillies.com) at 3pm. Tickets are free.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20081030_Parade__60-plus_degrees__1_million-plus_fans.html

[93henfan]

Hard to believe the fourth guy listed on here (#21) gets a World Series ring...xlolx

http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-5370116_alternate1_dt.jpg

[93henfan]

Harry and Wheels - last pitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12GNs8ERYL0

[93henfan]

WOO HOO! I scored two tix for me and my dad at The Linc for tomorrow. I'll keep trying and will offer freebies on any others I can obtain.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

WOO HOO! I scored two tix for me and my dad at The Linc for tomorrow. I'll keep trying and will offer freebies on any others I can obtain.

I've been queue for about 23 minutes so it doesn't look good. I doubt i'm gonna go down without tickets at either the Linc or CBP. Too much of a cluster f&#% without them.

[93henfan]

I've been queue for about 23 minutes so it doesn't look good. I doubt i'm gonna go down without tickets at either the Linc or CBP. Too much of a cluster f&#% without them.

It'll be a cluster f&#% everywhere. Don't let not getting a stadium seat stop you. Some of the most fun will be around City Hall. That's where the ticker tape portion will be.

Get you ass down there tomorrow!

FWIW, I went in queues for both CBP and LFF at 3:01. I still haven't seen any movement on CBP. The Linc started me at 3 minutes, went as high as 8 minutes, and then slowly came back down and I finally got in around 3:15-20ish. I went right back in to LFF after I got my first set and it's been stuck at 15 mins.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

It'll be a cluster f&#% everywhere. Don't let not getting a stadium seat stop you. Some of the most fun will be around City Hall. That's where the ticker tape portion will be.

Get you ass down there tomorrow!

FWIW, I went in queues for both CBP and LFF at 3:01. I still haven't seen any movement on CBP. The Linc started me at 3 minutes, went as high as 8 minutes, and then slowly came back down and I finally got in around 3:15-20ish. I went right back in to LFF after I got my first set and it's been stuck at 15 mins.

Ehh i don't feel like driving down and standing there for 3 hours to get to see the team drive by for 30 seconds and then that's it. Will it be an experience, yes, but IMO not worth the headaches.

I'm waiting on my friend who i'm suppose to go with to see if he had any luck getting any.

[93henfan]

CBP is now sold out. Second time through The Linc, I got a message saying there are no pairs left that are adjacent, but put me in a queu for randow singles. That's stuck on 15 min.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

CBP is now sold out. Second time through The Linc, I got a message saying there are no pairs left that are adjacent, but put me in a queu for randow singles. That's stuck on 15 min.

Yup that's where i am now. I think all tickets are sold out now at the Linc. Owell it was worth a shot. Hopefully comcast sportsnet broadcasts the parade and it's not left to the regional affiliates.

[UMass922]

I was rooting for the Rays to win last night, but only because I didn't want the season to end quite yet. As a baseball fan, I would have loved to see Hamels pitch (and win) a Game 7.

Either way, though, the Phillies are admirable World Series champs, and should have a good shot at winning it again next year. This is a well-deserved title for the team and its fans.

[GannonFan]

I didn't bother with the stadiums - I'm just going down for the parade stuff. Bringing the wife and 3 kids (inlcuding one who's an infant). Just the atmosphere is enough reason to go (that and the penchant for Philadelphia teams to have long periods of time in between titles). Just hoping the trains aren't too mobbed going in - the 5 year old has a Halloween parade and party tomorrow at preschool and while I'll pulling him out early from the party I still want him to go to the Halloween parade. It'll be tight getting down there if SEPTA screws this up. But we'll be there!!!

Oh, the wife stood in line at Modells for 2 hours around lunchtime and scored a lot of World Series merchandise. The lines around those stores are crazy!!! And my mother-in-law works right next to City Hall and she walked across the street to the Inquirer/Daily News printers and scored me a copy of each paper. The extra runs they did all sold out in most places before 7AM and I was worried I'd be out of luck. Fortunately, the papers decided to restart the presses (something they hadn't done in decades apparently) and they came out with another full run this afternoon.

Yeah, it's safe to say the area is going bonkers.

[bluehenbillk]

Don't know if I'll use them but I got 5th row tix at the Linc. Will be in S. Philly early in the AM with the 2 boys & the wife, will watch somewhere between Washington & South.

Insider Traffic Tip: Park at the Airport, by the Marriott (Terminal B) & take the subway over, 1st stop is Broad & Pattison.

[Philly Phoenix Phan]

Happiest night of my life. There are no words. Filing onto Broad with the crowds, watching the girls making out, high fiving the cops, seeing fireworks bounce off buildings, bathing in champagne. Incredible. I had never seen a championship for any team I rooted for. Nothing beats Philly!

And I scored my bosses two CBP tickets for tomorrow! I love this city! I love this team! Go Phils!!!

[Go...gate]

Congratulations to the Phillies and all the Phillies fans. You richly deserve the championship.

[93henfan]

Insider Traffic Tip: Park at the Airport, by the Marriott (Terminal B) & take the subway over, 1st stop is Broad & Pattison.

Much appreciated. Oddly, I am less versed in SEPTA than I am the DC Metro and the NYC Subway. I had planned on taking the R2 to 30th, and then connecting down to B & P. This will be a LOT easier IF there is parking. We plan to get there very early. Do they allow bottles on SEPTA trains? Just wondering.:D

[93henfan]

Cole Hamels just did the Top Ten List on David Letterman. Here are the ones I remember (paraphrasing):

My favorite:
-This must be how the Yankees used to feel.

-Maybe John McCain will call me "Cole the Pitcher"

-How cool a name is Cole Hamels?

-How can I get excited about the World Series when the country's economic outlook is the worst it's been since the third quarter of 2001?

-Hey, is that the Phillie Phanatic hitting on my wife?

-But seriously, how cool a name is Cole Hamels?