Phinally!

Yesterday, a Philadelphia sports team accomplished what no team in the city has done in 25 years: winning the championship. Witnessing the Phillies win the World Series for the first time in 28 years was something that I will never forget. Last night, in front of 44,000 fans, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in game 5.5 of the World Series. I say 5.5 because the game continued in the bottom of the 6th inning, after being suspended Monday night due to miserable weather. The Phillies got off to a great start with a double by pinch-hitter Geoff Jenkins to start off the bottom of the sixth. Pat Burrell got what ended up being the game winning run, as he doubled in the 7th, and his pinch-runner, Eric Bruntlett, scored the game-winning run off a Pedro Feliz single, which put the Phillies up for good. As the 8th inning ended, the fans knew just how close the Phillies were. And they were louder than ever. Brad Lidge showed his best stuff, and won the World Series with a 1-2-3 strikeout of pinch-hitter Eric Hinske. He jumped, and landed on his kness, shouting, "We did it!", as Carlos Ruiz ran up and hugged him. After their hug, pictured above, the rest of the team jumped onto them, celebrating the Phillies first championship since 1980, and the city of Philadelphia's first championship since 1983. The curse has been reversed, and the parade is tomorrow at noon, starting at 20th and Market. I've never been so proud to be a Philadelphia sports fan as I was last night, witnessing the Phillies win the World Series. Congratulations to all the members of the team, staff, and personnel! The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Series Champions!