The Phillies Are World Champions!

October 29, 2008
By Philly SportsCast

We are busting – just busting – Amazing.

This is me yelping like a little girl after the Phillies won – it felt so good…



From Philly.com

The Phillies are the champions.

Pedro Feliz singled in pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett with the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and Brad Lidge finished up a perfect year out of the bullpen by closing in the ninth to lift the Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies won all three games at the Bank to clinch the best-of-seven series, four games to one, and win their first World Series title since 1980. The fourth victory was the most difficult since the game had been suspended Monday night because of a cold, windblown rain after 51/2 innings with the score tied at 2.

J.C. Romero worked 11/3 innings to pick up the win. Lidge gave up a broken-bat single in the ninth to Dioner Navarro but struck out pinch-hitter Eric Hinske on three pitches amid a barrage of camera flashes to pick up the save, his 48th in 48 opportunities this season.

Lidge fell to his knees after the final out, and he was mobbed a split second later by his teammates.

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8 Responses to The Phillies Are World Champions!

  1. kelly conger on October 30, 2008 at 1:46 am

    It’s been a long time coming!!!! but well worth the wait!!! REPEAT!!!!!

  2. strong-side-blitz on October 30, 2008 at 8:31 am

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You DIE HARD BASEBALL FANS DESERVE THIS!!!!!

    THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Derek on October 30, 2008 at 9:47 am

    Worth the wait for sure – I don’t want to wait that long for another one.

  4. lets go mets on October 30, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Congratulations D-bags!

    • IQ on November 2, 2008 at 11:25 pm

      lmao mets

      it was worth it
      luckily it was 25 for me, it was 13 :D

  5. Rich in San Jose on October 30, 2008 at 1:33 pm

    I was just silent for a minute when it happened. I was not really sure it really happened.

    I was jumping around the living room when Pete Happy hit the game winning RBI.

    I was up all night watching the recaps on ESPN. I cannot get enough of it.

    I am looking forward to the next podcast.

  6. Strongsideblitz on October 30, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    Parade bound PSC and members?

    You should call for a Parade PSC meeting at the parade near CBP.

  7. IQ on November 2, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    *it wasnt 25

    i wish there was an edit