Play It Again Philly

Game 5... Night two. No rain for starters. Just as electric as Monday night, just dryer. The crowd was just as excited and just as loud. Then the Rays took the field. Boooooooooooooo!!! And Jenkins starts things off with a double. Phils score and you could just feel that this was their night. And Madson, who has been amazing this season, lets up the tying home run and then a single. Hold on a second. This isn't how it's supposed to go. Did I mention it was frickin' freezin'!!! But the Phils bullpen holds the Rays, with much props to Chase Utley and his heads up play to gun down the runner at the plate. And then the Phils come back with another run in the bottom of the seventh. The eighth breezes by and it's now time for Lights Out Lidge. Can you believe the Phillies, the city, and everyone at the ballpark are three outs away from a World Series Championship!!! But before we get ahead of ourselves, the Rays have a man on second. No sweat, Lidge strikes out the final batter and the Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Series Champions for the first time since 1980. This is the first time in my life that I have really had a chance to enjoy a Championship for a team I love. Citizen's Bank Park was crazy. I, Sean Patrick, was on the brink of tears. God I wish my dad was still around to see this. He's watching somewhere, I just know it. Saw the Kruker, John Kruk on the way out of the stadium. Even got a chance to shake Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams hand during his radio show before the game. Super nice guy despite rumors I've heard. On a side note, a certain ZXL employee lost his ticket on the way out of the stadium Monday night. Yeah, can you believe it??? So come the top of the eighth inning, some older gentleman stands directly in front of me and of course I'm like " Yo Jack, this ain't your seat." He shows me his ticket and unbelievable, it's the lost ticket!!! I had to take a picture of the ticket and a picture with the dude. Both on WZXL.com. He bought it in Washington DC for $300 for two innings. He is originally from Philly, but lives in DC now. The lost ticket made it all the way from Citizen's Bank Park in Philly to Washington DC. Amazing. I crowned him the luckiest man alive. So two shirts, a fleece, three hats, a program, parking twice, a few newspapers, and of course Game 5 over two nights, I will never forget the 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies. I've been smiling nonstop since last night. At work. Acme. The mall. Cooper Hospital. Smiling nonstop because I can't help it. Big thanks to GF for the ticket. Thanks for the once in a lifetime opportunity. And he is a Mets fan. See, they're not so bad??? Won't make the parade, but I was at the clinching game and I'll never forget it. Thanks Charlie and boys...