PHILLIES NEWS

The Wait is over. After 25 years and 100 seasons of frustration and heartbreak Philadelphia has its championship. That's right the Phillies are the 2008 world series champions. Believe it! Tonight the Phils and Rays finally completed game 5 of the world series which started way back on monday night. Then Cole Hamels got the start on a soggy night and went 6 strong innings allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits. Unfortunately thanks to an unprecedented rainout it all went for naught and it came down a 3.5 inning free for all tonight. Back on Monday "the Flyin Hawaiian" Shane Victorino got it all started with a 2 run single in the bottom of the 1st for a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 4th Evan Longoria singled in a run to cut it to 2-1. In the top of the 6th in a torrential down pour Carlos Pena singled in a run to tie it at 2 and send the game into a 46 hour rain delay. Tonight Geoff Jenkins got it started in the bottom of the 6th, doubling and scoring on a single blooped by Jayson Werth over the head of 2nd baseman Akinori Iwamora for a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 7th Rocco Baldelli lined a solo homer to tie it up again at 3. In the bottom of the 8th, "the Bat" Pat Burrell led off with a double and was replaced in favor of pinch runner Eric Bruntlett, leading to an RBI single by Pedro Feliz to put the Phils back ahead 4-3. From there, J.C Romero got through the 8th inning thanks to a perfectly timed double play and in came Brad Lidge to close it out in the 9th. Evan Longoria popped up to leadoff the inning, Dioner Navarro then broke his bat and singled. He was lifted in favor of pinch runner Fernando Perez who promptly stole second, uh oh. Fortunately Ben Zobrist then lined one right into Werth's glove and pinch hitter Eric Hinske struck out to ignite the celebration. So the Phils are World Champions baby! It doesn't get much better than this. Go Phils!