At least the Phillies clinched it at home. It makes it a lot better on TV than a clinch on the road (see the White Sox and Red Sox)

my god this was amazing...it's the first championship I've been alive for.

I agree with Francisco. As soon as the Phils won game 4, I kept thinking to myself that game 5 was going to be the big one, the one they had to win to make this special, especially seeing as up to this point, the Phillies had clinched everything else on the road (NL East, NLDS, and NLCS)

i agree, clinching at home makes it that much better. watching the cardinals clinch in 2006 was a refreshing change from the past 3 champions clinching on the road

This will no doubt go down in sports history as the oddest curse breaking ever. Forget the fact that this was the longest World Series game ever played (48 hours), but just the mere way the curse was broken. The curse of William Penn was based on the fact that once buildings in Philly were taller than Billy, Philly teams never won a championship. So how fitting is it that a year after that miniature figurine was attached to the top of the Comcast Building (thus once again making Mr. Penn the highest point in Philadelphia) that a Philadelphia sports team wins a championship. Unfuckingbelieveable. Go Phillies!!!

By mostly homegrown talent you mean mostly the guys with the names that you know right?

Only 9 out of the 25 were drafted/signed by the Phillies.

Yay?

Good riddance Joe Buck. I don't think anyone could have made a worse call than you and I'm glad Harry the K put you to shame. Why don't you leave baseball to people who care and go call golf for ESPN, but be sure to have a good book with you just in case it rains you loser. You wouldn't to go out and have fun. That would ruin your reputation.

Only 9 out of the 25 were drafted/signed by the Phillies.
And yeah of those 9 you have the biggest stars on the team jackass....Howard, Utley, Rollins, Hamels, Myers, Madsen and Burrell. Those alone represent 75% of the offense and 45% of the pitching on this team. That my friend is HOMEGROWN TALENT.

Go Phillies I finally get the championship I ahve been dying for since 1983.

My newborns, only a month old, got to witness a Philly championship, and that is something I prayed to god that they would be able to be a part of.

So now for the most important question: which Phillie is gonna be featured in the pre-SportsCenter "Champions in HD" bit along with Eli, KG, Candace, and Jimmie Johnson?

So long, Youklis...

jfein@2:02: The Phillies clinched the NL East at home.

Since it is the morning after, please tell me that Phillies fans lit New Jersey on fire last night.

question -- if Jeter had made that fake to 1st, throw home play that chase made last night, would joe buck's mouth still be attached to jeter's balls, at noon the next day?

@ Anon @ 10:19: My bad. I was away that weekend and for some random weekend, I always thought that it was a road game.

@ Goldberg: Yes.

While people are bashing Buck though, I don't think he did that bad of a job last night. I felt he was into the game last night, more so than he was into any previous game in the World Series (or NLCS for that matter). And while his call was not the most memorable call, after it, he did the smartest thing possible, he shut up. And he shut up for at least a few minutes, letting the pictures and the replays dictate the feelings. There was nothing he could have said and he did a good job of saying nothing.

Some cool Phillies clips for fans to make into ringtones etc.

@bf - you think ESPN will remove one of their beloved Red Sox? :o