Daily News | Phillies fans celebrate like it’s 2008 after improbable win: ‘There’s even more electricity now.’
Some kissed, some hugged, some cried. Joyful screams came from the restrooms. Hoarse voices belted out “Dancing on My Own.” After a game-long rain and a season’s worth of tension, the 45,000-plus seismically loud fans at Citizens Bank Park witnessed the almost unimaginable.
“Might feel even better,” said Jamie Pagliei, who showed up with his standard game face — as in, red-striped beneath a blue Mohawk — and who was at the ballpark 14 years ago when the Phillies won their last World Series. Within minutes of the final out, crowds congregated at Broad and Locust Streets, barely yielding to traffic, and against the city’s best efforts, utility poles were in play for climbers.
An impromptu batting cage was set up in the middle of it all with kids and adults taking swings at underhand pitches. Pat Burger, 30, jumped into the hitter’s box wearing an Eagles jersey and a giant Swoop mascot headpiece.