The celebration continues for the Phillie's fans. For you soccer fans out there, the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series this week. Does anyone know what the mascot (Phillie Fanatic) is?
It's OK to say the word now.
Parade!
And, oh, how we've waited for this one.
The only other time the Phillies won a World Series, in 1980, fans threw boxloads of computer punch cards and shredded paper from office windows onto Broad Street.
Today, you're more likely to see water-soluble, eco-friendly confetti flying around.
Police expect more than a million people to converge on Center City to watch the Phillies take their noontime victory ride on flatbed trucks from 20th and Market Streets, around City Hall, and down Broad Street to Citizens Bank Park.
An hour-long rally at the ballpark, expected to begin at 1:45 p.m., will be telecast live to fans across the street at Lincoln Financial Field. Gates at both stadiums will open at 10 a.m., but only fans with tickets will be allowed in. The free tickets were snapped up within an hour of becoming available on the Phillies' Web site yesterday.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_left_story/20081031_Million-plus_expected_for_Phillies_parade.html
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