The face of Major League Baseball will have a Phils jersey underneath it for the next decade and after months of waiting, Philadelphia can finally experience pure joy again.
Folks, this is one of the greatest days in franchise history, and it was a crazy journey to get here. For those of us who couldn’t tear away ourselves from our Tweetdeck and social media accounts throughout the winter, it was a time of hope, followed by patience, followed by a lot of impatience, followed by a solid month of insanity.
We’re happy, but exhausted. Let’s take a look at how we got there, told exclusively through social media and the reporters/insiders/fans/unhinged masses that held your hand and, on many occasions, squeezed it way too hard, during this process.