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For the fans, a day of awesomeness
From their seats by the left-field foul pole, Peg and Gino Formaroli, mother and son from Trenton, started whooping the moment the team rolled out onto the field, one by one, in sleek convertibles. Peg waved two white "World Champion" flags.
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Surrounded by his newly minted champions, manager Charlie Manuel addresses the throngs during the celebration at Citizens Bank Park.
"Goosebumps," Gino, 42, whispered as skipper Charlie Manuel took the microphone, declaring the long, slow ride up Broad Street "the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. I'll always remember it."
Peg Formaroli clapped her hand over her mouth when Chase Utley reminded the city, with the use of an expletive, that they were champions. But she started to cry when Jamie Moyer talked about how he "lived and died" with the Phillies as a youth.
"That's the best story on the team," Peg, 72, said of Moyer. "He had a dream of being here, and now he's won a world championship for his city."
Gino patted his mother on the shoulder and reminded her that there were about 150 days until opening day. Peg waved him off, smiling.
"The happiness," she said, pausing, sniffing. "Words aren't good enough to describe it."
