Photo: Jim MacMillan
Philadelphia threw quite the party after the Phillies won the World Series last night, bagging the city's first major sports championship since 1983. Philly.com played down the mayhem, vandalism and larceny. Their headline read "City celebrates the World Series; the cleanup begins."
My favorite line: "No homicides were reported overnight." So, yeah, Philly fans have that going for them. But as you can see by the above picture, some folks got a little overzealous out there on Broad Street.
Bay New 9 sports guy Rock Riley talked to Ron Diaz on the Sports Animal this morning, and said the scene way pretty crazy. The station's news van was in an area heavily patrolled by police, but Riley said he strongly felt that, without the cop presence, the van would've likely been rocked and tipped over.
Further, he left in a rental car that had Florida plates, so he and his companions were a bit nervous on the drive home. Maybe Riley's just being a homer, or overly dramatic, but his anxieties were not baseless. In case you hadn't heard, Philadelphia fans are known for being — how can I say this diplomatically? — raging assholes.
To view MacMillan's hilarious photo gallery of the postgame insanity on Broad Street, click here.
