I’d assume a large majority of Philadelphia sports fans don’t remember much about the day Charlie Manuel was hired to manage the Fightin’ Phils.

Afterall, when he was officially given the coaching nod in November of ’04, the Phillies were coming off a year in which they finished a disappointing ten games behind the Braves and fired Larry Bowa with two games remaining in the season.   Couple that with the fact that Donovan, T.O. & Westbrook were 7-0 at the time, us fans had our sights set on the Super Bowl.  If the new Phillies manager wasn’t a World Series winning, chain-smoking skip whose name rhymes with Kim Peehand, that move wasn’t even being printed in one of those little boxes on the back page of the Daily News.

In fact, there were several other candidates — including: Grady Little (hired and fired by the Dodgers since), Don Baylor (hasn’t managed), Buddy Bell (hired and fired by the Royals since), Terry Pendleton (hasn’t managed), and John Russell (currently managing the Pirates).  But Ed Wade stuck to his “gut” and picked Cholly.  We dismissed it as a low-budget move from a horribly run franchise who have no interest in winning; just making money in their beautiful new stadium.

Not me though, I always knew we’d win a World Series with Charlie.

After the jump, a prophetic quote from Charlie’s first day on the job and video of his press conference.

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No questions asked.

At the conclusion of today’s parade, the World Fucking Champion Philadelphia Phillies were introduced one-by-one to the raucous Citizens Bank Park faithful. One of the last players to step to the podium was the usually mild-mannered All-Star second baseman, Chase Utley…

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the greatest World Series speech in the history of sports. Kids, make sure to cover your ears. If you’re in the office, turn the volume down a smidgen.

WORLD. FUCKING. CHAMPIONS.

The man they call “Hollywood” and MVP of the 2008 World Series, Cole Hamels, made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman last night to read the Top Ten List.

Looking awfully dapper, Cole spouted off the “Top Ten Things That Went Through Cole Hamels’ Mind After Winning The World Series.”

Here it is in all its embeddable glory:

Seriously though, how cool a name is Cole Hamels?

Here’s the in-booth shot of the final call of the 2008 World Series by Harry Kalas. It’s a shame, you definitely won’t be listening to Harry here. Chris Wheeler is going KA-RAZY!

There seems to be a horde of Philadelphians who have been extremely angry the past day and a half.

Well, let me rephrase — more angry than usual.

I guess it’s understandable, but if you ask me, we’re still in a pretty damn good position. Just think — being that the game will start from the bottom of the sixth inning tonight, it means we don’t have to celebrate on a weekday at one o’clock in the morning. We can start earlier! Get drunkerer! Flip more cars! And it won’t be in the middle of a monsoon!

Yes, Bud Selig is an incompetent moron. But I ain’t gonna let that curmudgeon kill my high. So wipe that fucking scowl off your face and get ready for some Game 5½ action.

I know one person who is DEFINITELY ready. The man who is the subject of the most incredible interview segment in the history of local news. South Philly’s own — the one, the only, MONTY GEE!

I dare you to disagree:

You hear that? We’re winning the World Series. Not only are we winning, but we’re also taking it “to the top, to the top, to the top.” Seriously, if you can’t trust a guy with an old school gold-on-onyx name plate, who can you trust?

Last night’s Game 3 sure wasn’t pretty, but if you’re a Phillies fan — it was the most beautifullest game in the world.

Around 6:30, I got a call from my buddy.  “Yo man, I hope you don’t have any plans for tonight.”  I told him I was just about to head to my local watering hole to watch the Phils.  “Well, would you rather go to the game?  You just gotta pick me up,” he said.

“I’m already in my car, maing.”

Little did I know, the ticket would not only be free, but it was right the fuck behind home plate:

Actually, if you wanna get technical, our seats were in Row 1 of Section 224.  Hall of Fame Club, directly behind home plate.  But my friend’s brother-in-law wanted to swap seats with us in the 3rd inning, and we were happy to oblige.

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The Phillies have been mostly quiet on the rubber ducky front, but you can’t really blame them. When you’re preparing for Game 1 of the World Series, I would imagine spending half of your time explaining an inside joke to the media could get extremely annoying. Unfortunately, columnists, local news stations, and even lowly bloggers need material; so CBS 3 came to the rescue with this segment from last night:

¡Viva La Duckies!

*Recorded last night at the Trocadero in Philly…*

Okay, maybe Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg saying “[I don't know much about baseball,but]I hear the Phillies are in the World Series. I hope you guys win that motherfucker” was just a ‘[insert town] has the best fans in the world’ kinda statement.

But fuck that.

Amon Amarth is the best band on the planet (sorry, Satyricon). The ‘Tard has 2* passions, epic Viking metal and the Phillies, and the man-beast that is named Johan just combined them both. I almost creamed my pants, shit my pants, and cried simultaneously when he said that (yes, that is my shitty $70 camera recording that!). You’d cry too, brah. No one commands a stage like Johan Hegg. He’s like the Tom Brady of stage commanding, except he’s not a fuckin’ pussy.

That moment just put a cherry topping on a turd of a weekend for the ‘Tard.

Just remember one thing.

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From TMZ — your #1 source for shirtless Matthew McConaughey pics! — comes this completely embarrassing video of a couple asshole Dodger fans chucking full cups of beer on the LAPD the other night. Now I know Philly gets a bad rep from a few questionable decisions our fans may or may not have made in the past, but this clip from Chavez Ravine fucking blows away any faux pas ever committed here.

Hmmmm, let’s see, throwing snowballs at a 180 lb. intoxicated Santa Claus in 1968, or pummeling cops with beer in 2008…

I can’t decide.

Whoever you are, may your favorite baseball team flourish in the World Series.)

After the jump, video of another asshole Dodgers fan — but for a completely different reason…

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