Congratulations to The Phils!

For winning their 5th consecutive NL East Championship!

Six IronPigs got the big call after Friday night’s game, including new Philadelphia Phillies Coach Ryne Sandberg. (Wrigley just shook a little). It will be interesting to follow along with what options are presented to Coach Sandberg and which he will ultimately choose.

Texas born, 25-year-old Joe Savery and 23-year-old California native Justin De Fratus both first timers in a MLB uniform and they wind up spraying champagne in the Philadelphia locker room. How cool is that?

What a baseball story for Joe Savery – from Clearwater (where he hit .307) before returning to Reading then on to the Lehigh Valley mainly as a pitcher (4-0 1.80 ERA) and finally on to the big show all in 2011. (please click here for required reading)

Imagine for a moment you are 23 years old. Now dream you are celebrating as a player in the Phils locker room with existing and perhaps future Hall of Famers (and you’re only 23).  What an experience it must have been for this young man. @ToddZolecki with another great article, this time about Justin De Fratus and it’s right here.

Domonic Brown from Florida, 24 and 31-year-old PA native Erik Kratz pop corks in the locker room of the NL East Champions. What a feeling it must have been for these two. After reading this article and there may be those that disagree but the club house last night might just have been the perfect place for Domonic to be.

Georgia Punch, 28-year-old Brandon Moss “Hogg” certainly deserved to make it back to the show after his year in the Lehigh Valley and his one-man-show in the IL Playoffs. What a better way to celebrate than to grab a division winning stogie and just cruise around CBP.

Finally, what a sight – Ryne Sandberg back in a Philadelphia uniform for the first time in 30 years. Cubs fans are cringing…

In case you missed it, here are a few grabs of our boys enjoying the night. Hopefully, they will all get a well deserved ring!

Coach Sandberg

Holy Kratz

Moss Hogg

Ryno and Moss

Phear The Phro

Moss D-O-Double Gizzle

Schwim - Dom Brown - Moss - Pete Orr (back row)

Justin De Fratus - Moss - Orr