Celebrations all around for the Philadelphia Phillies after beating the Washington Nationals and taking the National League East title.
After beating the Washington Nationals 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated big time at City Hall on Monday their National League East title with thousands of their fans joining in the celebrations. This season the Phillies fought hard to catch up from a seven game deficit with just seventeen games at hand to earn a chance to go the playoffs. The team will end up facing Wild Card winners the Colorado Rockies who had faced the San Diego Padres in a Wild Card playoff on Monday and took home the title for the playoffs.
Fans were everywhere as the team celebrated its win and never had the city seen so many people at one place. Organizer of the event called it one of the biggest pep rallies that Philly had seen in years. Delirious fans came from all over the city shouting, “Fightin’ Phils” to the team while others shouted “M.V.P” for the Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins surrounded the cities City Hall as well as filled the streets in celebration. This was unforgettable day for the team as well as its fans.