. SPORTS: BASEBALL: MAJOR LEAGUE: Phillies defeat Nationals, 8-0, to clinch NL EastPhillies defeat Nationals, 8-0, to clinch NL East By Matt Gelb
Inquirer Staff Writer Posted on Tue, Sep. 28, 2010 http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/ 20100928_Phillies_defeat_Nationals__8-0__to_clinch_NL_East.html A shorter URL for the above link: http://tinyurl.com/27tsk47In the 346th game of his career, Halladay threw a shutout. He pitched the Phillies to their fourth straight National League East championship in an 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals. Now, arguably the game's best pitcher is headed to the postseason for the first time at age 33.
"This is the coolest thing I've been a part of," Halladay said.It must have been. Here was Halladay, perhaps the most calculating player in baseball, running around the visitors' clubhouse at Nationals Park with goggles on, spraying his teammates with champagne.
The Phillies who have been around for all of these celebrations let Halladay, Mike Sweeney, and Brian Schneider pop the first bottles. Those three players, who represent a combined 40 major-league seasons, have never played postseason baseball until now.
"To let us to be the ones to pop the champagne," Sweeney said, "it's a tribute to the amazing men in this clubhouse."
Sweeney took off his pants and scurried around the room. He was caught from behind by closer Brad Lidge, who dumped champagne on his head.
"It burns!" he said "Oh yeah," Lidge said, "it burns."The Phillies will enter the postseason as the top seed in the league. They clinched that Monday, too, based upon tiebreakers with San Francisco and San Diego. For the first time since 1977, the Phillies will have the best record in the National League.
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