10/29/08: After decades without a title, the Philadelphia Philies brought the city of Brotherly Love a world title. Celebration and joy fills the streets, as fans young and old cheer on a team that they would never expect to win, finally did it.

Now, I was watching this game, mainly out of curiosity (and to kill time waiting for South Park). This series itself caught my interest for one reason: the celebration after they won.

That is key, a celebration after the big game, where we see human emotions on display. Hearing the crowd explode after the last out, the last second, the last play, the final buzzer is thrilling and pumps blood through the system (unless your team lost, which in that point, you feel like dying).

It's a team sport, expressing victory after a major win. From the fans, to the players, to the music guy who has to play the song right after, to the commentators giving us a description of what just happened (fact: Local radio announcers have more enthusiasm than your favorite TV anchor. Mr. Joe Buck, I'm looking at you.)

The players are the most memorable, based on their visibility and importance. They'll be the one that get quoted, interviewed, put on shirts, and whatnot. The coaches, while being very very untelling with their demeanor, tend to let emotions crack through their tough shell too, especially when the season after the season is dedicated to someone long gone (Doc Rivers and his dad, 2008 NBA Post-Season). The radio commentators make the moment that more emotional, because all professionalism and non-bias goes out the window once the title is won, and you get to hear the "inner fan" come out. The fans, while only shown with signs, and at outside interviews, are huge in this too, because they feel inspired.

Now hold on a sec. "They feel inspired."

Could this be why I watch these post-season games? Probably.

Maybe it's because victory is for me, a rarity. Maybe I just like to see people happy. Maybe I really can feel that there is a way for me to get through a bad time.

But you gotta admit, when those guys win big time, the celebration makes you want to be a part, to bask in their joy, to feel successful, to be on top of the world.

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