2008 Phillies reunite on Zoom call

As NBC Sports Philadelphia continues re-airing the entire 2008 Phillies playoff run, the ’08 team held a reunion via Zoom this afternoon.

Zoom reunion w Howard, Lidge, Burrell, Utley, Vic, Billmeyer, Eyre & Werth. Such good stuff! Loved seeing all the guys. I almost cried they said such nice things to me. Very touching. My teams @Phillies the best in my 50+ years in baseball. It’s gonna play on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/St5euMFcZe

— Charlie Manuel (@CMBaseball41) June 17, 2020

It is the first time, publicly known, the 2008 World Champions have all reunited since Aug. 5, 2018, when they were honored in a pregame ceremony for their tenth anniversary celebration during alumni weekend. The meeting can soon be viewed on Youtube.

Game 3 of the 2008 World Series airs tonight at 7 pm on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Here’s the recording of the Zoom meeting:

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