Phillies World Series Ring Ceremony: Champions Get Their Bling

by Tina Kells | April 8, 2009 at 01:52 pm

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The Philadelphia Phillies were given their World Series championship rings at a special ring ceremony April 8, 2009. At the Phillies ring ceremony team members were presented with the 103 diamond encrusted 14-carat white gold ring as part of a pre-game special.

Retired Phillies general manager Pat Glick was the first to receive his World Series ring and was cheered on by excited fans as he accepted the token.

Led by a motorcycle police escort, the rings arrived in a white van that circled around the warning track. Former general manager Pat Gillick, who retired after last season, was the first to receive his ring during a lengthy pregame ceremony.

An emotional Gillick cried after team president David Montgomery handed him his ring. Manager Charlie Manuel came next, and he was greeted by chants of "Charlie! Charlie" by the sellout crowd.