A few random thoughts about the Phillies ring ceremony yesterday: After all, we waited 28 years to see it.

First and foremost, congratulations to the Phils, you earned it. Now, can we please put a halt to all the hosannas and get back to playing baseball. Maybe a road trip is just what this team needs. Then again, the way they’re pitching, a trip to Coors Field in the Mile High City of Denver might not be exactly what the doctor ordered.

High points of the day: Former GM Pat Gillick with tears in his eyes. A thunderous ovation for Pat Burrell.

Low point: A cacophony of boos that rained down on Adam Eaton. How long do you think that is going to be played on ESPN? We’ll hear about it every time Philly fans are debated. Not a good move.

And about those rings: Maybe it’s just me (after all I work in an industry that seems to be crumbling all around us), but did it strike anyone else as just a tad unseemly – even gaudy – to be handing out that kind of bling in these economic times?

Check out some of the numbers on these babies: 14 karat white gold, each one with 103 diamonds, coming to about 3.84 karats a pop. The top of the ring has a ruby inlay, with the Phillies P logo inset with diamonds.

The Phils would not comment on how much the rings were worth. I don’t blame them.

How long before one of them shows up on eBay?