Fans watch the sixth inning of Game 5 in the pouring rain Monday in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia ? Donna Gentekos was shivering, her zipped-up red jacket the last of four layers of Phillies gear keeping her covered.

Gentekos had long abandoned her prime seat in section 141 and tried to stay warm standing outside Harry The K’s, a sports bar located just below the left field scoreboard. Her husband was at the concession stand buying hot cocoa.

She was cold and uncomfortable at Citizens Bank Park, but there was no way she was leaving Game 5 of the World Series on Monday night.

“I just want it done,” she said, moments before the tarp came out.

Game 5 of the World Series was suspended late Monday because of rain in the sixth inning with the Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays tied at 2.

Gentekos was one of 45,940 soggy fans who must wait another day – or more.

Minutes after the game was suspended, Nicole DeLuca was on her cell phone calling out of work today.

A college student in New York City, she was down to cheer on her hometown Phils and needed someone to cover her shift at the restaurant where she works.

“You don’t get a World Series every year,” she said.

Winning a championship has never been easy in Philadelphia. With the Phillies on the brink of their first World Series championship in 28 years, the title drought was extended another day.

“This is exactly why you don’t want to start a World Series game so late,” said fan John Vanore. “It’s going to the wee hours of the morning, and you’re going to lose a lot of spectators. They knew the rain was coming. They should have played tomorrow.”

Fans fled seats that cost hundreds of dollars and flooded the concourses looking for cover. They couldn’t do more than shuffle along in the rising puddles. They stood huddled in their Phillies sweaters, garbage bags and rain coats six or seven deep behind home plate, straining to catch a glimpse of Cole Hamels before the tarp came on the field.

No matter the weather, Paul Daly was ready to stay until the end.

“It’s the World Series. It’s a clincher,” he said. “We watched every game this season. We’re not leaving until it starts to snow.”

“And I have school tomorrow!” piped in his 8-year-old son, Colin.

Even Rob Menapace, who left his soggy seat in section 418 to escape the rain, agreed rain could not ruin the event.

“I’d rather play the game in this than 70 degree weather, especially if they win,” he said. “This is crazy, but it’s fun. We’ve been waiting a long time for this. A little rain isn’t going to stop us. It’s the experience. The cold rain, the weather, it adds to the whole experience.”