After a 46-hour rain delay, the Philadelphia Phillies finally finished off the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the World Series with a 4-3 win to clinch the 2008 World Series. They got lead off doubles from Geoff Jenkins in the sixth and Pat Burrell in the seventh and both runs came home to score, which gave them the edge after the restart in the sixth inning at 2-2.
It's their first World Championship since the 1980 World Series and Philly's first title in any sports since 1983. It's likely that Phillies' fans could care less if Peter Gammons thinks the rainout made this the worst World Series ever. Cole Hamels didn't get the win, but he did pick up the MVP award for the Series thanks to his two solid starts in Games 1 and 5.
As for the Rays, well, every key player should be back from their 97-win team that came awfully close to winning the World Series. They're incredibly young and the sky is the limit for many of their players. They're in an awfully tough division, but they're not going back to the punchline that they used to be.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-29-2008 @ 11:18PM
Barclay said...
So will this victory be less remembered than the Bud Selig Rule-Change-At-Will debacle that infuriated so many ESPN talking heads, Yahoo sports writers, and the like?
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10-29-2008 @ 11:44PM
Byron Ramon said...
I did prefer to Boston or Dodgers for wolrd Series, but Phillies are better ..... congratulation . I did rememenr when Phillies won with the pitcher Curt Shealins, the baseball is justly.
Byron
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10-29-2008 @ 11:26PM
jjg said...
IF THE YOUNG INEXPERIENCED RAYS WERE GONNA CHOKE AND SUCK THEIR THUMBS, THEY SHOULD HAVE CHOKED IN GAME 7 AGAINST BOSTON...RED SOX WOULD HAVE KICKED THE S**T OUT OF PHILLY...WHAT A WASTE OF A SERIES...
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10-30-2008 @ 12:26AM
jimmy said...
The Redsox would have had no shot against the Phillies team that was out there this past few weeks. This team was the best team in baseball in all aspects of the game.It looked like every month of the season this team got better and better as for the deadsox they are in for a long ugly season if they dont do something with that team. They can't win on the what if's and the remember last years. They need to rebuild and they will get beat by this young tampa team again next year. Keep blowing your money Boston and watch a small market team with a real gm take you out. you spent all that money as the rays have the 29th payroll in the year and kicker your butts. It going to be the the rays and the yankees from your division next year, you clown.
10-30-2008 @ 11:20AM
D Bendler said...
What moron these sore losers Red Sox fans, last time I check the red soxs lost, even after they tried again to buy the trophy. Hey I here Ken Griffey is available!!!! Red Soxs suck big time
9-03-2009 @ 1:24AM
TheDutchman said...
This (guy?) Jig used the words "Would have" and "should have", plus his comment started off with the word "If"!
"If" wishes were horses beggars would ride, IDIOTCHILD!
11-12-2008 @ 11:33PM
fan23 said...
The Phillies would of probably swept Boston.
10-31-2008 @ 4:23PM
usher bob said...
Hey, Jig--Ever hear of SOUR GRAPES?
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10-30-2008 @ 12:46AM
phillie fever said...
Pat it was great to see Cole Hamles win the Double MVPS like WIlllie Stargel did for you Pirates years ago. To win the in 2 both series its was great. It has only happend 5 times and twice were in PA. Way to go Cole and way to keep it in the Famliy like the Pirates were. I just hope the Phillies can make it 2 in a row like the Pirates did. We are young and going to pretty much the same team next year, other then Pat the Bat I don't see this roster changing much as for the Rays I see the same so can anyone here say Repeat. I know its a bit early but why not. The Rays are going to have pretty much the same team next year to and to tell ya the truth from the start of the series i thought the only the the Phillies had on the Rays was experience and after this year we won't have that. Boston, N.Y. Yankees and the Mets will spend the money but Philly and Tampa have the HEART.
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10-30-2008 @ 1:28AM
Babe Ruth said...
BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPEN TO ME WAS GETTING OUT OF BOSTON....CONGRATULATIONS PHILADELPHIA.
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10-30-2008 @ 8:15AM
wag914 said...
Although I dislike Philadelphia teams, I offer congratulations to the Phillies. They deserved to win the Series, because they were the best TEAM in baseball. They all contributed and played unselfishly, unlike most other MLB clubs like the Mets, whose Me First attitudes led them to their 2nd straight September collapse.
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10-30-2008 @ 11:09AM
don said...
It was a wonderful thing to see the players reactions to the win after the last strike was thrown. They looked like young kids racing to the mound, displaying complete unbridled joy. You can tell that they love playing the game and this was the culmination of a lifetime of dreams. The money they make doesn't seem to mean as much after seeing this display of emotion. Thank you Phillies.
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10-30-2008 @ 1:44PM
LEW said...
I HATE THE PHILLIES AS IM A MET OR MUT FAN, THE PHILLIES DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS DURING THE SEASON. EXCELLENT CLUTCH HITTING. EXCELLENT BULL PEN AND LIDGE. CONGRATS TO THE PHILLIES. THE METS SHOULD LEARN A LESSON.
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11-12-2008 @ 11:33PM
fan23 said...
From a P{hilly fan i must say your the nicest mets fan i've met. Thank you.