mlb postseason 2008 Stories - Purple Row
FINALLY! Your 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies!
For an entire generation of fans, "28 years" might as well be "forever." I was born in November 1977, approximately one month after the infamous Black Friday NLCS game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This made me not quite three years old when the Phillies won their first World Championship in...
Listen to Harry Kalas Call the Last Three Outs
For all those watching Fox or who were at the game, the one downside was not getting to hear Harry Kalas call the game. Well now you can. Listen to Harry call the last three outs here. Enjoy the fun again with our very own Hall of Fame announcer!
Unbiased WORLD Series Recap: Game Five
Phillies 4, Rays 3 (Philadelphia wins World Series, 4-1) Congratulations, Phillies. Congratulations, Philly fans. You win the year at base ball. Hats off to the Tampa Bay Rays, too, one of the best stories in recent years. Going worst-to-first is always an accomplishment, and the only thing that...
World Series Game Five Recap: Forever
When a team wins a championship, they pass out of the moment and into the ages. Everything takes on a glow: the great players, their greatest moments. This year came with so many of them that we'll never forget--from the mad rally late against the Nationals to record their first win of the...
World Series Game #5 (Continued), Rays vs. Phillies, Wednesday 10/29, 7:35 CT
While some commentators bemoan what happened the other night, and another suggested moving the resumption to Wrigley Field, personally, I think this is something that will increase interest in the World Series, especially if the Rays come back and win. It's likely a unique event -- may never happen...
Phillies/Rays World Series Game 5A Lineups: Advantage Phillies
When play resumes tonight in World Series Game 5A, we all know that the Phillies will have one clear advantage in the tie ballgame: they get 12 outs, whereas the Rays only get 9. But there's another advantage for the Phillies that I haven't seen discussed: where the lineups left off. For the...
It's Official: No Game Tonight
Howard Eskin is reporting that at 2pm the Commissioner's office is going to cancel the game tonight. The weather doesn't look great for tomorrow, so who knows when this game is going to be played?
Phillies/Rays World Series Game Five Will Forever Be Remembered As Raingate, Unless . . .
Major League Baseball once again embarrassed itself on the national stage tonight. I was at the game, so I can't speak to what was going on with the interviews of baseball figureheads. What I can tell you is this: by the middle of the fifth inning, the conditions had deteriorated to the point...
World Series Game Five Post-Suspension Chat
Well, it had been a couple years since Allan H. "Bud" Selig had found occasion to remind the world he's very possibly the biggest horse's ass ever to shamble across the earth. I didn't watch any of the post-game coverage, but from the accounts I've read, he essentially admitted to making up a rule....
The WORLD Series Open Thread: Tampa Bay (1) @ Philadelphia (3)
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Next Game Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies Monday, Oct 27, 2008, 8:29 PM EDT Citizens Bank Park <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2008 - Scott...
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