Oct 30, 2008 bases were loaded when carlos ruiz shot a chopper to the left of the pitchers mound, longoria misplays the ball and eric bruntlett slides home to win the game 3 of the 2008 world series for the. Phillies final out 2008 world series game 3 youtube. A 2008 philadelphia phillies roster with uniform numbers, player stats and opening day data. Tampa bay rays 1 worst to first easily describes the tampa bay rays who finished in last place during the 2007 regular season, but made it to the fall classic in an exciting cinderella style throughout the 2008 regular and post season. The phillies held a 43 lead on that chilly october. The 104th edition of the world series, 2 it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies and the american league al champion tampa bay rays. Played himself nl relief pitcher, philadelphia phillies in 2008 mlb allstar game in 2008. A few years ago he was the it guy after he was the world series m. Major league baseball productions and shout factory. Mlb confidential mlb players weigh in on baseballs best player, peds and what they really think.
Play sporcles virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. In the postseason, the phillies won the world series. Its been eight years since the phillies won the world series in 2008. Matt stairs swings hard, rescues 2008 phillies with a heart.
Phillies phestival phillies salute the military phillies charities, inc. Phillies rode lady luck to win the 2008 world series. The series started on wednesday, october 22, and concluded a week later on. Mlb 2008 world series game5 brad lidge 2nd save duration. Around once a week well give you a quick update on all the things weve been up to.
The question might not be how the phillies did it, but when might they stop doing it. The philadelphia phillies are world series champions. The phillies ring in question was set in a 14carat white gold band and is emblazoned with 103 diamonds, one for every win the phillies had in 2008 92 regular season, 11 postseason. Get ready for a showdown between phillies world champs.
The philadelphia phillies 2008 season was the 126th in the history of the franchise. Philadelphia phillies 2008 playoff highlights world series champions best sports moments. Phillies celebrate 2008 world series team philadelphia phillies. Apr 03, 2011 a few years ago he was the it guy after he was the world series m.
Rankings mlb confidential mlb players weigh in on baseballs best player, peds and what they really think. The bestofseven series was played between the philadelphia phillies of the national league and the tampa bay rays of the american league. The names and faces jump immediately to mind for every fan. Phillies win 2008 world series 10302008 philadelphia. Sure, there are other very important factors in the series like starting pitching for example, but i am most excited to watch the philadelphia bullpen vs tampa. Apr 14, 2020 the series will feature the two greatest lefthanded pitchers in franchise history in fourtime cy young winner steve carlton and 2008 postseason hero cole hamels it will feature switchhitters. Get ready for a showdown between phillies world champs from. Phillies rode lady luck to win the 2008 world series the. The team, managed by charlie manuel, began their sixth season at citizens bank park and defense of their 2008 world series championship on april 5. Includes howard, utley, rollins, burrell, victorino, werth, hamels, blanton, lidge, and more. The series started on wednesday, october 22, and concluded a week later on october 29. Mlb confidential mlb players weigh in on baseballs best.
So with all the work theyve put in to build a quality roster, their 2008 world series win over the tampa bay rays is more a reward to that work and the work of the players, rather than flukes or luck. See more ideas about 2008 world series, world series and philadelphia phillies. Video of final out of the 2008 world series phillies nation. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The philadelphia phillies 2009 season was the 127th season in the history of the franchise. The 104th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies and the american league al champion tampa bay rays. All four phillies pitchers prefer to face freeswinging homerun. Tampa philllies rainout 912 philly fans phils playoff chance podcast red sox phillies world series. Bryce harper texted nationals manager to encourage him during world series run. The 4 of these pitchers have combined for 7 wins total, out of the 8 needed to advance to the world series. All the drama, game action, behindthescenes access and indepth interviews a phillies fan could want. This may or may not affect the series outcome, but i predict brad lidge blows a save in this series. Mcquillan was reacquired by philadelphia in 1915, pitching well but being left off that years world series roster. It seems somewhat hard to believe, but it has been a full decade now since the philadelphia phillies defeated the tampa bay rays in five games to capture the 2008 world series championship.
Phillies 40year drought of homegrown pitchers is appalling. Who were the philadelphia phillies pitchers who hit home. Only one philadelphia phillies pitcher ever hit a home run in the world series. Oct 22, 2008 2008 world series philadelphia phillies 4 vs. The p on the front is rubies and the left side of the shank has a liberty bell adorned with diamonds.
Apr 18, 2020 stairs, of course, was a reallife hero in the phillies run to the world series in 2008 and his goahead, pinchhit, tworun blast against the dodgers jonathan broxton in game 4 of the nl. Ryan howard homered twice, werth homered and even pitcher joe blanton went deep. David price was a rookie and was pitching out of the bullpen, allowing the phils to avoid a future cy young winner in the process. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Played himself philadelphia phillies pitcher in 2008 national league championship series in 2008. Through the 2010 world series, that was joe blanton of the philadelphia phillies in game 4 of the 2008 world series. Matt stairs swings hard, rescues 2008 phillies with a. With the 2008 phillies down to their last out and staring at a gaping series deficit, matt stairs came off. The phillies may have a stellar bullpen, but let us not kid each other. Tampa bays trever miller was brought on and threw four pitches. Ryan howard, jimmy rollins among former phillies set to attend 2008 world series celebration this weekend if phillies front office doesnt believe, you shouldnt either bob ford bud is a basket case, a majorleague official told the washington post that night. They played their home games at citizens bank ballpark park factors. The 2008 philadelphia phillies team roster seen on this.
Framed philadelphia inquirer world champs phillies 2008 world series champions 17x27 baseball newspaper cover photo professionally matted. Finally, some drama in our showdown between the only two world series championship teams in phillies history. It became the pitch that secured the closers 48th save in 48 opportunities and quenched the phillies 28year world series championship. Relief pitchers rodrigo lopez rollins rollins captain ryan howard spring training 2009 phillies storm strikeouts the. Philadelphia before chase utley declared the 2008 phillies world bleeping champions, before the parade down broad street, before shane victorino bounded like superman onto a pile of teammates and before brad lidge fell to his knees and carlos ruiz ran into his arms, the phillies needed three more outs in game 5 of the world series. The team finished with a regular season record of 9270, first in the national league east. There were many popular, homegrown heroes on that phillies ball club. In other words, hamels became a celebrity beyond baseball. Philadelphia phillies 2008 playoff highlights world series champions duration. Looking at the 2008 world serieswinning roster, the team had four homegrown pitchers on the staff. Feb 26, 2014 since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb.
Robin roberts 194861 few pitchers have tirelessly toiled through such a short stretch of baseball as roberts did for the phillies during the 1950s, but there was good reason he was used almost to the point of exhaustion. Due to weather delays in game 5, the completion of the game was postponed. The phillies defeated the tampa bay rays 43 to win the series for the first. Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. Philadelphia phillies 2008 playoff highlights world series champions. The 2008 world series was the 104th major league baseball championship series.
The 2008 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2008 season. The philadelphia phillies are looking to get back to the winning ways they enjoyed during their glory days when they went to the world series backtoback years in 2008 and 2009. David price was a rookie and was pitching out of the bullpen, allowing the phils to avoid a. In game 4 of the 2008 fall classic, hurler joe blanton hit his first major league home run. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Pitchers, height, weight, throws, bats, date of birth. Oct 29, 20 in the world series, the phillies got away with a lot. For phillies and city, title is worth the wait the philadelphia phillies held up the world series trophy after game 5. Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices. The local nine has been at this thing called baseball for 7 seasons and in that time has stood atop the sport twice. Ap photochris omeara the philadelphia phillies celebrate after the ninth inning of game 1.
The phillies exult on the mound to celebrate the franchises first world series championship in 28 years. The names and faces jump immediately to mind for every fan who was around to enjoy that incredible team. Kalas call of the phillies winning world series youtube. After collecting a third straight eastern division championship, the phillies won their second consecutive national league pennant for the first time in. Jul 16, 2019 looking at the 2008 world serieswinning roster, the team had four homegrown pitchers on the staff. In the top of the ninth inning, two phillies runners reached base. Phillies rode lady luck to win the 2008 world series the good. Rich dubee, 50, us us, oct 19, 1957, pitching, mar 31, sep 28. See more ideas about philadelphia phillies, 2008 world series and world series. Rays forced to scramble after game 5 fans need ticket stubs to see game 5 pitchers find biggest foe is the. The age of mike trout the bbtn 100 counts down the top 25 players in baseball for 2015. Phillies nation has been bringing phillies fans together since 2004 with nonstop news, analysis, trade. Phillies postseason starting pitchers quiz by smyth. He stayed one more year with the phillies, earning a 12 record and 2.
Oct 25, 2018 bruntlett slides home with the winning run to end game 3 of the 2008 world series, giving phillies a 21 lead over the rays. Phillies nation has been bringing phillies fans together since 2004. Jun 12, 2016 still, rollins has an mvp award, three gold gloves and a world series ring to his name, as well as being the phillies alltime hits leader and is 45 hits shy from reaching 2,500 in his career. When phillies ruled the world watch koosman remembers series watch manuel on starting dobbs watch madson. And it comes compliments of a man who has done it before. Can you name the phillies from the 2008 world series. Philadelphia phillies 2008 playoff highlights world. Phillies starting pitcher cole hamels was named the most valuable player of the nlcs and the world series. The philadelphia phillies ten greatest pitchers of all time.
It was philadelphias first major league sports championship. In the world series, the phillies got away with a lot. After the philadelphia phillies had gotten off to a good start by taking the opener of the 2008 world series against the host tampa bay rays at tropicana field in a tight 32 decision, the host. Its exciting to revisit the phillies comeback in the eighth inning of game four, when they were down 5 to 3 but rallied on home runs by shane. Oct 20, 2008 the 4 of these pitchers have combined for 7 wins total, out of the 8 needed to advance to the world series. The phillies moved a game away from their first world series championship.
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