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| Report: Amaro chosen as Phillies new GM |
MLB Baseball |
11/01/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly selected Ruben Amaro, Jr. to replace Pat Gillick as the team's general manager. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Amaro will officially be named to the post on Monday. The 43-year-old beat out Mike Arbuckle for the job in what was viewed as a two-man race. Amaro has served as an assistant general manager under Pat Gillick and previously worked under former GM Ed Wade, who is currently with the Houston Astros in the same capacity. |
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| City of Brotherly Love ecstatic as Phils celebrate title |
MLB Baseball |
10/31/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies gave the city its first major pro sports championship since 1983 on Wednesday night, and the fans finally got their big chance to revel in the accomplishment as the team paraded through town on Friday. Trains and busses were overwhelmed, as the fans filled every nook and cranny of the route to see their favorite team celebrate its first championship since 1980. Players, executives and others associated with the team filled up numerous flatbed trucks that |
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| Manny, Teixeira highlight free agent filings |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2008 |
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| - Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira highlight a list of 65 Major League players who filed for free agency on Thursday. Garret Anderson, Jason Varitek, Derek Lowe, Ryan Dempster and Ben Sheets were also among the players who filed just a day after the Philadelphia Phillies won their first World Series title since 1980. Potential free agents have until November 13 to make themselves eligible to the masses. Though Ramirez, 36, only spent two-plus months with Los Angeles, his presence was surely felt in carrying the Dodg |
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| Hamels named MVP of World Series, pulls off rare feat |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies southpaw Cole Hamels pulled off a rare feat Wednesday, becoming just the fifth player in history to win the Most Valuable Player award in both the World Series and in a League Championship Series. Hamels didn't even pitch Wednesday night when the Phillies finished off Tampa Bay, 4-3, in Game 5 to win their second World Series title in franchise history, joining the 1980 team that topped the Kansas City Royals in six games. The 24-year-old lasted six innings |
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| Phinally! Phils end City of Brotherly Love's frustration |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2008 |
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| ) - Living and working in the Philadelphia area over the last few years, I, like most of the people who inhabit the region, never thought I would see a moment like the one that just went down at Citizens Bank Park. It's almost weird to type, but the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Keep the fire extinguishers handy because there is going to be a party in this city over the next couple of days that people are going to be talking about for a long time. These Phillies may not be as likable as the belov |
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| Tampa is still a big winner |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2008 |
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| h he might not feel like it at the moment, at some point this winter Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon is going to sit back and realize just how much his team accomplished this season. In the end they ultimately came up short, losing in five games to the Philadelphia Phillies, but the Rays, did as much for their franchise this season, as any World Series title could have done. "You look at our guys, really young, and I've read -- this is one time I have been reading the newspapers and watching TV, and I really liked the |
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| Game 5 resumes, Phils take lead through six innings |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Game 5 of the World Series resumed two days late because of inclement weather, and the Philadelphia Phillies, trying for their second title in franchise history, have grabbed a 3-2 lead on the Tampa Bay Rays through six innings. Jayson Werth's RBI single over the shoulder of second baseman Akinori Iwamura in short center field scored Geoff Jenkins to give the Phillies the edge and move them within three innings of ending a 25-year title drought in Philadelphia. When play resumed |
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| Rays, Phils to resume Game 5 |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays will complete Game 5 of the World Series this evening at Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is scheduled for 8:37 p.m. (et). The game will resume from the point where it left off on Monday, with the Phillies coming to bat in the bottom of the sixth in the 2-2 game. Cole Hamels, who came into the game with a 4-0 record this postseason, was on the mound through the sixth inning, and he will lead off the bottom of the sixth. The Phillies, ho |
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| Rays, Phils try once again to complete Game 5 |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays will try once again to complete Game 5 of the World Series this evening at Citizens Bank Park. This game was started on Monday, but after the Rays rallied to even the game, 2-2, in the sixth inning, the tarp was put on the field. A short time later, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced the game would be suspended until there are proper playing conditions. They had hoped to get the game in on Tuesday, but cold, rainy conditions caused |
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| "Snow go" for Game 5: Bad weather puts World Series on hold |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Game 5 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies is scheduled to resume Wednesday night at 8:37 (et), two days after the contest began. Rain caused the first suspended game in World Series history on Monday night, and then a wintry mix of snow and rain in the Philadelphia area on Tuesday prompted Major League Baseball to postpone the remainder of the contest one more day. MLB made the call early, announcing the postponement just after 1:00 p.m. (et) |
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