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| Phils try to take commanding World Series lead in Game 2 against Rays |
MLB Baseball |
10/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brett Myers tries to give the Philadelphia Phillies a commanding two games-to-none lead in the 104th World Series this evening, when they play Game 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Philadelphia snatched home-field advantage in the series with a thrilling Game 1 victory in this best-of-seven set on Wednesday, as Chase Utley belted a two- run homer in the opening inning and Cole Hamels threw seven strong frames to help the Phillies to a 3-2 win. Shane Victorino scored on a Carlos Ru |
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| Hamels strong in Phils' Game 1 escape over Rays |
MLB Baseball |
10/23/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Chase Utley belted a two-run homer in the opening inning and Cole Hamels threw seven strong frames as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame an inefficient offense to hold off the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, in Game 1 of the World Series. Shane Victorino scored on a Carlos Ruiz groundout in the fourth inning in what proved to be the winning run, and the Phillies were victorious despite going 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position and leaving 11 men on base. Hamels (1-0), the MVP of the |
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| Rays rally, but Phils lead through six innings of Game 1 |
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10/22/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Chase Utley's two-run homer in the first inning and a Carlos Ruiz RBI groundout in the fourth have provided the Philadelphia Phillies with a 3-2 lead over Tampa Bay through six innings of the 2008 World Series opener. Carl Crawford homered in the fourth inning and Akinori Iwamura's third hit of the night, an RBI double in the fifth, have the Rays within a run. Lefty Cole Hamels has given up five hits and has four strikeouts through six innings for the Phillies, who have left se |
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| Phillies take early lead in World Series opener |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Chase Utley hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Cole Hamels has thrown shutout ball through three innings, as the Philadelphia Phillies hold a 2-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series. While the Phillies hold the lead, they could be ahead by more but had a runner thrown out at the plate in the second and left a runner at third the following inning. Meanwhile, the Rays had the bases loaded with one out in the third, but B.J. Upton grounded into an i |
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| Phillies, Rays kick off 104th edition of Fall Classic |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue one of the most impressive turnarounds in sports history this evening when they open the 104th edition of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Tropicana Field. This was supposed to be the year that the Rays were going to take a step forward. But, that leap was expected to be in the form of the franchise finishing somewhere near .500 for the first time in team history. What transpired, though, was something even the most ardent Rays supporte |
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| Keys to winning the 2008 World Series |
MLB Baseball |
10/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The 104th World Series is about to get underway, as the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays get ready to kick off the Fall Classic at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. Philadelphia is in the Fall Classic for the sixth time in franchise history, but will be making its first appearance since 1993. Despite being around since 1883, the Phillies' lone World Series title in 1980 gives them just one more than the Rays, who played their first game in 1998. While we hear constantly about the Chicago Cubs |
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| 2008 World Series position-by-position breakdown |
MLB Baseball |
10/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue one of the most impressive turnarounds in sports history when they open the 104th edition of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Tampa became the first team since the 1991 Atlanta Braves to reach the World Series a year after finishing with the worst record in the majors thanks to its thrilling seven-game win over the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. The Rays are also just the third team to advance to the World Seri |
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| 2008 World Series Preview - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay |
MLB Baseball |
10/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue one of the most impressive turnarounds in sports history when they open the 104th edition of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. This was supposed to be the year that the Rays were going to take a step forward. But, that leap was expected to be in the form of the franchise finishing somewhere near .500 for the first time in team history. What transpired, though, was something even the most ardent Rays supporters could not have predicted. Jus |
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| Pirates hire Joe Kerrigan |
MLB Baseball |
10/20/2008 |
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| esident and general manager Brian Cashman in 2005. Prior to working for the Yankees, Kerrigan, who started his coaching career as the bullpen coach with the Montreal Expos in 1983 and became the club's pitching coach from 1992-96, has worked for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox as their pitching coach. He was named the manager of the Red Sox during the 2001 campaign, but was replaced during spring training in 2002. "Joe Kerrigan brings to the Pirates, a long and successful track record of developing and |
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| Rays the roof! Tampa Bay edges Red Sox to reach World Series |
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10/20/2008 |
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| Series. Willy Aybar scored the go-ahead run on Rocco Baldelli's single in the fifth inning, and then homered in the seventh. Evan Longoria doubled in Tampa Bay's other run, as the Rays moved into the World Series to face the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, starting Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. Garza (2-1), who was named the ALCS MVP, allowed just two hits and a run, walked three and had nine strikeouts over seven-plus innings, as the Rays became just the third team to advance to the World Seri |
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