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Like the 2007 Phillies, the 2008 team took advantage of another New York Mets' September collapse. [1] The Los Angeles Dodgers (84–78, NL West Champions) were at .500 with 108 games played on July 31. On that day, they traded for left fielder Manny Ramirez. The trade deadline move gave Los Angeles arguably the best-right handed hitter in ...
The 2008 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2008 National League playoffs, began on Wednesday, October 1 and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions and one wild card team participating in two best-of-five series.
The 2008 team won the Commissioner's Trophy for its World Series title [81] [82] [83] and the Warren C. Giles Trophy as National League champions. It was also named "Team of the Year" by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and received the Pride of Philadelphia Award from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) was first awarded the modern MVP after the 1931 season, adopting the format the National League used to distribute its league award. One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot, with ten points for the recipient of a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on.
Starting in 2017, an identical trophy as the American League trophy was made, and a new trophy is now made each season. Warren's son Bill Giles, the honorary league president and former part-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, presents the trophy to the National League champion at the conclusion of each National League Championship Series. [15]
September 27 – The Philadelphia Phillies clinch the National League East divisional title when they beat the Nationals 4–3. Brad Lidge earns his 41st save in 41 attempts. September 28 The Milwaukee Brewers win the National League wild card berth by defeating the Cubs 3–1 while the Mets simultaneously lose 4–2 to the Marlins. It is the ...
The voting for the July 15, 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Final Vote began Sunday, July 6, 2008, and ended on Thursday, July 10, 2008. [39] The ordinal vote rankings (shown below) and the leading vote-getter totals (Longoria – 9 million, Hart – 8 million of 47.8 million votes) were announced on the MLB.com results posting.
In 1994, the Expos led the National League East and had the best win–loss record in the league when the season was cut short by a labor dispute. [183] l The Brewers were members of the American League through the 1997 season after which they switched to the National League. [188] This table records only the Brewers' National League ...