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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 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of the National League side in Major League Baseball’s 2008 postseason, was a best-of-seven baseball game series. The series matched the NL West Champion and third-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers against the NL East Champion and second-seeded Philadelphia Phillies , who had home ...
The National Football League playoffs for the 2008 season began on January 3, 2009. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, on February 1, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League (NFL), themed with the slogan "Believe in Now.". Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009, [2] with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the Arizona Cardinals and winning their NFL-record sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy.
The 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season featured the Dodgers celebrating their Golden Anniversary in Southern California under new manager Joe Torre as they won the National League West for the first time since 2004, and returned to the postseason after missing the playoffs in 2007.
Lou Piniella's only World Series title as a manager came in 1990 with the Cincinnati Reds.
The Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 season was the 126th in the history of the franchise.The team finished with a regular season record of 92–70, first in the National League East.
The 2008 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2008 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series .