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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. In the postseason, the Phillies won the World Series; this was the first major sports championship for Philadelphia since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals.
The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, pictured here with former President Barack Obama, defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the franchise's second World Series championship; [1] 40 players represented the Phillies during that season. [2] The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season.The 104th edition of the World Series, [2] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one.
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. They were:
The Phillies ended each of the last two seasons among baseball's best. Led by a homer-happy, bat-spiking offense, the Phillies lost the 2022 World Series in six games to the Houston Astros.
In Game 2, David Price held off a late rally by the Phillies to help the Rays even the series headed to Philadelphia. In Game 3, the Phillies would prevail by a 5–4 score as reliever J.C. Romero held off a late rally by the Rays. Then, the Phillies blew out the Rays in Game 4 by a 10–2 score to take a 3–1 series lead.
As of 2011, Juan Samuel, the Phillies' second baseman from 1983 to 1989, is the team's third-base coach. [36] Brian Sanches pitched for Philadelphia in 2006 and 2007. Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who was a second baseman for most of his career, began as a shortstop with the Phillies.