Phillies 6, Brewers 2, Final - Oct. 5, 2008

Bob Ford: Like Brewers fans, Phils made little noise | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/04/2008
philly.com 10/5/2008 — MILWAUKEE - Baseball is a fickle friend, and it turned away from the Phillies a little bit last night. It had its reasons, though. The Phillies were just one win from advancing to the National League Championship Series with a three-game sweep of the ...

Phillies-Brewers Preview
lines-maker.com 10/5/2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Miller Park. Joe Blanton will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Righthander Blanton is 9-12 this season with a 4.69 ERA. The Brewers will counter Blanton ...

MLB Postseason Recap
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 10/5/2008 — Here's the recap of the MLB action from yesterday: Milwaukee Brewers 4 Philadelphia Phillies 1 : I have to give credit to Dave Bush and the Brewers pitching staff in this game. I didn't think that Bush would pitch as good as he did

Bring on the Dodgers! Phillies on to the NLCS
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 10/5/2008 — The Phillies did something today that they hadn't done in 15 years: win a playoff series. For the first time since their magical run in 1993, the Phillies beat the Brewers and advanced to the NLCS with a 3-1 series win. The Phillies will now take on the Dodgers who are fresh off their sweep.....

Open thread: Philles vs. Brewers, NLDS Game 4
sports.yahoo.com 10/5/2008 — Last night in the Phillies locker room, as Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell tried to explain their lineup's struggle at the plate, I noticed a curious thing: Plastic covering had been tacked above the rows of lockers, ready for a champagne celebration ...

The Associated Press: Bud Selig gets a standing ovation for this strike
ap.google.com 10/5/2008 — 6 hours ago MILWAUKEE (AP) Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig got a standing ovation for a strike. Selig threw out the first pitch Sunday before Game 4 of the NL division series between his old team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the ...

Phillies vs. Dodgers NLCS Schedule Announced
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 10/6/2008 — With the Brewers out of the way, it's time for the Phillies to focus on the Dodgers. The schedule for the NLCS was released today, although times have yet to be determined. I will update the post as soon as times are announced. Probable pitchers are also listed below... Click the link for the ...

MLB.com: Phillies 6, Brewers 2 (Phillies advance to NLCS) — BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

Pat the Bat batters Brewers, send Phillies to NLCS — Big League Stew

PHILLIES WIN, MAKE NLCS DATE WITH DODGERS — Beerleaguer - Phillies Blog, Baseball News, Trade Rumors & Spirits

Celebration In Milwaukee! — Phightin' Phils Phorum

Game Four Recap: CLOSEOUT — The Good Phight

Phils Beat Brewers in NLDS! Bring on LA — The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae

Phillies Send Brewers Packing [MLB Playoffs] — Deadspin

Pat the Bat batters Brewers, sends Phillies to 1st NLCS since '93 — Big League Stew

Selig throws out first pitch at Miller Park — Major League Baseball News 10/5/2008
Commissioner Bud Selig was greeted with thunderous applause Sunday before and after throwing out the first pitch for Game 4 of the NLDS between the Brewers and Phillies at Miller Park.

Phillies beat Brewers, 6-2, to advance to NLCS — L.A. Times - Baseball News 10/5/2008
Philadelphia will host the Dodgers on Thursday in Game 1 of the championship series. > The Philadelphia Phillies found plenty of power to go with their ...

Phillies, Burrell blast into into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 10/5/2008
The Philadelphia Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the NL championship series.

Phillies power into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/5/2008
Pat Burrell broke out of his slump in a big way with two homers, and Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth added solo drives Sunday to lead the Phillies to a 6-2 victory over the Brewers that clinched their first trip to the NLCS since 1993.  ...

McNeal: What we learned: Phillies had no problem catching up to Suppan — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/5/2008
Philly gets to feasts on fat pitches by Brewers starter Jeff Suppan on Sunday, says Stan McNeal. The Brewers, meanwhile, get a steady diet of tougher stuff from Joe Blanton.

Brewers' wild ride ends with whimper (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/5/2008
For a season 26 years in the making, the wild ride for the wild-card Milwaukee Brewers ended with a whimper. The Brewers got away from their previously patient approach at the plate and an offense that sputtered throughout September ground to a halt ...

Philly Powers into NLCS With Win Over Brewers — Wash Post MLB 10/5/2008
Jimmy Rollins leads of Sunday's Game 4 with a home run and Pat Burrell slams two to propel the Phillies past the Brewers, 6-2, and into the NLCS.

Philadelphia Phillies Head to the NLCS Riding the Long Ball — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/5/2008
We knew that we’d be here, right? Was there any doubt that the Philadelphia Phillies would advance to the NLCS after beating the Milwaukee Brewers? I didn’t think so. My initial attraction to the Phillies was their similarity to my ...