B&C Interviews Philly Sucks Dot Com
bugsandcranks.com 10/27/2008 — Michael, the mastermind behind PhillySucks.com , was kind enough to give us some time and answer some questions about his site, his psyche, and how stunningly sucky all Philadelphia sports teams continue to be…. Bugs & Cranks: For ...

Only in Philadelphia
dugoutcentral.com 11/4/2008 — I could see the Pro Sports Championship starved city of Philadelphia relieved to finally have a winner but skeptical they may never see another one. I hate to break it to the fans in Philly, but the Phils have a great core and if they can sure up their rotation behind Hamels good things will happen

Looking Back on the 2008 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies
seamheads.com 10/23/2008 — For at least the fifth consecutive season, the National League representative comes into the World Series as the underdog. This year’s contender, the Phillies, benefited from the Mets’ collapse, version 2.0, as well as a timely peak in their own play.

Party Like It's 1980
quinnmedia.blogspot.com 10/30/2008 — My congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans on winning their second World Series championship in their 126-year history with a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the conclusion of the suspended game on Wednesday night. It's the ...

Werth the Wait in Philadelphia
baseballreflections.com 11/10/2008 — Phillies Win Their 2nd World Series Title The Philadelphia Phillies have won the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1 over the Tampa Bay Rays, ending their (the Rays’) Cinderella season. 48 hours after the start of Game 5, they resumed it from the bottom of the 6th tied at 2.

Phillies Come to the Trop Tonight for Game One
braveslaunchpad.com 10/22/2008 — Well, the Phillies are still in it and “Phightin’” for a World Series Championship. They’ll have to get through the upstart Rays who just knocked off a tough Boston club. That also means our guest bloggers from Ramblings 1.5 ...

Phillies select Amaro as new GM | Philly | 11/02/2008
philly.com 11/2/2008 — This just in. . . Ruben Amaro Jr. is the new Phillies general manager. Sources close to the situation confirmed to the Daily News' Paul Hagen that club president Dave Montgomery met with assistant general manager, scouting and player development Mike ...

Owner of flipped Philly car turns to Phillies fans for support
sports.yahoo.com 11/6/2008 — While most Philadelphians took the usual souvenirs like t-shirts and coffee mugs from the Phillies' World Series win, Ted Passon got something else entirely — his car was flipped and totaled on Broad Street during the postgame celebrations.  ...

Bullpen helping Phillies set up for a championship | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/27/2008
philly.com 10/27/2008 — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel might have developed a cramp in his arm for all the relief pitchers he waved for during the seventh inning of Game 4 of the World Series last night, but he knows he can count on them whenever he needs them. The bullpen ...

Philadelphia Phillies Win World Series (Video)
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 10/30/2008 — Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies who defeated to Tampa Bay Rays 4 games to 1 to win the World Series:

Phillies End City's 25 Years Of Championship Frustration With World Series Win — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/30/2008
The 2008 World Series may have been one of the lowest rated of all time. It may have been one of the worst World Series in the eyes of some fans. If you ask any Philadelphia fan, there is no doubt in my mind they will tell you it was the best World ...

Phillies' Championship Is Vindicating for Some — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/30/2008
For the record: The last pitch of 2008 was a slider thrown to Eric Hinske. "I saw him swing over the top of the ball," Brad Lidge, the Phillies' closer, would recall. "Then I guess I kind of dropped down." Never has dropping to one's knees been ...

World Series Postmortem: Started with the Closer — Touching Base: Fantasy Baseball File - NY Daily News Blogs 10/30/2008
When the Rays made it to the World Series, I took a look back at what I wrote about them before the season and just how wrong I was. I was more on the ball with the Phillies, whom I predicted would win the National League pennant before falling to ...

Phillies' nucleus expected to return (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/30/2008
The Philadelphia Phillies are built to be more than a one-year wonder. Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge aren't going anywhere. Neither are Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins. With the team's nucleus expected back next year, the Phillies have a ...

Tom Verducci: The Phillies followed the modern era success formula — SI.com - MLB 10/31/2008
1. On Sept. 10 the 79-67 Phillies were 3 1/2 games out of first place, had the same record as the Houston Astros and were only one-half game better than the St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays, three teams that didn't sniff the playoffs. But the ...