NLCS Game Four Recap: Take the Stairs
thegoodphight.com 10/14/2008 — It's not five minutes as I type this since the Phillies claimed Game Four of the National League Championship Series as Jeff Kent's line drive landed in the glove of Pedro Feliz, and I'm struggling to process everything that happened in this one. A ...

Game 1, NLCS - Phils Win A Tight One
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/11/2008 — Good morning! Am I seriously blogging at 2am? Well, that just shows ya how much I love you people! Just got back from the game and I have toothpicks holding my eyes open. And toothpicks are what the Phillies batters appeared to be hitting with tonight as they faced a

World Series Game One Recap
thegoodphight.com 10/23/2008 — This was survival here.  Double-digit men left on base, baffling managerial decisions, ineptitude from Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard... and they won it anyway. It's the first World Series victory for the franchise since Curt Schilling's ...

Maybe it’s always sunny in Philadelphia, but we’re not in Philadelphia any more
philliesflow.com 10/13/2008 — Last night’s broadcast of game three of the NLCS in Los Angeles started out with Danny DeVito explaining that he was a Dodgers fan while he read the Phillies lineup. Things got stranger from there. Jamie Moyer got mauled, giving up five runs in ...

Your 2008 National League Champions
crashburnalley.com 10/16/2008 — As hard as it may be to believe, the Philadelphia Phillies are the National League representatives in the World Series. Pinch yourself to validate that this is not a dream. Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings once again, allowing only one run ...

Better Know a NLCS Opponent
mikesciosciastragicillness.com 10/12/2008 — First things first, the rest of the NLCS start times have been announced , and all of the games are starting at 5pm PST, save for Friday’s goofy 1pm start for Game 2. Let’s start looking at the Phillies, and let me just say, I was ...

World Serious | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/16/2008
philly.com 10/16/2008 — The photo speaks for itself. The headline? I've been covering the Phillies for six seasons, and I've been joking for years about putting the phrase "World Serious" into one of my stories. You know, something like, "The Phillies are World Serious." Of ...

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.

See-Saw Battle Ends In A Phillies Win; Phils Lead Series 3-1
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/14/2008 — The Phillies started this game off right, with J-Roll hitting a lead-off single and Jayson Werth following with another. Chase Utley stepped to the plate next and whacked a double, which scored Rollins. Ryan Howard hit a ball to 2nd base for an out, but it scored Werth.

NLCS Notes
baseballprospectus.com 10/15/2008 — A handful of orphaned scraps pertaining to the Dodgers and Phillies as we head into Game Four: 1. The Lowe Down: Joe Sheehan may have tossed and turned wondering whether Joe Torre would start Clayton Kershaw or Greg Maddux in Game Four, ...

Rollins, Phillies lead Dodgers in Game 5 of NLCS — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/16/2008
Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff homer and scored twice, and the Philadelphia Phillies closed in on their first pennant in 15 years by building a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers after three innings in Game 5 of the NL championship series Wednesday night.

Are The Phillies Really Going To The World Series? — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/16/2008
After years of waiting through tumultuous times that rarely produced a winner, Phillies fans finally have something to smile about. So many terrible teams later and 15 years removed from their last trip to the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies ...

The Genesis of Cole Hamels: Even Diamonds Start as Cole — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/16/2008
How will you remember Cole Hamels in the long run? As the guy who once pleaded with the Phillies' organization for his own chiropractor? Or will you remember Cole Hamels, who single handedly mowed down the competition set before him this post season? ...

Phillies Finish Off Dodgers — Wash Post MLB 10/16/2008
Jimmy Rollins homers in the first inning, Cole Hamels pitches his way to the NLCS MVP and Philadelphia beats the Dodgers, 5-1, to win the NLCS, 4-1, for its first pennant since 1993.

Even Diamonds Start As Cole: The Genesis of Cole Hamels — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/16/2008
How will you remember Cole Hamels in the long run? As the guy who once pleaded with the Phillies' organization for his own chiropractor? Or will you remember Cole Hamels who single handedly mowed down the competition set before him this post season? ...