Unless something drastic occurs, the 2008 World Series match-up will feature the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays each have a three game to one lead in their respective League Championship Series. With a win tonight over the LA Dodgers, the Phillies will advance to their first World Series since 1993. The Phillies have only won one previous World Series in 1980. Win a win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays can advance to their first World Series ever. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished the 2007 season with the worst record in the American League.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 World Series?
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 ALCS
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008The defending World Champion Boston Red Sox will play the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 American League Championship Series which gets underway Friday, October 10th in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Red Sox beat the Angels 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth to win the ALDS 3 games to 1. The Rays beat the Chicago White Sox in the Division Series round 3 games to 1. The Red Sox and Rays are both from the AL East and faced each other eighteen times in 2008. The Red Sox won 8 games and lost 10 to the Rays. The Red Sox defeated the Rays 7-1 on June 5th a game in which Coco Crisp was hit by a pitch by the Rays’ James Shields igniting a bench clearing brawl.