2008-10-30 USA Today

PHILS TAKE TITLE: First championship in 28 years

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies punched out destiny, outlasted Mother Nature and became World Series champions Wednesday night. HAPPY TIMES: Philly fans dancin' in the streets GAME 5 BLOG: Inning-by-inning recap DROUGHT OVER: Champs tip caps to long-suffering fans CHESS MATCH: Phillies out-maneuver..

2008-10-29 Washington Post

Phillies Win First Championship Since 1980

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29 -- From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was.

2008-10-29 Hardball Times

Put That Thing Back Where It Came From, Or So Help Me! (Part II)

Earlier, we looked at what the American League would look like if everybody in the majors returned to the team that originally signed them. Only 10 AL clubs were able to field complete teams.

2008-10-29 CourierPostOnline.com

Is curse of Billy Penn rearing its ugly head?

For many Philadelphia fans -- who have seen bad luck, bad play and bizarre circumstances undo potential championships over the years -- it's already starting to look like history repeating itself.

2008-10-29 YES Network

Pep Talk: What if?

1905 - New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics Thirty-two game winner Christy Mathewson started three games for the Giants and did not give up a run in 21 innings, but had little to show for his brilliant pitching.

2008-10-28 ESPN.com

Stark: Rain now the story of this World Series

By Jayson StarkESPN.com PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies came to the ballpark Monday thinking they were about to hand the World Series over to Mr. October, Cole Hamels.

2008-10-28 New York Times

World Series Delay Nothing New

Like financial crises and crucial elections, its tempting to view the current World Series rain mayhem as particularly historical. But the Series has been down roads far more wet - and bumpy - than this, complete with accusations of cheating, television posturing and, almost 100 years ago, labor strife.

2008-10-28 MSNBC

NBA enters season on a big wave of success

Said Pat Riley: 'The state of the game today is better than it's ever...

2008-10-28 Hardball Times

Snuffy Stirnweiss

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS+ WS 154 643 125 205 35 16 8 43 55 11 73 87 .319 .389 .460 139 35 152 632 107 195 32 22 10 64 33 17 78 62 .

2008-10-28 AOL

Bud Selig Nearly Ruined the World Series

Filed under: Phillies, Rays, AL East, NL East, MLB Playoffs I am a baseball fan through and through. I watch other sports, and I enjoy them, but there's nothing I love more than baseball.

2008-10-28 News-Press.com

Expect some surprises this NBA season

Those of us who subject ourselves to the potential humiliation that is known as preseason predictions are, by nature, sporting conservatives. Radicals, in fact, are nonexistent because if there were such people, this is what one of their articles would have looked like a year ago: ā ¢ October 28, 2007: While.

2008-10-28 SFHardball.com

Baseball Then and Now: A Disgrace

News Item: October 24, 1911 The World Series resumes after a week-long hiatus.

2008-10-27 ESPN

Jayson Stark: Anger, pain washing away as Phillies stand on brink of title

PHILADELPHIA -- They stood there in the ninth inning -- all 45,903 of them. They swirled their rally towels in the October night. They shredded what was left of their vocal cords.

2008-10-27 Associated Content

Baseball History Don Larsens Checkered Career

As the 1956 baseball season was drawing to a close, Del Baker, a coach with the Boston Red Sox, confirmed what Yankees' right hander Don Larsen had suspected.

2008-10-26 Newsday.com_Sport

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

1 2 3 4 5 6 next Oct. 26 1911 - Danny Murphy of Philadelphia had four hits as the Athletics beat the New York Giants 13-2 to win the World Series in six games.

2008-10-26 ESPN.com

Stark: Long night finally ends with wild finish

By Jayson StarkESPN.com PHILADELPHIA -- You know it isn't just another World Series game when the clock above Ashburn Alley says it's 1:47 a.m. You know it isn't just another World Series game when the suddenly have more infielders running around than coaches.

2008-10-25 Morning Call

Test your knowledge of Phillies lore

To hold the interest of you casual fans, there will be questions that even a dunderhead can answer. But to achieve 100 percent, you'll really have to know your history.

2008-10-25 10 News

World Series: Garza vs. Moyer Game 3 Preview

Posted By: Angela Jacobs 7 hrs ago Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Perhaps a return to their hitter-friendly park will help awaken the Philadelphia Phillies' slumbering bats.

2008-10-25 ChicoER.com

Upton, Rays rebound in Game 2 win over Phillies

Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton, left, is congratulated by teammate Gabe Gross after scoring on a sacrifice ground out by Evan Longoria in the first inning of Game 2 of the baseball World Series in St.

2008-10-24 Boston Globe

Sid Hudson, 93, All-Star pitcher for Senators in '40s

WASHINGTON - Sid Hudson, a tall, lanky right-hander who was a popular Washington Senators pitcher throughout the 1940s and who later worked as the pitching coach for the expansion Senators, died Oct.

2008-10-24 Chicago Daily Herald

Sporting News honors for Quentin, Soto

White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin and Cubs catcher Geovany Soto were both named to The Sporting News' 2008 all-star teams for their respective leagues.

2008-10-24 Associated Content

Barry Bonds Great World Series

Only Babe Ruth Exceeded Bonds' Performance Published Content: 187 Total Views: 14,854 Favorited By: 2 CPs ContactSubscribe Add to Favorites It was one of the greatest World Series performances of all time.

2008-10-24 ESPN

Rays-Phillies Preview

STATS LLC Perhaps a return to their hitter-friendly park will help awaken the Philadelphia Phillies' slumbering bats. That won't happen if Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Garza continues giving opposing hitters nightmares.

2008-10-23 Brownsville Herald

Hamels, Utley lead Phillies over Rays in opener

The worst-to-first Rays flopped in their first game in baseball's ultimate event, managing just five hits. The Phillies showed little evidence of rust.

2008-10-23 TampaBay.com (AP)

08 World Series

Today's pitching matchup james shields, RHP, Rays brett myers, RHP, Phillies Record/ERA 14-8, 3.56 10-13, 4.55 Postseason 1-2, 3.72 2-0, 4.72 Height/weight, age 6-4/214, 26 6-4/238, 28 What's new Shields, nicknamed "Big Game James," has lost his last two postseason starts, but in both outings, he gave up...