The Phillies are still newly-minted World Series champions, but with free agency beginning a decision will have to be made regarding Pat Burrell.
Burrell, popular in the clubhouse, has posted averages of 30 home runs and 90 RBIs in the last four seasons.
The left fielder, 32, reportedly turned down a 2-year, $22 million offer from Philadelphia.
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Phillies' starting pitcher Cole Hamels was named the MVP of the World Series after the team's five-game defeat of the Rays in the Fall Classic.
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Game 5 of the World Series resumed on Wednesday night after nearly a 46-hour delay, and a little more than an hour later the Phillies defeated the Rays 4-3 to win the World Series.
The Phillies didn't waste any time, scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning, just a few minutes after the game was resumed, on an RBI single by Jayson Werth to shallow center.
Rocco Baldelli answered quickly for the Rays, hitting a solo home run off Ryan Madson in the top of the seven, but Philadelphia answered back just as quickly in the bottom of the inning.
Pat Burrell led off the inning with a double, and Pedro Feliz then singled home Eric Bruntlett, who ran for Burrell, to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead.
Philadelphia reliever J.C. Romero recorded four outs before closer Brad Lidge came on in the top of the ninth.
Lidge got Evan Longoria to pop out to Chase Utley behind second base for the first out of the inning, with the crowd at Citizens Bank Park waving their white towels in anticipation.
Dioner Navarro then singled to right to put the tying run on the base pads with Ben Zobrist, pitch-hitting for Baldelli, coming up to bat.
Fernando Perez, running for Navarro, stole second before Zobrist lined out to right. Perez was forced to stay at second on the play, and manager Joe Maddon sent Eric Hinske to the plate to hit for Jason Bartlett with Tampa Bay down to their last out.
Lidge then struck Hinske out to win the game and the World Series for the Phillies and the city of Philadelphia.
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Phillies Oct 2008 Archive
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USA Today | Oct 29, 2008
Fox Sports president Ed Goren says that the network didn't orchestrate the sixth-inning suspension of Game 6 of the World Series.
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MLB.com | Oct 28, 2008
When Game 5 of the World Series resumes, Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel will send a pinch-hitter to the plate against Rays righty Grant Balfour.
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Courier Post | Oct 28, 2008
The Phillies' clubhouse was irate after the first five and a half innings of Game 5 on Monday night.
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New York Post | Oct 28, 2008
Mets' GM Omar Minaya has been watching the World Series and believes that the rival Phillies have a chance to be very good for a long time.
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Press Release | Oct 28, 2008
Game Five of the 2008 World Series will not resume tonight due to inclement weather. Game Five is now tentatively scheduled to resume on Wednesday evening.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct 28, 2008
Fans of the Rays have complained about how they have been treated at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia during the World Series.
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ESPN | Oct 28, 2008
Several team insiders have said that Ruben Amaro Jr., the team's assistant general manager, will replace Pat Gillick as the Phillies' general manager.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 27, 2008
Excessive rain and wind has suspended Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia until Tuesday with the Phillies and Rays tied a 2-2.
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MLB.com | Oct 27, 2008
Tampa Bay Manager Joe Maddon has decided to shake up the team's batting order in an attempt to keep the team's World Series hopes alive.
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MLB | Oct 27, 2008
A disputed play highlighted the bottom of the first inning in Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night, as the Phillies' Jimmy Rollins was ruled safe diving back into third base, while replays show
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News Journal | Oct 27, 2008
Jamie Moyer was violently ill early Saturday and the previous night with a stomach virus that kept him from eating much.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct 27, 2008
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon alerted home-plate umpire Tom Hallion after the second inning of Game 4 on Sunday night that he believed pitcher Joe Blanton had pine tar on his hat.
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ESPN | Oct 27, 2008
With a 91-minute rain delay, Game 3 of the World Series drew a record-low television rating on Saturday night.
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ESPN | Oct 27, 2008
Some ashes of late Phillies' reliever Tug McGraw were spread on the field prior to Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night.
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AP | Oct 27, 2008
Ryan Howard drove in five runs with two homers as the Phillies beat the Rays 10-2 on Sunday night, to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series.
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York Daily Record | Oct 26, 2008
Former Phillie Greg Gross, who won a World Series ring with the team in 1980, wishes he was sitting in the dugout with the current team.
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CBC | Oct 26, 2008
Ray's third baseman Evan Longoria is still searching for answers against the Phillies after having gone 0-for-12 through the first three games of the World Series.
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ESPN | Oct 26, 2008
Game 2 of the World Series between the Phillies and Rays received the second-lowest rating ever for a World Series game.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 26, 2008
The Phillies outlasted the Rays, 5-4, on Sunday night thanks to a crazy ninth inning in which Carlos Ruiz hit an infield single with the bases loaded to win the game.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Oct 25, 2008
Phillies' first baseman Ryan Howard isn't worried about his lack of home runs in this month's postseason.
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ESPN | Oct 25, 2008
The Phillies were upset that only the team's starting players were announced prior to Game 1 on the World Series in Tampa Bay.
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Tampa Tribune | Oct 25, 2008
The forecast for Saturday night in Philadelphia has improved, with reports that the expected rain could move out of the city in time for Game 3 of the World Series.
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MLB.com | Oct 24, 2008
Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins appeared to have a pitch graze his jersey in the ninth inning on Thursday night, but it was called a ball.
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New York Times | Oct 24, 2008
The ratings for Game 1 of the World Series between the Phillies and Rays on Wednesday night were down 14 percent from what Fox enjoyed last season.
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Philly Blurbs | Oct 23, 2008
Phillies' legendary third baseman Mike Schmidt believes that the team will defeat the Rays in four games to win this month's World Series.
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ESPN | Oct 23, 2008
Game 3 of the World Series between the Phillies and Rays in Philadelphia could be delayed or postponed due to rain that is expected to pelt the city this weekend.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 23, 2008
The Philadelphia Phillies took Game 1 of the World Series over the Rays, 3-2, in Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.
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Courier Post | Oct 22, 2008
Philadelphia backup catcher Chris Coste may start in Game 1 of the World Series against Tampa Bay as the team's designated hitter.
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MLB.com | Oct 21, 2008
Rays' Manager Joe Maddon has set his rotation for the World Series, and Scott Kazmir will take the mound for Game 1 on Wednesday.
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ESPN | Oct 20, 2008
Las Vegas sports books favor the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 20, 2008
Six different teams have won the seven World Series since the Yankees won it three years in a row. The 2008 World Series will now make seven.
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International Herald Tribune | Oct 20, 2008
Phillies' starter Jamie Moyer is very excited to be a part of the World Series in his home state.
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New York Post | Oct 19, 2008
Phillies' outfielder Pat Burrell could be playing his final games with the team as he enters free agency after the World Series.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct 19, 2008
Phillies' manager Charlie Manuel has set the team's rotation for the World Series - Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer and Joe Blanton.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct 18, 2008
Phillies' first baseman Ryan Howard believes that the six days the team has off between their NLCS win and Game 1 of the World Series will be a good thing.
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ESPN | Oct 18, 2008
The Flyers have moved their Oct. 25 game against the Devils up in order to accommodate the World Series.
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Rocky Mountain News | Oct 17, 2008
The Phillies, Mets, Yankees and Blue Jays are being mentioned as possible suitors, in addition to the Dodgers, for potential free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez.
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ESPN | Oct 16, 2008
Major League Baseball has agreed to move the first pitch of Game 6 of the World Series by about 15 minutes to accommodate a half-hour Barack Obama ad buy.
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AP | Oct 16, 2008
Cole Hamels led the Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night to win the NL championship series for its first pennant since 1993.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 16, 2008
The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 5-1 to advance to the World Series in which they will face either the Rays or Red Sox.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Oct 14, 2008
Shane Victorino has become a villain in the eyes of Dodgers' fans.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct 14, 2008
Dodgers' Manager Joe Torre and Phillies' skipper Charlie Manuel discussed the brushbacks that occurred in Game 3 of the NLCS on Sunday that nearly led to a brawl.
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ap | Oct 14, 2008
Shane Victorino and Matt Stairs homered in the eighth inning Monday night that lifted the Phillies to a 7-5 win over the Dodgers for a 3-1 lead in the NLCS.
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New York Times | Oct 13, 2008
Speaking through an interpreter, Hiroki Kuroda made a telling remark about Sunday's fracas after he sailed a pitch over the head of Shane Victorino.
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ESPN | Oct 12, 2008
Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel will not miss any NLCS games to attend the funeral of his mother, who passed away before Game 2 on Friday.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 10, 2008
Phillies pitcher Brett Myers led his team to a 8-5 win over the Dodgers with his bat on Friday night to give Philadelphia a quick 2-0 lead in the NLCS.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 10, 2008
Before Brett Myers on Friday there had been only two other pitchers in NLCS history to drive in at least three runs in a game: Steve Carlton and Tom Glavine.
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AP | Oct 10, 2008
Charlie Manuel still plans to manage the Phillies this afternoon despite the Friday morning death of his mother, June Manuel.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 9, 2008
The Phillies struck first in the NLCS on Thursday night, defeating the Dodgers 3-2 at Citizens Bank Park.
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SI.com | Oct 8, 2008
Jamie Moyer is said by people close to him to want to pitch until he's 50.
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MLB.com | Oct 8, 2008
Cole Hamels will face Derek Lowe in Game One of the NLCS.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 7, 2008
Offensively, Manny Ramirez will determine how and how often the Dodgers score runs in the NLCS against the Phillies.
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Morning Call | Oct 6, 2008
In the midst of the Dodgers' celebration of a three-game sweep of the Cubs on Saturday night, Manny Ramirez warned that the team could shock another favored opponent.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 5, 2008
The Phillies accomplished something on Sunday that they haven't ever before in their 125-year history.
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ESPN | Oct 5, 2008
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig received a standing ovation from the fans at Miller Park on Sunday after throwing out the first pitch of Game Four between the Phillies and Brewers.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 5, 2008
The Phillies defeated the Brewers on Sunday, 6-2, to advance to the NLCS where they will face the Dodgers.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 3, 2008
CC Sabathia had gone 29 consecutive starts in which he hadn't yielded more than four earned runs until Game 2 of the NLDS.
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Oct 3, 2008
Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder hasn't made any excuses for his struggles against the Phillies so far in the NLDS.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 2, 2008
The Phillies are one win away from reaching the National League Championship Series after defeating the Brewers, 5-2, on Thursday night.
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AP | Oct 2, 2008
Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge pitched the Phillies to a 3-1 home win over the Brewers in their NL playoff opener on Wednesday afternoon.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 1, 2008
The Phillies are back in the playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time since 1981. The Brewers are back in the playoffs for the first time at all since 1982.
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