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• In the End, Manuel’s Strategies Prevail

  The Phillies captured their first World Series title since 1980 largely because Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel was a step ahead of Tampa Bay Manager Joe Maddon. Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:51 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Maddon, Joe, Manuel, Charlie

• Forecast: No Rain, Good Chance of Game

  The skies over Philadelphia cleared Wednesday morning and all meteorological signs suggest that baseball weather — October’s version — will return in time for Game 5 of the World Series to resume. Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Selig, Bud

• While Waiting on the Weather, a Chance to Regroup

  The Phillies' title hopes are on hold until Wednesday night as fans rue another sporting letdown, this time at the hands of Mother Nature. Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Hamels, Cole, World Series, Kepner, Tyler, Maddon, Joe, Manuel, Charlie

• Phillies 10, Rays 2: Four Homers Move Phillies One Win From Title

  The Phillies’ Ryan Howard homered twice and drove in five runs, and Joe Blanton pitched into the seventh inning, allowing two runs with seven strikeouts. Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 1:35 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series, Howard, Ryan, Blanton, Joe

• Sports Of the Times: Stubborn Devotion Fueled by Years of Pain

  The Phillies have won only one Series in more than a century of baseball, and had not been in the Series since 1993. That qualifies as excruciating pain. Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series

• Phillie Delivers on His Prediction

  The Phillies consider Carlos Ruiz’s hitting a bonus as long as he continues guiding their staff, which had the National League’s fourth-best earned run average, toward a World Series title. Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, National League, World Series, Ruiz, Carlos

• Rays’ Early Morning Late Move Was ‘Nonsuccessful’

  As far as obscure numbers go, the Rays are now 1-2 in 2008 when they use the five-man infield. Surely that statistic will be useful some day. Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series

• Phillies 5, Rays 4: Late Into the Night, the Phillies Claim Series Lead

  Carlos Ruiz drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a ball that traveled only about 40 feet. Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 2:46 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series

• Phillies 5, Rays 4: Wild World Series Night as Phillies Beat Rays

  Carlos Ruiz finished off a madcap ninth inning with an infield single with the bases loaded, and the Phillies outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays. Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 2:10 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series

• Iwamura Is Living Up to the No. 1 on His Back

  If there is a brash personality that should befit players who enjoy being associated with the No. 1, Akinori Iwamura has it. Posted Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series, Iwamura, Akinori

• Keeping Score: Will Phillies’ Clutch Hitting Go From Bad to Not Much Better?

  Much has been made over how the Phillies went 1 for 28 with runners in scoring position in the first two games against the Tampa Bay Rays. Posted Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series

• Rays’ Garza Has Good Reason for Swagger

  Matt Garza is a pitcher with a 96-mile-an-hour fastball, a sharp slider and a biting curveball who definitely has a swagger. Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 11:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series, pitching & pitchers, Matt Garza

• Phillies Will Try to Make Rays Feel Unwelcome

  With the World Series back in Philadelphia comes predictable talk of hostile crowds. Don’t expect the Rays to be intimidated. Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 10:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series

• After Two Rough Starts, Moyer Hopes to Contribute

  As much as the Rays respect Jaime Moyer, who was 16-7 in the regular season, they want to pulverize him in Game 3 on Saturday night. Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 10:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series, Moyer, Jamie

• World Series Analysis: The Phillies, Suddenly Futile

  After the Phillies were quieted by the Tampa Bay Rays, they must have been wondering if they should even bother shipping the bats to Philadelphia. Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 6:06 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, World Series