Philadelphia Phillies Win the 104th World Series in 2008

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On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Pillies won the 104th World Series versus the Tampa Bay Rays by winning 4 games versus 1 game in the best-of-seven games series. The 5th game of the World Series took two days to finish. The 5th game was rained-out on Monday, October 27, 2008 so the game had to be continued on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 with the last 3 innings. The Phillies last won the World Series 28 years ago in 1980.

Phillies left-handed pitcher, Cole Hamels received both the World Series MVP honors and the National League Championship Series MVP honors. Winning both MVP honors is also known as the double-double MVP. Hamels was 4-0 in the postseason with a 1.80 ERA. Hamels is the 5th player to win the double-double MVP since 1969.

Game 1 (10/22/2008): Phillies 3 @ Rays 2
Game 2 (10/23/2008): Phillies 2 @ Rays 4
Game 3 (10/25/2008): Rays 4 @ Phillies 5
Game 4 (10/26/2008): Rays 2 @ Phillies 10
Game 5 (10/27/2008): Rays 3 @ Phillies 4

Tampa Bay Rays Win the 2008 American League Championship Series

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On Sunday, October 19, 2008, at St. Petersburg, Florida, the Tampa Bay Rays won the American League Championship Series (ALCS) versus the Boston Red Sox by winning 4 games versus 3 games in the best of 7 series.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher, Matt Garza, received the ALCS MVP honors.

Game 1 (10/10/2008): Red Sox 2 @ Rays 0
Game 2 (10/11/2008): Red Sox 8 @ Rays 9
Game 3 (10/13/2008): Rays 9 @ Red Sox 1
Game 4 (10/14/2008): Rays 13 @ Red Sox 4
Game 5 (10/16/2008): Rays 7 @ Red Sox 8
Game 6 (10/18/2008): Red Sox 4 @ Rays 2
Game 7 (10/19/2008): Red Sox 1 @ Rays 3

Philadelphia Phillies Win the 2008 National League Championship Series

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On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in Los Angeles, California, the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League Championship Series (NLCS) versus the Los Angeles Dodgers by winning 4 games versus 1 game in the best-of-seven games series.

Game 1 (10/9/2008): Dodgers 2 @ Phillies 3
Game 2 (10/10/2008): Dodgers 5 @ Phillies 8
Game 3 (10/12/2008): Phillies 2 @ Dodgers 7
Game 4 (10/13/2008): Phillies 7 @ Dodgers 5
Game 5 (10/15/2008): Phillies 5 @ Dodgers 1

American League Wins MLB 2008 All-Star Game 4-3

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On Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, the American League (AL) won the MLB 2008 All-Star game 4-3 versus the National League (NL). Minnesota Twins Justin Morneau scored the game winning run from third base on a sacrifice fly. The 79th MLB All-Star game was the longest All-Star game in MLB history. It lasted 15 innings. At 4 hours and 50 minutes, it was the longer than the previous longest All-Star game in 1967 by an hour and equaled the previous high of 15 innings. The 2 teams combined for 27 hits (14 by the AL, 13 by the NL) and left an All-Star record 28 runners on base.
The American League extends its unbeaten All-Star streak to a record 12 games. This victory secures the American League’s home-field advantage in the World Series, the sixth consecutive year since MLB began using the All-Star game to decide the World Series’ home-field advantage.
Boston Red Sox right fielder, J.D. Drew was named the All-Star Game MVP. Drew homered, reached base 4 times and made a catch at the wall to win the MVP award.
This was the fourth and final time that the All-Star game was hosted by Yankee Stadium: 1939, 1960, 1977, 2008. The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 55,632 baseball fans.

Justin Morneau Wins 2008 Homerun Derby

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On Monday, July 14, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, Justin Morneau won the 2008 Homerun Derby. Morneau overcame Josh Hamilton’s first-round record 28 homeruns to win the Homerun Derby in the final round by 5-3.

The Last All-Star Game At Yankee Stadium

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Major League Baseball’s 2008 All-Star game will be hosted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York at 7pm est. The 2008 Homerun Derby will start on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 8pm est.

The historic Yankee Stadium built on April 18, 1923 and renovated in the 1970’s will be torn down after the 2008 baseball season. 85-year-old Yankee Stadium currently seats 56,936 fans. The 26 World Series Titles, New York Yankees, will move to a new stadium in 2009.

MLB 2008 Season Opener starts in Tokyo, Japan

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On Tuesday, March 25, 2008, the Major League Baseball 2008 Season started in an exhibition game in Tokyo, Japan. The Oakland Athletics played against the defending World Series champions, Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox won the game in 10 innings with a score of 6 to 5.

Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched in front of his Japanese fans in the Tokyo Dome. 24-year-old rookie, Brandon Moss, hits his first homerun to tie the game for the Red Sox in the 9th inning. Manny Ramirez wins the game for the Red Sox with a 2-run double in the top of the 10th inning.