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Phillies Manager Manuel Keeps The Pressure Off
They have called him things like country bumpkin and Charlie Mayberry. They have made fun of his weight. They have criticized him for being too easy on his players. ...more
October 22, 2008
Layoff Won't Hurt Phillies
Remind them they don't have homefield advantage. Suggest their lineup isn't as deep. But don't tell the Phillies they're going to lose the World Series because they've had a week off. ...more
October 22, 2008
Phillies World Series Roster
PHILLIES WORLD SERIES ROSTER
| No. Name | Pos. | B-T | Ht. | Wt. | Age |
| 56 Joe Blanton | SP | R-R | 6-3 | 255 | 27 |
| Reliever came over from A's in July and has a 6.05 career ERA against Rays | |||||
| 4 Eric Bruntlett | IF-OF | R-R | 6-0 | 190 | 30 |
| Reserve started 28 games at shortstop early in the year for injured Rollins | |||||
| 5 Pat Burrell | OF | R-R | 6-4 | 235 | 32 |
| "Pat the Bat" has averaged 31 homers and 99 walks over past four years | |||||
| 55 Clay Condrey | RP | R-R | 6-3 | 215 | 32 |
| One of several situational relievers in a bullpen that led the NL in relief ERA | |||||
| 27 Chris Coste | C | R-R | 6-4 | 240 | 28 |
| The backup catcher for this series, he appeared in 98 games and hit .263 | |||||
| 19 Greg Dobbs | IF | L-R | 6-1 | 205 | 30 |
| Set a Phillies single-season record and led majors with 22 pinch hits | |||||
| 37 Chad Durbin | RP | R-R | 6-2 | 200 | 30 |
| Led NL relievers with 82.2 innings; 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA this postseason | |||||
| 47 Scott Eyre | RP | L-L | 6-1 | 220 | 36 |
| Acquired in August from Cubs; pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in NLCS | |||||
| 7 Pedro Feliz | 3B | R-R | 6-1 | 210 | 33 |
| Starts against lefties; hit .249 with 14 homers in first season with Phils | |||||
| 35 Cole Hamels | SP | L-L | 6-3 | 190 | 24 |
| Ace lefty was NLCS MVP and could start three times if series goes seven | |||||
| 43 J.A. Happ | RP | L-L | 6-6 | 200 | 26 |
| Spent most of year in at Triple-A and was Phils' top minor-league pitcher | |||||
| 6 Ryan Howard | 1B | L-L | 6-4 | 255 | 28 |
| In 2007, he became the fastest player to reach 100 homers (325 games) | |||||
| 10 Geoff Jenkins | OF | L-R | 6-1 | 215 | 34 |
| Made 74 regular-season starts in right but has played little this postseason | |||||
| 54 Brad Lidge | RP | R-R | 6-5 | 210 | 31 |
| Phillies were 59-15 in regular-season games in which their closer appeared | |||||
| 63 Ryan Madson | RP | L-R | 6-6 | 200 | 28 |
| Set-up man has pitched well in playoffs, allowing one run in nine innings | |||||
| 50 Jamie Moyer | SP | L-L | 6-0 | 185 | 45 |
| Former longtime Seattle Mariner is 8-4 with a 2.85 ERA against Rays | |||||
| 39 Brett Myers | SP | R-R | 6-4 | 240 | 28 |
| Had a losing record in regular season (10-13), but is 2-0 this postseason | |||||
| 11 Jimmy Rollins | SS | S-R | 5-8 | 175 | 29 |
| Switch-hitter hasn't been able to match numbers from 2007 MVP season | |||||
| 16 J.C. Romero | RP | S-L | 5-11 | 205 | 32 |
| Ex-Twins, Red Sox pitcher has not given up a run in spot work in playoffs | |||||
| 51 Carlos Ruiz | C | R-R | 5-10 | 200 | 29 |
| Hit only .219 in regular season, but batted .313 (5-for-16) in the NLCS | |||||
| 12 Matt Stairs | OF | L-R | 5-9 | 210 | 40 |
| Longtime AL player hit a huge pinch-hit HR in Game 4 of the NLCS | |||||
| 99 So Taguchi | OF | R-R | 5-10 | 170 | 39 |
| Reserve is only player on either team with a hit in any World Series | |||||
| 26 Chase Utley | 2B | L-R | 6-1 | 200 | 29 |
| Three-time All-Star has rare power for a 2B and hit 33 HRs this year | |||||
| 8 Shane Victorino | OF | S-R | 5-9 | 180 | 27 |
| "Flyin' Hawaiian" starts in CF and has a fan in Rays' manager Joe Maddon | |||||
| 28 Jayson Werth | OF | R-R | 6-5 | 225 | 29 |
| He won right-fielder's job batting .273 with 24 HRs in the regular season | |||||
October 21, 2008
Hits Keep On Coming For These Rays
As the ivy began to grow on all those stunned Cubs fans, Carl Crawford circled the bases under the soon-to-be-orange dome, with three runners touching home plate ahead of him. It was grand, it was a slam, and there was no stopping his team. ...more
June 20, 2008
Grand Finale: Slam Puts Exclamation Point On Rays Sweep
The Rays might look back on these three days in June and remember them fondly as the moment a franchise collectively became one of fortune's favorites. Only with the perspective that comes at the end of a 162-game season will they know for sure. ...more
June 20, 2008
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