First pitch, wade boggs 3,000th hit, the 2008 alcs clincher and world series. I hope its a great series ending in a rays victory. After a game two victory by tampa bay, the series move to philadelphia, where. Philadelphia phillies ryan howard carries a 2008 banner after the teams victory in game 5 of the world series in philadelphia, wednesday, oct. Official program of the 2008 world series against the tampa bay rays. Set comes with exclusive al champs and nl champs pins only found in this set, world series. Seatgeek is the best way to browse, find, and buy tampa bay rays tickets. The world series at tropicana field could this really be happening. Official 2008 world series program not authenticated by mlb. This year, the fall classic features the upstart tampa bay rays and my beloved philadelphia phillies. Then came the pennantwinning victory over the defending world serieschampion boston red sox in the al championship series. He ended up picking up the fourout save, thanks to three strikeouts, and sent tampa bay to the world series for the first time in franchise history.
Tampa bay rays 2008 al world series championship ring. The 2008 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2008 season. With joe buck, mark grace, eric karros, kevin kennedy. The fans of philadelphia some of the most passionate and loyal fans in the world had not experienced the thrill of a major sports championship in 25 years. Tampa bay rays 2008 world series game 2 canvas mega ticket is in stock now at.
Boston red sox 1 at tampa bay rays 3, f akinori iwamura. The 2008 world series is a competition between the philadelphia phillies and the tampa bay rays. It has been almost 15 years to the night since the phillies last appeared in the world series. If theres something in tampa bay rays history youre interested in, theres a good chance i was there for it. The phillies moved a game away from their first world series championship since 1980 with a. World serieschampion boston red sox in the al championship series. Learn more about the team, including its history and notable players. The rays are headed back to philadelphia this week, and for the handful of remaining personnel from the 2008 team, the memories of their world series experience in. Oct 26, 2017 unfortunately, the rays offense mustered just one more run the rest of the night and they fell to the phillies, 32.
Bryce harper texted nationals manager to encourage him during world series run phillies nation perfect season. Rays players and manager kevin cash report for their first day of spring training as pitchers and catchers arrive in florida. The philadelphia phillies and tampa bay rays met in the 2008 world series, and a phillies blowout win in game four gave them a series stranglehold. The tampa bay rays only appearance in the world series was in 2008, when they lost to the philadelphia phillies in five games. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The 2008 tampa bay rays season, was the 11th season in franchise history, and the first season in which they were known as the tampa bay rays, formerly being known as the tampa bay devil rays. The tampa bay rays 2008 season, was the 11th season in franchise history, and the first season in which they were know as the tampa bay rays, formerly being know as the tampa bay devil rays. The 2008 season saw the tampa bay rays post their first winning season, their first al east championship, and their first pennant defeating the rival boston red sox in the alcs, though they lost to the philadelphia phillies in that years world series. Tampa bay rays were probably the most surprising major league sports franchise in 2008. If the tampa bay rays did win the world series, i would be happy to see the rays win the world series because they have never been to the postseason yet in its team history. Learn about the rays alltime rosters, awards, records and more.
To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. The rays joined the american league in 1998, and along with the arizona diamondbacks who joined the nl at the same time are the youngest franchise in major league baseball. Since then, the rays have played in the world series in 2010. These world series films definitely recreate the drama included in the world series. Tampa bay rays 2008 world series baseball cap hat for sale. The rays schedule is typically released in august, though the mlb will continue to announce games through the middle of january. Complete coverage of the 2008 world series between the tampa bay rays and philadelphia phillies. See 40man roster and payroll the player that has appeared in the most games for the rays is carl crawford with 816 games.
Oct 22, 2008 2008 world series philadelphia phillies 4 vs. The official auction site of rays auctions tampa bay rays. Petersburg, florida, that plays in the american league. The series started on wednesday, october 22, and concluded a. Philadelphia phillies over tampa bay rays 41 are you a stathead.
The rays began play in 1998 and were known as the devil rays until the end of the 2007 season. For longsuffering rays fans, who had never seen a winning season before 2008, let alone a playoff appearance, the dream season reached its peak on october 22, 2008, when game 1 of the world series arrived under the bigtop. The 104th edition of the world series, 2 it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies and the american league al champion tampa bay rays. The 2008 tampa bay rays played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost. Official 2008 world series film phillies they were starving. Sure, there are other very important factors in the series like starting pitching for example, but i am most excited to watch the philadelphia bullpen vs tampa. Well, the rays have achieved that goal, and have extended it two steps further to a berth in the world series.
When you see an auction labeled for sms bidding, just send the sms reference id and your bid amount to the number given, separated. It feels so long ago, but merely ten years ago, the tampa bay rays led by carl crawford and james shields led the team to the world series. The team was originally called the devil rays, but the team dropped devil from its name before the 2008 season. Sep 25, 2010 boston red sox 1 at tampa bay rays 3, f akinori iwamura stabbed jed lowries badhop grounder, had a moment of indecision about whether to flip the ball to shortstop jason bartlett, then he. Sales are final and no refunds, returns or exchanges.
And about the whole moyer thing, the rays still won more games total so individual stats are meaningless. The rays still hit slower pitching, so expect a solid offensive performance from tampa. Wednesday night marks game one of the 2008 world series. Thats the same season tampa bay made its only world series appearance, losing. Astros vs dodgers, world series batting leaders, world series pitching leaders. The rays lost the world series in five games to the philadelphia phillies, but their 2008 season still stood as one of the most dramatic oneyear turnarounds in. Tampa bay rays, american professional baseball team based in st.
Tampa bay put up a good fight against philly but couldnt capture their first world series. Unfortunately, they lost to the philadelphia phillies. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The 2008 tampa bay rays team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. Our tampa rays captured the 2008 american league pennant and headed to a mlb showdown with the national league champion philadelphia phillies.
How would you react if the tampa bay rays formely known as the devil rays won the world series in 2008 and their first world series in team history. Oct 19, 2008 the rays still hit slower pitching, so expect a solid offensive performance from tampa. Get the latest tampa bay rays news, photos, rankings. Baseballs best success story this season, the worsttofirst rays played like the downtrodden devil rays from the past decade. Everlasting images deluxe framed panorama tampa bay rays 2008 world series opening ceremony framed and matted panoramic photograph.
Kingerys walkoff sacfly wins it phillies could benefit from universal dh in 2020. Al champs soaring after 10 straight losing seasons, the rays made a oneyear, 31game improvement from 2007 to 97 victories this season. Philadelphia phillies 2008 world series dueling pin set limited 5,000. The 2008 world series was the 104th major league baseball championship series. Im gonna go with the rays but i havent watched much of the phillies aside from their series against the dodgers. Tampa bay vs philly, you dont think, would be a good series at all but it certainly was better than expected. Tropicana field world series game night 2008 photofile. Sep 28, 2019 with 96 wins, the rays still have a chance to tie or break the franchises current record of 97 wins set in 2008.
Tampa bay rays bleacher report latest news, scores. The tampa bay rays also began the season their first after dropping the devil from their name with a winning record in. The philadelphia phillies met the tampa bay rays in the 2008 world series, and the crucial game four took place at citizens bank park in south philly. The worsttofirst story of the 2008 tampa bay rays now reaches its final stage, as they look to become the first team to win a world series the year after finishing with the worst record in baseball. Aug 01, 2014 price struck out drew to get out of the jam. Tampa bay rays lists alltime roster best individual seasons the 20 greatest tampa bay rays of alltime team history years known as record world series titles pennants playoff appearance 2008 2019 tampa bay rays 1,041 904 0 1 5 1998 2007 tampa bay devil rays 645 972 0 0 0 world. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
Ap soaring after 10 straight losing seasons, the rays made a oneyear, 31game improvement from 2007 to 97 victories this season. The 2008 world series pitted the philadelphia phillies, in search of their first world championship since 1980, against the tampa bay rays, who were only ten years old and looking to match their expansion mate, arizona diamondbacks, who won the 2001 world series, and win the first mlb title in franchise history. Worst to first easily describes the tampa bay rays who finished in last place during the. This officially licensed mlb panorama photo is of tropicana field in st. The bestofseven series was played between the philadelphia phillies of the national league and the tampa bay rays of the american league.
The official 2008 world series film on bluray will feature an adrenalinefilled featurelength film, highlights from the entire postseason and incisive bonus features. National league east clincher versus the washington nationals. How many world series have the tampa bay devil rays won. And about the whole moyer thing, the rays still won more games total so. Crawford said that if the rays were to make the alcs or the world series, he had a. Fans cheer before game 3 of the baseball world series between the philadelphia phillies and tampa bay rays. That said, we feel safe in challenging fans of every team in baseball to find a more peculiar game 5 than the 2008 matchup between the phillies and tampa bay rays at citizens bank park. Apr, 2018 its been almost ten years since the tampa bay rays lost the 2008 world series to the philadelphia phillies. Since then, the rays have played in the postseason in 2010, 2011, 20, and 2019. Brian kenny joins ryne stanek at rays fan fest to discuss the teams pitching rotation method and what to expect from. This was the third season with joe maddon managing the club. English unless otherwise specified world series 2008 philadelphia phillies vs tampa bay rays world series 2009 philadelphia phillies vs new york yankies upc codes have a slash through them.
Please note that this is a still image and your item may vary slightly. Tampa bay did itself proud, too, until this final week. A philadelphia phillies fan watches batting practice before game 5 of the world series against the tampa bay rays resumed in philadelphia, wednesday, oct. The exciting release includes indepth interviews with the players, exclusive offthefield access to the teams, and full coverage of those adrenalinepumping, gamedeciding final outs. We can still remember bj upton sloshing home with the tying run to extend game 5 here.
Tampa bay rays 1 worst to first easily describes the tampa bay rays who finished in last place during the 2007 regular season, but made it to the fall classic in an exciting cinderella style throughout the 2008 regular and post season. Oct 03, 2019 dewitt, 35, has been waiting on another rays playoff berth since 20, the last time tampa bay made it to postseason play. The world series finally came to the englewood neighborhood. In 2008, they won in the american league east division and beat the boston red sox to get to the first world series in franchise history. The 104th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies and the american league al champion tampa bay rays. The tampa bay rays also began the season their first after dropping the devil from their name with a winning record in the. Asked in baseball, tampa bay rays where does the name tampa bay. Tampa bay rays 2008 world series game 2 canvas mega ticket. Aug 03, 2019 after changing the name and logo in 2008, the tampa bay rays opened their winning season.
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