Read more 2008 World Series stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35401/2008-world-series.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:13:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41451/philly-celebrates-phillies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of thousands lined the streets of Philadelphia this afternoon to celebrate the Phillies' World Series victory. Under clear, sunny skies, the city's famously ill-tempered fans were ebullient and well-behaved, the AP reports. “It's like Christmas came two months early,” manager Charlie Manuel said. Added pitcher Jamie Moyer, who attended...http://www.newser.com/story/41451/philly-celebrates-phillies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 17:47:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41328/philly-phetes-series-triumph.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe streets of Philadelphia were mobbed with celebrating Phillies fans into today’s wee hours, with some directing enthusiastic violence at cars and shop windows, the Inquirer reports. Firemen responding to street blazes had to turn their hoses on uncooperative revelers, and sporadic looting was reported. Still, the overall scene was...http://www.newser.com/story/41328/philly-phetes-series-triumph.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Oct 2008 13:42:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41258/phillies-win-world-series.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Philadelphia Phillies edged Tampa Bay 4-3 tonight to capture the team's first World Series pennant since 1980. Pedro Feliz singled home Eric Bruntlett in the bottom of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and provide the winning run, the Tampa Bay Tribune reports. The two teams had to...http://www.newser.com/story/41258/phillies-win-world-series.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 21:20:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41247/brrr-boys-of-summer-brace-for-winter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaseball weather, it's not. When the World Series resumes tonight in Philly, the forecast calls for temperatures in the 30s and a wind chill below freezing, MSNBC reports. The Phillies and Rays will pick up where Monday's night's Game 5 left off: tied at 2 in the bottom of the...http://www.newser.com/story/41247/brrr-boys-of-summer-brace-for-winter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 17:40:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41217/fox-vetoes-world-series-day-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith all the late starts and later finishes plaguing the World Series, many are pining for an old-fashioned day game—including Bud Selig. The commish says he’d love to schedule an afternoon contest, if only Fox would let him. But the network insists on starting in prime time, when it...http://www.newser.com/story/41217/fox-vetoes-world-series-day-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41170/bookies-call-game-5-for-phillies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGame 5 of the World Series is stuck in a rain-soaked limbo in Philadelphia but it's all over in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Nevada gaming ‘house rules’ state that a canceled game reverts to the score of the last finished inning, making it a 2-1 victory for the...http://www.newser.com/story/41170/bookies-call-game-5-for-phillies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 5:01:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41121/series-delayed-another-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA forecast of high winds, heavy rain, and even snow in Philadelphia tonight moved Major League Baseball to push the conclusion of Game 5 of the World Series until at least tomorrow, NBC10 reports. “While obviously we want to finish Game 5 as soon as possible, the forecast for today...http://www.newser.com/story/41121/series-delayed-another-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 12:38:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41058/rain-suspends-series-game-5.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTorrential rain in Philadelphia forced the suspension of tonight's World Series Game 5 midway through the sixth inning with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Phillies tied at 2. Carlos Pena tied the score on a two-out RBI single before Evan Longoria lined out and the umpiring crew called for...http://www.newser.com/story/41058/rain-suspends-series-game-5.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 22:53:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40973/howard-sparks-rout-phillies-lead-series-3-1.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRyan Howard homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-2, in Game 4 of the World Series tonight in Philadelphia. The Fightin' Phils are one victory away from capturing the second World Series title in franchise history. They wouldn't be here without...http://www.newser.com/story/40973/howard-sparks-rout-phillies-lead-series-3-1.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Oct 2008 23:12:57 CDT