The 2008 World Series was the 104th Major League Baseball championship series. The best-of-seven series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League and the Tampa Bay Rays of the American League. The Series started on Wednesday, October 22, and concluded a week later on October 29. Due to weather delays in Game 5, the completion of the game was postponed. The American League's 4–3 win in the 2008 All-Star Game gave the Rays home field advantage for the series. The Phillies won their second championship in their 126-year history, taking the series four games to one. Their previous World Championship was in 1980 vs. the Kansas City Royals in a 6-game World Series.
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| - The 2008 World Series was the 104th Major League Baseball championship series. The best-of-seven series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League and the Tampa Bay Rays of the American League. The Series started on Wednesday, October 22, and concluded a week later on October 29. Due to weather delays in Game 5, the completion of the game was postponed. The American League's 4–3 win in the 2008 All-Star Game gave the Rays home field advantage for the series. The Phillies won their second championship in their 126-year history, taking the series four games to one. Their previous World Championship was in 1980 vs. the Kansas City Royals in a 6-game World Series.
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| - The 2008 World Series was the 104th Major League Baseball championship series. The best-of-seven series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League and the Tampa Bay Rays of the American League. The Series started on Wednesday, October 22, and concluded a week later on October 29. Due to weather delays in Game 5, the completion of the game was postponed. The American League's 4–3 win in the 2008 All-Star Game gave the Rays home field advantage for the series. The Phillies won their second championship in their 126-year history, taking the series four games to one. Their previous World Championship was in 1980 vs. the Kansas City Royals in a 6-game World Series. The Philadelphia Phillies advanced to the World Series after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League's Divisional and Championship Series, respectively. The team won its position in the playoffs after its second consecutive National League East title. This was the Phillies' first World Series appearance in fifteen years. The Tampa Bay Rays advanced to the World Series after defeating the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox in the American League's Division and Championship Series, respectively. The team earned its first trip to the post-season in franchise history after winning the American League East title, one season after finishing in last place.
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