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2008 World Series
2008 World Series logo
Dates October 22 – 30
(If all seven games are played)
Television network United States FOX
Canada RSN
Mexico Televisa
Europe NASN
United Kingdom Five
Australia FOX Sports and ESPN
Dominican Republic ESPN Latin America
Taiwan ESPN Star Sports and FTV
Costa Rica ESPN Latin America
Announcers Joe Buck
Tim McCarver (FOX)
Radio network ESPN Radio
Announcers Jon Miller
Joe Morgan

The 2008 World Series will be the 104th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff will be played between the respective champions of the National League and the American League. The National League will be represented by the Philadelphia Phillies. The American League will be represented by either the Tampa Bay Rays or Boston Red Sox. The Series is scheduled to start on Wednesday, October 22, 2008; if necessary, game seven will take place on Thursday, October 30.[1] The games will be broadcast on FOX in the United States.[1] Due to the 4–3 win in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the American League's representative will receive home field advantage.[2] If a Game six is necessary, it will be delayed by 15 minutes so that a commercial for US Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama can be aired on FOX, CBS and NBC.[3]

The teams

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 League Championship Series respectively.[4] The team won its position in the playoffs after its second consecutive National League East title.[5] This is the Phillies' first World Series appearance in fifteen years. They will play the winner of the American League Championship Series.[6][7]

Schedule

NL Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays or Boston Red Sox

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 October 22 Tropicana Field or Fenway Park
2 October 23 Tropicana Field or Fenway Park
3 October 25 Citizens Bank Park
4 October 26 Citizens Bank Park
5* October 27 Citizens Bank Park
6* October 29 Tropicana Field or Fenway Park
7* October 30 Tropicana Field or Fenway Park
* - If necessary

References

  1. ^ a b "Tentative 2008 MLB Postseason Schedule". World Series. MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  2. ^ Associated Press (2008-07-15). "Young caps marathon goodbye to Yankee Stadium with sac fly in 15th". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  3. ^ "Obama ad would delay start of World Series Game 6". Sporting News. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Associated Press (2008-10-05). "Burrell's blasts help send Phils past Brewers, into NLCS". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  5. ^ Cherry, Gene (2008-09-28). "Phillies claim NL East but wildcard spot up for grabs". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Rutherford, Peter (2008-10-16). "Philadelphia beats LA Dodgers to reach World Series". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  7. ^ Mandel, Ken (2008-10-16). "Phils reach first World Series since '93". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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