5 Curious Coincidences Between the Phillies WS Wins

When my father and I stood in the right field nosebleed seats at the old Vet Stadium in 1980, watching closer Tug McGraw strike out the Royals Willie Wilson to capture the Phillies first and, until last night, only World Series title, we had no idea it would be 28 years before the team would taste such victory again.

Source:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19741

Game 5 suspension stalls Phillies' title plans

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies rolled into a chilly but mostly dry Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon with visions of a night dominated by champagne, cigars and a big ol' shiny trophy.

But by the time they left the field, chilled to the bone and soaked to their jocks, all they were thinking about was finding a warm, dry place to forget about everything. A few innings away from winning the World Series, with the nearly unbeatable Cole Hame

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/john_donovan/10/28/phillies.game5/index.html?eref=yahoo_buzz

Shields, Rays squeeze Phillies 4-2 to tie World Series - USA

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PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) � Squeeze plays, a wacky checked swing and a fresh face out of the bullpen. These plucky Tampa Bay Rays pulled out all their tricks at Tropicana Field to tie the World Series.

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2008-10-23-rays-phillies_N.htm

Phils reach first World Series since '93

Using a perfect script without a surprise ending, the Phillies captured the National League pennant with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.

With it comes their first trip to the World Series since 1993.

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20081013&content_id=3617454&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Phillies/Braves Conspiracy Leaked

Sources have confirmed this week that a secret agreement was indeed forged between the two teams at the start of 2008.

The underground alliance was supposed to go undetected all year but an unforeseen security leak led to an investigation that uncovered ellaborate details of a Philadelpia/Atlanta consipiracy.

Source:
http://www.braveslaunchpad.com/2008/09/philliesbraves-conspiracy-leaked/