2008 World Series

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Major League Baseball championship series World Series

The 2008 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win their second franchise title.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball championship series → World Series →
ALRepresentative	Tampa Bay Rays →
ALTeamFullName	Tampa Bay Rays →
bestOf	7 games →
champion	Philadelphia Phillies →
cityOfALTeam	St. Petersburg, Florida →
cityOfNLTeam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
clinchingGame	Game 5 →
clinchingLocation	Citizens Bank Park →
clinchingTeam	Philadelphia Phillies →
commissionerAtTime	Bud Selig →
endDate	2008-10-29 →
finalSeriesResult	Phillies 4–1 Rays →
game1Location	Tropicana Field →
game1Winner	Philadelphia Phillies →
game2Location	Tropicana Field →
game2Winner	Tampa Bay Rays →
game3Location	Citizens Bank Park →
game3Winner	Philadelphia Phillies →
game4Location	Citizens Bank Park →
game4Winner	Philadelphia Phillies →
game5Location	Citizens Bank Park →
game5Winner	Philadelphia Phillies →
gameCount	5 →
league	Major League Baseball →
MVP	Cole Hamels →
MVPTeam	Philadelphia Phillies →
nextWorldSeries	2009 World Series →
NLRepresentative	Philadelphia Phillies →
NLTeamFullName	Philadelphia Phillies →
notableEvent	Game 5 was suspended due to rain and completed two days later →
numberInSequence	104th World Series →
PhilliesHomeBallpark	Citizens Bank Park →
PhilliesLeague	National League →
PhilliesManager	Charlie Manuel →
PhilliesTitleNumber	2 →
previousWorldSeries	2007 World Series →
radioNetworkUS	ESPN Radio →
RaysHomeBallpark	Tropicana Field →
RaysLeague	American League →
RaysManager	Joe Maddon →
runnerUp	Tampa Bay Rays →
seasonOfLeague	2008 Major League Baseball season →
sport	baseball →
startDate	2008-10-22 →
televisionNetworkUS	Fox →
umpireCrewChief	Tim Welke →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2008 National League pennant → Philadelphia Phillies →	worldSeriesAppearance
2008 National League Championship Series →	determinedRepresentativeFor
2007 World Series →	followedBy
Brad Lidge →	helpedTeamWin
Charlie Manuel →	participantIn
Chase Utley →	playedInWorldSeries
2009 World Series →	precededBy
2008 National League Division Series →	subsequentWorldSeries
2008 National League Championship Series →	winnerAdvancedTo
Philadelphia Phillies →	worldSeriesTitle